fastmartin2002 0 #1 May 30, 2002 r u a whuffo if the only thing you have ever done is a tandem? me personally i have three to my credit. there seems to be a lack of funds for me to pursue this sport like i would really like. out and out this shit can get as expensive as my harley davidson. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 May 30, 2002 Quote. . . this shit can get as expensive as my harley davidson.And then some. I know folks that spend upward of $1000 on a weekend of skydiving.Yeah, it's expensive as hell.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #3 May 30, 2002 Did ya jump out of an airplane? If so you my friend are a skydiver! Welcome to the fold.CheersBut 4000 windmills CAN'T be wrong! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastmartin2002 0 #4 May 30, 2002 hell yes i jumped out of an airplane: two otters and a casa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #5 May 30, 2002 >hell yes i jumped out of an airplane: two otters and a casa.And if you feel no need to ask the question:"Whuffo you jump out of them airplanes?"..then you can't be a whuffo now can you?Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #6 May 30, 2002 If you sell your Harley to pay for skydiving then you aren't a whuffo. If your Harley is more important to you than learning to skydive then you are a biker not a skydiver. Doing 3 tandems might mean you aren't a whuffo but it doesn't make you a skydiver either (IMHO).Quade : how the hell does anybody spend $1 000 in a regular weekend skydiving? At $20 a jump that would be 50 jumps. Were you including drugs, prostitutes, Solly Williams coaching etc or just exaggerating slightly? "Look before you jump, don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #7 May 30, 2002 Quote how the hell does anybody spend $1 000 in a regular weekend skydiving Many teams come down here to Deland and spend that much and more on a weekend. Most of the expenses will come from tunnel time, coaching, jumps and packing.AndreaI'm high as a kiteI just mightStop and check you out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #8 May 30, 2002 QuoteQuade : how the hell does anybody spend $1 000 in a regular weekend skydiving? At $20 a jump that would be 50 jumps. Were you including drugs, prostitutes, Solly Williams coaching etc or just exaggerating slightly? Teams training for competition, making 12 to 15 loads a day, paying for a packer, a coach, and lodging at the local hotel could do it. Remember, there are more than just your weekend fun jumpers out there.-Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 May 30, 2002 UUUmmmm...someone completeing AFF in a single weekend will spend about that just on jumps. I have seen it done several times on recent weekends. In fact we had a girl come all the way from Germany to do AFF in a single weekend. "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rachill 0 #10 May 30, 2002 We told a very eager student last weekend that he would eventually divorce his wife and sell his harley, and his response was ....."Woa....... I aint' selling the Harley."Just thought that was funny!!!! Isn't worried about the wife, but the Harley isn't going anywhere!!!Now that's a skydiver!Blue SkiesWhat happened to Turbo? He was to slow so we...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #11 May 30, 2002 Yes, obviously. But your average skydiver does not spend $1 000 on an average weekend at the DZ. If you really want to be facetious (my Scrabble word of the day) and use AFF students and hard core RW team training as examples, then sure you can easily spend $1 000 on a weekend. Personally I think a more realistic amount for the AVERAGE skydiver would be $300 for a good weekend - 10 to 12 jumps plus money for beer etc. That said you could go to the DZ with $40, make 2 skydives, beg/pack for beer and food money and have a GREAT time.The sport is as expensive as you make it, everyone has their own personal goals, motivations blah blah blah..."Look before you jump, don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #12 May 30, 2002 QuoteBut your average skydiver does not spend $1 000 on an average weekend at the DZ.True. But who wants to be just average? pull & flare,lisa"Try not. Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda sez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #13 May 30, 2002 QuoteIf you sell your Harley to pay for skydiving then you aren't a whuffo. If your Harley is more important to you than learning to skydive then you are a biker not a skydiverROFL! That's what I was thinking :) 'Nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 May 30, 2002 I think this was my most expensive skydiving weekend to date and I didn't hit $1000. I spent quite a bit, but not that much. Sell your hog? Shit no! Go sale your TV and your bed and your couch, etc to go jump though.AerialsSo up highWhen you free your lives (the) eternal prize Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #15 May 30, 2002 QuoteI think this was my most expensive skydiving weekend to date and I didn't hit $1000. I spent quite a bit, but not that muchI did. _AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #16 May 30, 2002 Quoter u a whuffo if the only thing you have ever done is a tandem? Just do what you like, don't worry what it's called. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #17 May 30, 2002 I never said that average skydivers spent that much. I simply said I knew people that did.And it's true.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #18 May 30, 2002 And in my original response/query to you I never used the word average. You might also have noticed my Solly Williams reference. My last reply was to Clay, now stop being pedantic (Scrabble word nr. 2 for today!! "Look before you jump, don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,110 #19 May 30, 2002 >how the hell does anybody spend $1 000 in a regular weekend skydiving? Well, come this December, I'm going to spend $2500 for two weeks of skydiving. Things add up fast in this sport.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 May 30, 2002 Perhaps not in your original post, but certainly in the one I was responding to.And what's wrong with a little attention to details?quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #21 May 30, 2002 Yes and hopefully (weather and health permitting) I'll be doing the same in Sweden in July. There are 14 jumping days in a 2 week holiday (minus travel time) and 2 jumping days in a regular weekend. I might still be new to this sport, but I *think* I have an idea of the costs involved.The full quote was : QuoteQuade : how the hell does anybody spend $1 000 in a regular weekend skydiving? At $20 a jump that would be 50 jumps. Were you including drugs, prostitutes, Solly Williams coaching etc or just exaggerating slightly?When I asked if he was including Solly Williams coaching did you not think that I was alluding to the fact that doing serious team training with coaching could indeed cost $1 000 for a *regular* weekend of skydiving??? (yes yes, I know that last sentence got a bit long, but its 17h55 and I've had a long day). Sheesh, I reckon that Espen chap from rec. should become a moderator here too! Will"Look before you jump, don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #22 May 30, 2002 I think you're just tired and grumpy.No need to bring Espen into it!BTW, I just got a nasty-gram from "Treetop". Cool.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #23 May 31, 2002 QuoteBTW, I just got a nasty-gram from "Treetop". Cool.ok....what'd he (you) do now? ltdiver ____________________________________________LightDiverCam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #24 May 31, 2002 I spent 3000$ in one day skydiving.......Ok ok so it includes some minor things like a new rig, alt, jumpsuit, and some jumping!!....... But honsetly I usauly spend about 150 a month which can get me up about 11 jumps!! But hey with a new mortauge , wife , two kids,,(one brand new) thats not too bad for me.....at least I can jump!!! I know one guy at our DZ that jumps about twicw a month.......so I cant complain!!jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #25 May 31, 2002 I was told that once you take that first jump, you are a skydiver- albeit not very experienced, but a skydiver nonetheless- Expensive? Depends on your perspective - I have met people who easily drop 300 bones and much much more just going out on the town- Equipment is a significant investment - But look at the guy who spends 10-15 grand on a bass fishing boat, plus fees to put it in the water, beer, bait, etc. He probably spends just as much on a day or weekend of fishing as an "average" skydiver does jumping. It's all your perspective--Sell my Harley? I'd think not, it's by far my favorite way to get to the DZ! Besides- I've got a lot more to sell before I'd have to sell it- Just MHO- For what it's worth - -D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
