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Where in the arctic wasteland did you pack your parachute? How many jumps did you make? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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I stored my parachute in my closet outside my home in a plastic crate. A rat actually ate a hole through the dry wall, somehow got into the crate, and died. It putrified and became acidic, eating a 6 inch hole all the way through the canopy. A real bummer - I only had 4 jumps on the nearly new canopy. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Wow! I had not realized how much safer it is now to base jump so low given the advantages of the newest generation of gear. It used to be the average canopy time from ~210 was 5 seconds, which was slowed by the use of velcro, poor pilot chute throw techniques, and non-vented canopies. The jumpers in the video are getting 6 seconds of canopy time from 170 feet. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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BASE is what you make of it. BASE is a self-limiting sport. BASE is a finite sport. If you do it long enough, you will die doing it. There are so many different flavors and sects among jumpers around the world that it has become essentially impossible to determine who's better at what and who's more hardcore than their bretheren or sisteren. I still have not been to the Idaho bridge. I could not imagine making 25 jumps over a few days. I still savor my individual jumps (maybe because I have no choice) like a sipping a fine wine, and not gulping it. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Thanks Brian. Freefalling from 170 feet is damn dangerous. I would only do it over water, on a rare occasion. Static line or a direct bag system is the way to go at that altitude, but both require a severe attention to rigging details, which can be difficult in at a harrowing exit point. The British are quite established in static line techniques and exploiting low objects. In my opinion, they are probably the best at it. I am still shocked that Alan Hethington, a Brit, static lined a 9 story building and did it clean back in the late 1980s. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Even with tracking pants, it's easy to go into a turn because one leg can provide more drive than the other. A flat spin is even possible if you are really maxing it out, even with the pants. Depth perception of the ground is more difficult with a lot of forward speed. It's funny that a friend and I can out-track one of our team who wears a tracking jacket and tracking pants even though we are wearing nothing special. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Are you talking about the black and white footage of Don Broyles? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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eh mate, are you big Matt? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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“Why don't you climb down off the cross, take the wood to build a bridge, and get over it!” Chris Titus Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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be alert. the world needs more lerts. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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not sure what you're asking. i'm saying ZP seems more appropriate for big to medium walls where object separation are more likely and distant landing areas are common. ZP on low cliffs seems dangerous due to the higher chance of a bad off heading opening. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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For slider down jumps, it may not be the best idea to necessarily choose a canopy with the most flying distance capability. Is heading performance the cost for flying distance? Packing with ZP topskins are more difficult and the material itself due to its lower elasticisty may result in a higher chance of an off-heading opening. There are only a few objects where flying cross country is required when jumping slider down. The vast majority of slider down objects have landing areas near the bottom of the object. If anything, consider that the bottom is where you'll land if you have a recoverable malfunction. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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I was stung by a bee. An allergic reaction... Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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if we jump together, all i have to do is run faster than you if the man is chasing us. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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After reading the numerous threads, I think the jump community so easily forgets the consequences of an injury. What's the matter people? I guess I learned the hard way too but the numerous obviously dumb injuries are a little overwhelming to me. I have made mistakes too. Over my jump career, I have broken my tailbone, shattered my femur, broke the ball of my inner ankle, hyperextended my knee, and fallen in razor wire. I can tell you that these injuries are life long. I still walk with a limp occasionally. Phantom pain is life long and will only get worse with age. Weather changes can truly suck. I cannot sit for extended periods which affects my work meetings. The financial consequences can also be devastating. Any one of the numerous medical bills that are not paid can haunt you to the point that you cannot buy a house, car, get a job, or rent an apartment. Plan you jumps and jump your plan. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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There was a local BASE jumper named John J. several years ago who did a direct bag water tower jump. The jumper was a really tough guy - an alcoholic oil rig worker. He was at the bar and he convinced some patron there to go to the water tower and hold his direct bag. Anyway, John forgot to attach the bag bridle to the tower. When he jumped, the drunken bar patron freaked and dropped the bag. John fell 160 feet to the ground without a parachute. The parachute stayed in the bag the whole way down. John somehow did not break any bones, but he sustained a severe concussion that lead to severe lifelong emotional problems and memory problems. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Phil Mayfield? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Are you Phil Smith?
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There is a jumpable rock quarry there. Be the first to get Florida BASE. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Just curious... 35 years old. 14 years BASE experience. Post edited: changed my age since I turned 35 over the weekend... Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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We tried packing in my sports car while driving to the dropzone once. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Blue skies, black ties. Yes, it's been done several times. Wingtips and all. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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This is bad technique. Do not put your hands into the deploying canopy, risers, or lines. Keep your legs and arms apart to increase your moment of inertia and decrease the chance of a spin. Once you feel like you are getting into the saddle, thrust your head and arms back to get onto the situation. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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So if there are 150 jumpers local to the wall and surely they love this site, have them all show up to defend it against the 30 jumpers who want to lose the site in the name of self glory. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174