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thanks. I'm looking to have a disguise base rig, something that looks like a soft suitcase for a computer. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

Has anyone here purchased just a harness without the container directly from a manufacturer? If so, how much did you pay? I don't have access to a harness machine and I want to attach a custom container onto an existing harness. A base gear project. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

I love guns! Check out this little WWII baby. Quad 50 caliber guns! Anti-aircraft. The perfect weapon for home defense. I can purchase it legally here in the US from ARM USA! Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

how do we know he was actually speeding. and Avery has glaucoma problems, so I understand the need to so much personal supply. -BASE 460 "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotamy." Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

i too caught the spirit. i did my first crw in 6 years and got my first 4 stack! woohoo! Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

this is what happened to me after i took out my ear plugs on the ground. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

http://www.basejumper.com/videos/Miscellaneous/Rock_Flying_83.html Pretty cool stuff, ehh? BASE 460 Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

Yes, I know all this. I need to be feet to Earth. The jump would be free for me for various reasons. Much higher altitudes than 50000 feet are the goal. Has anyone lost their contacts in a high speed spin for a reason not due to winds so far as you can tell? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

I may have the opportunity in the next couple years to do an ultrahigh skydive (>50000 feet) wearing a pressure suit. The issue of a flat spin at high altitudes is significant since it killed a couple Russian jumpers years ago due to red out. There have been cases of jumpers going out of control on skyboards who spun so hard that they burst vessels in the eyes due to the g-forces. I may have to utilize a Beaupre system to provide a series of drogues to put me feet to Earth until the atmospheric pressure becomes suitable for any significant amount of control. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

Have you ever had a contact come out of your eye not because of wind passing past the goggle but because of high speed freefall (controlled or uncontrolled) spins? Or spins under a skyboard? thanks Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

Pagans....each and every one.

walking the walk. actually last night after having a couple drinks at my favorite bar, I noticed a blind black man with a broken cane. He was lost. I ended up giving him a ride back to his home and $20 since the halfway house he was staying in was about to kick him to the street if he couldn't come up with $13. David Koresh. That's a good one. Or what about the dude from the Heaven's gate religious group? Remember, they all wore Nike shoes and committed mass suicide to rendezvous with the space ship in the tail of the comet. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

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Who was the most likely candidate for the title of reborn Jesus Christ since the 20th century ? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

Let's do a cost-benefit analysis here: What is fee if caught fleeing from the police? Imagine the triple wammy: driving drunk while driving 20 mph over the speed limit without any insurance. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

This was a post by Yuri in 2001 on Blinc. Yo ! >"stronger the wind the higher necessity for the wind to perfectly bisect the wires" This is a very common misunderstanding about antennas. Let's have a look: The most dangerous condition is no wind at all (just when it feels so peaceful and safe...). After an off-heading opening you will be flying towards either of the wire sets at your canopy's speed in brakes. Any wind down the wire is a much better case. If you open facing the downwind wire, you speed vector towards it is still your canopy's forward speed. If you open facing the upwind wire you are flying roughly at your canopy's speed minus the wind speed. Stronger the wind, safer you are. In a strong wind (at or above you canopy's speed) exiting almost parallel with the upwind wire (0..30 degrees off) gives you the most safety margin: 90..120 degrees free sector on the downwind side. The upwind off-heading is safe because you have no penetration and/or your canopy will be backing up. You will also open a bit further away from the downwind wire. Obviously, the safest situation is a strong wind exactly between the wires. Draw yourself a little picture with 3 lines at 120' angles representing the wires and 2 vectors representing speeds and directions of your canopy and the wind. Add these 2 vectors and everything will suddenly make sense. If their sum is pointing away from both wires no matter what direction is your canopy, you can throw a monkey off safely. Otherwise some prompt steering response will be required in case of an off-heading opening. You must consider the wind at your opening altitude - NOT at your exit point. The wind will frequently turn as you climb up (usually to the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in Oz). Sometimes it turns enough to cross into another sector, and will be a big mistake to follow the wind and exit on the wrong side of the wire. bsbd! Yuri. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitant. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

A three way linked exit naked from a 600 foot cliff. try beating that photo! Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

try emailing Rick Harrison or PM'ing him instead of calling him. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

This could easily work given the crazy workload of Congress. This is definetely win-able given enough financial resources and a smart YOUNG attorney willing to put in the long hours to win such a case. Just set them up to snare themselves in undefensible legal logic. It'll be thrown out by one of the circuit courts or Supreme Court (if they have the political agenda to address any personal freedoms that are rapidly being eroded). We may need some sacrificial lamb jumpers to do this. Ever heard of carefully crafted civil disobedience? Unfortunately a majority of jumpers are not organized enough to pull it off. We'll have to lose some battles here, but do you want to win the battle or the WAR? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

I like your gung ho attitude Skysquatch. I just wish we jump with a little more impunity though. Thank God the gear, techniques, and armor have revoluntionized our safety. Either yourself or one of the base brethren or sisteren, I hate the accompanying limp and crutches that go with the lifestyle. You live by the sword - you die by the sword. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

I love buildings especially with a good crew. I could imagine doing it with legal access. That would make it immensely fun. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

from 1000', if the landing area is good, a nice 6 can be taken. if everything is kosher, a nice 7.5 can be taken. at 6s, you're already near terminal (most likely near 100 mph). when reaching 8 to 10, there will be a sonic boom in freefall that is the true transition to terminal. the dynamics of freefall control change immensely after about 8 to 10 seconds. it's extremely dramatic dealing with the transition from subterminal (8-9 seconds) and 11 seconds. there is an explosion of wind and control. aspects of base are much more difficult than most would imagine. short delays, medium delay, long delays, terminal delays, slider down, slider up, and differnt objects are completly differnt beast. be careful out there my friends and seek the knowledge to make you grow old and wise without too many injuries. wisdom comes from experience, but experience comes from mistakes... -460 Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

i reply in detail later. i'm glad this forum exists. it's a free for all of ideas. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

slider down or slider up? slider down - canopy inflation is from the bottom skin. the dynamic is completely different now with the advent of the tailgate. slider up and without a slider gate mechanism, the tail wind will increase the rate of the initial opening but it may affect your heading. slider down, slider up subterminal, and slider up terminal are completely different beasts. any generalizations regarding openings need to be put in context. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174