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I'm talking "O" nice, tall, forgiving. HUUUUUGE landing area. Ask Ray, he's been there.

Hey Spence, where the hell were you the other night? Some crap about "sleeping" ... "12 hour shifts"... blah, blah... Edit: Dan, head up here. Kmonster and I have an object you need to flick with us. Welcome to the bruthahood!

I've had one in my rig for quite some time. Easy to pack... never had to fly it though.

No, but we did make up a "10th jump tradition" and convinced my girlfriend to jump in her underwear... hehe... Sorry Babe.

That exact argument has been tried in a BASE trail. It didn't work. Voluntary decisions to jump, apparently, don't count as "emergencies" that fall under the exemption to the rule.

That's way rad. You continue to impress me, Jason.

Is there an interest in purchasing a first aid kit designed specifically for BASE jumping?

Have you used a Combi-tube? No laryngescope needed, just shove it in, inflate the cuffs, check placement and go. If someone is seriously fucked up, you will need to intubate them. Actual intubation is very difficuly, especially in trauma. With a combi-tube and minimal training, almost anyone can get a secure airway. Edit: Is there an actual demand in the BASE community for a good first aid kit? I could put some BASE specific kits together, offer several levels of capability, and get them out at cost. Anyone interested in something like that? Edit#2: Instead of sutures, in the field you should use steri-strips and iodine. The closure is relatively secure and a lot harder to mess up than suturing. I'm the suture master! but in the field I still use steri-strips if I can't properly irrigate and close.

I'm sure there are a few slots that never get put online. Does anybody ever get slot #1?

If you take morphine, I would also recommend writing "M" on your forehead and also the time and dosage in case you pass out. Anybody that will be arriving and giving you morphine will know what a big "M" means. (Outside the US, I'm not sure if this trick will work. I don't imagine that a nepalese emergency medical technician refers to morphine by the same name.) A sharpie pen is always good to have. I have one on my stethescope, in my adventure racing pack, all over my apartment... etc. Whatever medication you choose to carry with you, learn the following: *Dosage and administration *Indications (when to use the drug and what for) *Contraindications (when to not use the drug and why) *Overdose information (the "if one is good, then two is better" argument does not fly with any painkiller worth carrying for this purpose.) *Actions. Know what is going to happen to you after you take the medication. Since we're already talking about morphine, if you need to crawl out of a canyon after a solo load because help is not coming, it would be a very bad idea to take morphine. Morphine will limit your ability/desire to help yourself. *Allergies. Know if you or anyone on your load is allergic to the medication. Giving a medication to someone with a hypersensitivity will certainly do far more harm than good. Pain sucks, dying from a painkiller you're allergic to sucks far more. Pain medications are useful and cool, but misused, they can make everything worse.

I have no idea what you're talking about either. Are you replying to my post, or the thread in general?

shhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Some of our mistakes have been a little...umm... er.... embarassing.

I've flown domestic and just worn my rig like a backpack. Out of the stash bag on my back with the legstraps hanging. KMonster and I flew from Seattle to Sacramento and both wore our rigs. Our helmets were in our hands. The TSB guy asked, "Are those parachutes?" We answered, "Yes" He just nodded and let us through. Since there's not much metal on a BASE rig, when it goes through the metal detector, there's nothing there to raise interest or suspicion. I would check the hook knife though, they cost $15 for a good one and it's a pain in the ass if yours gets confiscated.

What you should have heard is that there was actually a rig jumped that was field packed. It resulted in a near-fatality that should have definitely been a fatality.

They might want to give Adam F. a call and see if he has any demo canopies in that size range.

Karen... You have to post a picture. Please?

Yeah... I'm going to stick with hitting the toggles lightning fast and ripping that canopy off the wall. I'm not too good at all that Zen stuff, so I will stick with what I know.

Ladies huh? We'll see how them knees are knocking together under that skirt when we're out on the steel in a few days.... hehe...

No problem, we'll adjust the schedule. Not a big deal, we're still getting time in TF. We can always bend the time frames a little here and there.

Did I get it right?

"Vere is out cat Alanchik?"

Oh man... the cat is coming out of the bag.

I'm not totally sure. As I find out more specific information I'll pass it on.

Yeah... uh.... Russel picked the weekend. His fault. hehe Edit: Oh yeah, I should be in TF several times this summer so we'll get to hang out.

We're hitting that thing up again in a couple nights. JohnDoe, want to jump the 900 foot wall with us monday night?