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And then theres the new and improved Skyhook RSL from Relative Workshop :-) http://www.relativeworkshop.com/sales/pdt_skyhook.html This one even works well during the aforementioned high speed spinning mal (and will be included on the new rig I ordered)

exsanguinated To be drained of blood

I'm as sensitive as a cinder block and just as romantic

Or an "I'm so old my prosthetics are bronze" I'm a "None so far" actually, but there is no option for that on the poll

Skymama, I didnt know you were mean!

You made me laugh my ass off with this

I dont know if its too far. Remember the guy they caught with the bomb in his shoe? The shit may be inconvienient as hell but this is the world we live in. Be realistic and continue to live. It sucks but thats life.

My very best friend in the world is my wife. She doesnt jump and probably never will. She is the only person I have ever been with that lets me be me. She deals with the whole skydiving thing in stride and its not a wedge between us. Only thing I have to do is keep coming home and not fall for one of the "Hot skydiving chicks" that she fears will throw themselves at me left and right. Ha! I had a buddy I used to jump with but he quit jumping and doesnt want to hear about it anymore. Once I get back up there I'll hope to find someone about my own skill/experience level to share it with. As much as I love my wife, I cant rant about it to her and get any kind of real understanding :-)

There are other sports?!?

2nd best. FreeBSD 1st. Linux runs a VERY close second. Microsoft Windows (of any variety) isnt even on the list!

BOY can I ever relate to that! You will find a way :-) Took me a LONG time but I finally got a good one!

Hahahahaha! Man! Just wait till you have kids! Or even worse, an ex-wife with your kids living with her.

George Cloony best film = "Oh brother, where art thou?"

Sorry brother, nobody named Grant is gonna strut naked in my rig! Not for free anyway...

Right now, at 38, I am in the best physical condition of my life and I look better than I ever have before. I eat right, work out hard and often, I'm trim and very muscular. 5' 11" and 210 lbs. Far superior to any previous age. I have not yet peaked, though. I aint finished by a long shot. My life is a constant work in progrss. Nearing 40 doesnt mean anything unless you stop giving a shit. Then the beer and ass sitting will nail you to the wall

I disagree with this statement completely. If you see yourself as one of those guys that MUST GO FASTER AND FASTER all the time throwing all caution to the winds then this might have some merit. Otherwise, new gear is perfectly OK as long as you KNOW you are gonna be doing this for a long time. You (hopefully) have a lot of years ahead of you in this sport. A new rig can last you for years, you KNOW where its been and how many jumps are on it. Primary considerations for first rig should be safety, not downsizability :-) You can downsize your main after a couple years if you want to (and are ready to) go a little faster. I am not saying that you SHOULD buy new, only that its a perfectly good option and ruling it out because you are new is silly. Just make your choices carefully and keep asking questions :-) BTW, just because there is only one gear shop nearby doesnt mean thats your only option for new gear. You obviously have an internet connection! Look at Paragear or Square1 or any number of other places. I bought my new rig from TSO-Deland in Florida and I live in PA. I got GREAT service and exellent pricing. Shop around, dont limit yourself to one shop cuz its geographically near you.

5' 10.5" - 210 lbs.

Actually Frodo never went through Mirkwood. That was Bilbo a long time before.

As soon as my new rig arrives, I'm gonna do just that

Exellent! Nice pics. Thank you!

I've been looking all over the place trying to find a picture of a sabre2 that shows the nose clearly. Anyone have anything like that?

Looks like the Northeast of the US for most of this year. Its all been uphill here too! When I was a student we didnt have rigs either :-)

Gah! Those celcius numbers! What can they mean?!?

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You REALLY like that one dont ya?