monkycndo

Not to fan the flames, just to tell of my firsthand experience. I am one of those that likes his Sabre and has never been spanked after 200 jumps. It is my first canopy. I enjoy it. Had a conversation this weekend with a fellow jumper that got spanked a few times. He got tired of his. I agree that you have to be aware of how to pack it. I was taught all the ways to keep it from slamming me. I have played with how I pack it to actually open a bit quicker. It might sound crazy, but I was getting snivels of over 800', which is longer then I prefer. Now I pack in a way that gives me a +/- 600' snivel with more soft, on heading openings. I might be one of the lucky ones and have a well behaved Sabre. Or maybe the other folks have one of the few really nasty ones. I can't say which is correct. There's an old saying. Happy customers tell 3 people. Dissatisfied customers tell 10 people. I am happy with mine and just figured I'd tell those 3 people. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

OK, you asked for it. In 1995, started in San Diego on August 2, then to Vancouver B.C., Glacier Nat'l Park, Yellowstone Park, Devil's Tower, Mt. Rushmore, Breckenridge Co, Moab, back to Breckenridge, Omaha Ne, Chicago, Saginaw Mi, Niagra falls, Corning NY, Gettysburg, Washington DC, down east coast to Ft. Pierce Fl, Pensacola Fl, San Antonio Tx, Pima Az and finally back to San Diego December 24. Total distance- including small roadtrips along the way, 12000 miles. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

So who called me? 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

I'm not in any of the shots. Nice finally meeting you at your van just before you headed out. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

Lets hear about THAT!!

Damn, Im Good!! You sure forgot me pretty quickly. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

I don't know what gave you that idea. We both have the same fondness for jello shots, appreciate women that don't look like holocaust camp survivors, and we both have such gorgeous hairdos. Besides, how could you think I don't love you after that night we shared at the Byron Boogie. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

Watch out ladies, Iwan is talking about bringing his big thingy and using it. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

Oh, that's right. Hey Chaos, make sure you get video of me. I'll make the blooper reel for sure. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

... okay cool ... g *cough* *cough* Heeeeelllllllloooooo! Nope, not chopped liver. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

What ever. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

Lawyer friend gave me 20+pages of lawyer jokes years ago. My favorites: It was so cold that lawyers have their hands in their own pockets. Why don't sharks eat lawyers? Professional courtesy. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

When I was a bit younger, 1) Front seat of a car parked at a rest stop. Not sure how many truckers saw. 2) Got snowed in on the way to Mt. Rushmore with no hotels available. In the back of my truck to stay warm. It was fricken colddddd. 3) Under a blanket in Balboa Park in San Diego. A cop on horseback rode by. We stopped to see if he cared. Nope. Kept going.

Tell me where and when you want me to re-evalute, I'll be there. And might as well use it as a base line and have frequent monitoring to check for any changes. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

3/10/10 With my lower than average brain power, she has to be at a 10 so that any offspring will be smart enough to be able to support me when I am old and feeble. Oh shit. I just remembered I've been clipped. That means any offspring wouldn't be mine. Damb, I guess I'm not as smart as I thought. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

After your demonstration at the Prop at the Holiday Boogie, I'd agree with the 9.5. Noice.

I'm a firm believer in pay it forward. I had a teacher that taught it to his classes. I have been on both sides of the equation. In high school, an elderly lady blew a tire in front of my house that was out in the boonies, way before cell phones were common. I changed it for her and refused any compensation. Just asked her to pay it forward. A short time later, I fell asleep while driving home and totaled my car. It was near midnight and a guy I didn't know stopped, picked me up and delivered me home. It was far out of his way. He asked for nothing. That is just one example for me. Oh ya, I'm a firm believer in making deposits in the karma bank. You never know when you are going to need to make a withdrawal and it would suck to have nothing there. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

Stiffy had never done a handing exit out of the Van. I talked him into it. I'm the other hanger. I left just a bit late and he, well, almost had to go head down to catch us. Hanging from the van is such a fun way to exit. Looking back in the AC while you are hanging on is a trip. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

PDR 176 at 1.12. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

I remember Sud's post that he was on a road trip up the coast and which DZs he was planning to stop at. He wasn't planning at stopping at Hollister, but still hitting the rest of the NorCal DZs. I decided at that point that he had poor judgment and blew him off. Well would you know it that the day he planned to be at Monterey, it was fogged in and he slummed his way over to H-town. I guess the rest of the jumpers must of recognized him because no one wanted to jump with him. I had no idea who he was. I overheard his story about his trip to date and put two and two together. I introduced myself and asked if he was the Suds. He admitted he was and we started talking. I was impressed by how much he knew without all the bravado. He liked the fact I would actually talk to him. We met up again at Eloy just before his demise. Good times. The Suds is dead. Long live the Suds. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

I would vote for all of them except just lurking. I knew you were all concerned about my opinion because my two cents are just so valuable. Bring on the boobies and talk dirty to me. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

I'm in the same boat. No pets in my flat. If my rent wasn't so blasted cheap, I would move so I could get a dog. If you ever need someone to dogsit, drop me a post. He is adorable. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

:3:1 3 fun coach jumps with Kritterchef. It's awesome to take a student up and see them improve from one jump to the next. owed for getting my C license. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

I jump a Sabre 1 that everyone told me you have to treat it like a bomb waiting to go off during packing or get slammed on opening. I follow the 5 items listed above and it opens just fine. I even stopped rolling the nose. Worst pack job? Blind folded packing competitions after the beer light went on. Both guys jumped them the next day and neither chopped. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity

No on the beer. You might say he stiffed us. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity