Remster

I disagree with a lot of your "needs. You don't need an extra pocket. Zippers often break, and for whatever reason, pockets seems to be the 2st victims. You don't need tall zippers on booties. In fact, I'd say no zippers at all on booties. Again, they break, and these are the 1st victims to break. You don't need a liner. Never had one, and I've jump in AZ for the last 9 years. Wear a freaking Coolmax t-shirt that cost $9 at Costco. Zippers on the forearm: poor kid... You want people to think he's from Texas???? Remster

What others have said, especially with model, fit and fabric (for fall rate). Besides that, for RW: you'll want booties (mega or XL or the like, don't know the specific names from Bev), inside and outside leg grippers, and regular arm grippers (not double). Larger grippers are great but not a must. The rest is personal preference, or based on fall rate. Remster

The ones we had for Borneo are 15 years old.... :-| Remster

Yeah... Without knowing the OP, I'd say get a 230, and an appropriate reserve. That will still be a 1.1:1 load. At least. Remster

Again, if you're booking a specific trip, weather has to be a huge factor. If April / May are good for you, Empuria isn't that expensive, and, weather is normally not a big problem there, unless you get the Tramontana winds. About US$3000 for the AFF/10 jump consol/Bunkhouse package. http://www.skydiveempuriabrava.com/iniciacio_cursos_allotjament_preus-2.html Plus it's a nice destination too. Voss would be awesome, but, I wouldn't trust the weather as Ellena explained. Remster

If you want a deal, I'd look into Russia these days. Well, might as well wait the day-of to get the best deal on the Ruble... Remster

I was walking through a tough part of town the other day and cop came up to me and punched me in kidneys to make me stop. Once I was subdued, he then had the nerve to offered me a low interest business loan and a coffee. Wow. That's amazing.... What was the APR? Remster

It's not just tests. Any med procedure is like dealing with smokes and mirrors. "Advocates" have been saying for at least a decade in the US that "consumers" of health care must do their due diligence to shop around, get rates, and understand what they are going to pay. This is completely impossible to do for 3 main reasons: 1- Hospitals have no clue what prices are. The "free market" insurance system has insured that there are dozens of different prices for the same procedure. They usually have no clue what will be the price they charge you with your particular procedure until it goes through the insurance process. 2- The total price of a treatment is so convoluted with add-on procedures that you cannot know what "going in for x" will cost you, even if you ask in advance. Hospitals do that because they know prices will be adjusted down when going through insurance. I know. I disputed a not-that-large bill (6 years ago I think) and the accounts receivable clerk reduced the bill by 60% on the spot, without even checking what was in there, if I paid right then. That's even worse than the Marrakesh souk. 3- Often, when you need something done, you don't have time to shop around. Most large expenses on health care are urgent. Remster

April to August is the rainy season in Thailand. I'd check into that carefully before booking and selecting those dates. You may have a lot of weather to deal with. It's also the dead of summer for Dubai. Not exactly the best time to jump there. Spain has quite a few DZ, with lots of them ran as UK schools. You could look int that. Empuria would be a good but expensive option. If your plan is to book a trip and get your license in a short period of time, I'd say weather is the main factor you should consider (along with quality of instruction). Not price. Remster

I mean really guys.... Who places orders for a product that doesn't exist yet????? Remster

This had me confused! There's a Eloy regular who has a username of chiquita here too! lol There will be Load Organizers every day for both RW and FF. Some are women too :-) Don't be afraid to approach us and ask to get into a jump :-) Remster

I love you too, honey. Yea, your'e not bad.... though you always cause me to go low. :) Ha! It aint easy to go low on me... Take that as a compliment!;-) Remster

I love you too, honey. Remster

While, yes, it's nice if a pilot/ground crew sorts the belts when fuling, that 1 load out of 3 or 4. Be the nice guy: if you board among the 1st in the plane, quickly pull them straight as you walk to your seating spot. Remster

It's really not. But it's completely foreign to many DZs and jumpers when visiting a new DZ. If you don't know, ask. And, please, wear them. Remster

Your odds of having good weather for any couple of days at this time of year are better in Eloy. Not sure SDAZ makes night jumps on the 31st anymore. I believe there are night jumps planned for the 3rd Jan tho (full moon). Should have a study roaster of Twin Otters, Skyvans, Ballons, and possibly the DC3. http://www.skydiveaz.com/experienced/events/detail/2014/12/24/default-calendar/skydive-arizona's-legendary-christmas-new-years-boogie-2014 Remster

Did I win? ( Great job, guys!) Remster

Last week called. It wants it's BASE videos back. :p Remster

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JiAegc8EOw&list=UUECD6cWzVY8hkI1lRW1H43Q Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyM_LkW8DVI&list=UUECD6cWzVY8hkI1lRW1H43Q Remster

No worries... Thanks for trying!

Let me spell it again for the Coloradians too high to get it right the first time.... S K Y D I V I N G .... M A G A Z I N E Remster

I thought I kept all my old Skydiving Magazine mags, but, having looked through them all, I must have gotten rid of a few at some point... Anyway, I'm looking for a cover shot, I'm guessing late 90's, of some 20 (or maybe it was a 22 or 23 way) way chunk exit from an otter that was done in FL (either Z Hills or Deland, but I think Z Hills), that made the cover back then. In fact, I think one month was a 20 way cover, and then the next month a 23 way made the mag too. The shots were from a plane flying next to them. Would someone who kept all their mags mind looking through them, and sending (or posting) a scan of the pic and details? Thanks!!! (No, I wasn't on it, but I've been thinking of trying something similar) Remster

Damn yocals! Remster

You're missing the point of PED's. Drug use in training is a major issue in many sports. If you could spend more time in the tunnel before getting tired, wouldn't that be useful? Also, when you get into very fast 4way, wouldn't some sort of stimulant be useful to make you go faster, not just physically, but mentally? Now, probably a major reason why there hasn't been that much PED use in skydiving (that we know of) is that the pay off just isn't there... It's not like you'll get a million dollar endorsement deal if you win the World's... Remster

Classes are fine. Even better: find a mentor. Remster