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wow fast replies! that's what i kind of figured. It would be fun to try but i can see how opening into a 90deg would really suck unless u were on a wide open face! in a footlaunch do u lay the canopy out or have someone hold it up and start skiing straight down? i would try this in the right area though. big powdery steep bowl like at the top of high altitude area where no trees are.

Anyone ever downhill ski and then 'pull' while moving fast down a steep slope? Will this get me under canopy so I can para-ski? Is a high performance canopy like a sabre too fast? Just very curious about this. I used to ski a lot when I lived in Idaho and can handle myself in almost anything except the 'extreme' backcountry stuff. I'm guessing most ski resorts wouldn't like it? Anyone try this? Edit: Just realized this might not count as a 'general skydiving issue'. oop

Speaking of the muff brothers: the muff man in the bridge day videos is my hero!

One time I put peanut butter on my dog's snout and it couldnt stop licking for several minutes was that wrong?

Get bittorrent, the java runtimes, Azureous, go to www.suprnova.com and enjoy.

I tried flying but if ur looking for fun i recommend using the money on skydiving it is a lot more fun!

I totally agree with this: But speculating on past performance: my first jump was AFF, stood up landing. Graduated 5 jumps later, 1 under the normal minimum. DZO saw video of my 7th jump said I looked as in control as people with 100+ belly jumps. I was scared shitless (right before jumping as always), but able to perform through it. Do I think this is brag worthy and that I'm the shiznit? No. Is it any indication of how I will do on my first BASE jump? Who knows, but I'm banking on it. Yet, like Treejumps says, how can one know until they do it? I didn't know how I would perform skydiving until I did it. Too big an experience to predict your own behavior. BASE will probably be 1000x more intense, but that's why I want to do it. I want to know. I'm sure I won't be the only 'gnostic' jumper there.

I'm not doing this to be 'badass'. What I said earlier was meant to be a joke poking fun at the idea. I'll keep my mouth shut next time. Lesson learned.

I was being sarcastic. That's why the "" I'm jumping because I want to experience it and I feel that the risk is worth it especially since I can land in the water if necessary. Edit: But I'm going to follow the advice and get more landing practices in. Zennie, I'll see if I can find a big enough container, and at least do a few hop-n-pops every weekend between now and then shooting for accuracy and crosswind and other canopy drills.

It's better bragging rights to make the jump with less skydives. (less skydives = more badass) Actually, I'm planning do to it once because of the large risk increase involved with doing it over and over again at my experience level. BASE is pretty f*cking dangerous. I realize that, but I also believe that more skydives will only help me a small amount UNLESS I jump a canopy that is just like what I would be jumping off the bridge. Would I be wrong in saying that hp skydiving canopy time is like driving a dump truck to prepare for a formula 1 race? (or vice versa) Since I'm not willing to buy a new canopy just for one BASE jump where I can take a water landing, I'm not going to bother. I'm current again and now feel confident about the bridge after making a couple skydives. If I was to keep BASE jumping right after bridge day I would agree with you though.

count me in!

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thanks, i will check it out!

How about which dropzone has the biggest mountains surrounding it (or best view) and will let me rent gear?

Ever since I saw that skysurfing video with Patrick De Garyon (sp?) in Good Stuff I have wanted to jump there. I may be mistaken, but I believe it was in some valley in swizterland. Well, I am going to be there in a couple weeks, so I was wondering if anyone knows what drop zone it is that is nestled in some valley there and if I will need to bring my own rig or can rent one of theirs. Any swiss jumpers here that can help?

Boosted, Just don't make the mistake I did and get a second rate alarm and install. Take the advice of RevJim and get the good stuff professionally installed so it's very very hard to steal! (also don't leave faceplate in the glove box ) Nevertheless, even if I did have a top notch install where they took nothing, there would still be the damage from the attempt to pay for. So there's really no way to win except perhaps get a private garage if your apartment has those and keep the car physically locked away with a massive lock or something.

LOL I'm gonna have hot pizza waiting. Gonna drown my sorrows in pepperoni and cheese and watch sopranos episodes.

Thanks, for the tip. I bought it online from some discount shop, but it's been like 2 or 3 years and i forgot the name, but I *might* be able to find them from my e-mail archive. This is what I had (*cry*

THANKS!!! That's exactly the advice I was looking for! Any recommendations on good alarm and audio installers by any chance?

OMG Holy shiat! no insurance! That really sucks ass dude. Something similar happened to an aquaintance he bought a new honda civic (paying it off month-to-month) and was low on cash and didn't have insurance for ONE month, and sure enough that month there was flooding in houston and it totalled his car!!! Ouch! How did know who stole your car u have hidden cam or a 'friend' did it?

Thanks. I like the doberman and stun gun ideas.

Damn, that sucks dude. Still, I honestly wish mine had been stolen instead for the insurance money. They did me no favors! THEIEVES: PLEASE STEAL IT AND TOTAL IT NEXT TIME, THANK YOU!

Someone did a surgical strike on my car last night and stole a high end stereo, sub, 2 amps and a farad cap. About 1500 worth of stuff. They cut my alarm-cables and battery to disable the alarm. The alarm did not have a backup battery (oops?). I'm gonna replace it all, but wondering if anyone has any advice to thwart thieves next time. These guys were definately professional. The car was in a well lit gated apartment complex and they didn't even break the window to get in they lifted it out of the door somehow. I don't know how they knew I had a good system too, no stickers, all stock covers on everything, totally hidden in the trunk, and I don't play it loud near the apartment. (did someone follow me u think? or they knew an acura integra in houston usually has a trunk full of amps? ) So anyways, what is the best thing to do to prevent this from happening again? I'm thinking a high end car alarm with a wireless remote to my computer wired to my speakers to wake me up (unless too many false alarms) and a locking cover for the battery area and a backup battery for the alarm, maybe some way to lock the hood down, and also a way to lock the seat back from folding down since the trunk doesn't open from the inside without a key. What do you think? Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks for the good advice! I can't wait!!!