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What would you do if you forgot or somehow lost your eye protection upon exit at full altitude? Try for at least one 'real' answer pls... *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

You seem to have made your mind up. Why even bother asking anyone anything? Just nut-up and put 100 jumps on the thing. What are you in such a hurry to take shitty video of anyway? How about focusing on your flying, and setting up a dedicated camera helmet to shoot some real footage? Unless you're proximity flying below treetop level, set-it and forget-it POV footage is never anywhere near as exciting as you think. Are you so hell-bent on recording every second of freefall that you have to mount a camera to every helmet you have? Sometimes you jump just to make a jump, not to shoot bullshit video for you and your dickhead friends to giggle at over a few beers. Dave, any reasonable person can read my posts (in their entirety) in this thread and agree that I too am being reasonable. I appreciate your feed back but given that last post it appears you are just trying to get a rise out of me.... if that is the case your not going to get the response your looking for. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Great idea!! I'm doing that for sure. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Look at my vids on Youtube and FB...you'll find a couple where the "no probable" happens. I rarely stow mine since I don't swoop. Your efforts are laudable, but please remain open to possibilities vs 'improbabilities.' Thank you Doug. I know that this set-up has potential risks. At this point I believe those risks are reasonably low, as with many other small format mounts. I am certainly remaining open to the possibilities as well. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

If I stowed my slider I would agree with you. However I simply just collapse my slider and it remains more than a foot over my head. With the visor open, the camera and mount would be even slightly further from the slider. There is no probable way that the slider or a draw string would ever snag on the mount. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Good points, thank you. A couple months ago I was on a 2 way FF jump and the other jumper hit my visor just right with his foot and it flipped open. Thankfully I was able to go to my back and easily flip it back closed, still even managed to get some docks after.

Ok, here is the new mount idea. I think this will work well. Where it is not impossible... I see little chance of an unmanageable snag hazard on the mount alone. Any significant snag on the camera will rip it off. -The camera base is mounted with 5 lb heavy duty 3m. -The camera can be easily slid of the front of the mount. -The mount is bolted onto visor I appreciate any constructive feed back on things to change or improve on. I do plan on jumping this set up.

I wear thinly insulated gloves (more similar to football gloves) with latex gloves under those to block the wind on the colder days. Those 'Mechanix' gloves work well too, you can get them at any auto stores, Walmat, and gas stations... I also have a pair of thicker wind resistant gloves but they don't have great grip so it makes it difficult to pull on my risers. I would still recommend them tho for the REALLY cold days. Go to the nearest army surplus store, the one I went to had a pretty large selection of wind resistant gloves, they can be a bit spendy tho. I wouldn't go with golf gloves... but that's just me. I think you'll want at least a thin insulation. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Haven't seen any of those yet, but I want to see them all! *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Thanks Laura. Do you have the 960 (that's $179) or the GoPro HD Hero (that's $259)? I think the only difference is that the 960 doesn't do 1080p video. The 960? or non-HD GoPro has pretty shitty picture quality... definitely go with the HD model, or the Contour HD camera. ETA: Maybe they've improved the the pic quality on the newer 960s, but I know a couple people with some that are ~2 years old, and the quality isn't very good. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Yeah I hear ya, I wasn't responding to you directly you just happened to be the last post at the time. Man maybe that sign change has made you more irritable. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

The Old Zodiac Signs Aquarius: Jan 20 – Feb 18 Pisces: Feb 19 – March 20 Aries: March 21 – April 19 Taurus: April 20 – May 20 Gemini: May 21 – June 20 Cancer: June 21 – July 22 Leo: July 23 – August 22 Virgo: August 23 – Sept 22 Libra: Sept 23 – Oct 22 Scorpio: Oct 23 – Nov 21 Sagittarius: Nov 22 – Dec 21 Capricorn: Dec 22 – Jan 19 The New Zodiac Sign Dates: Capricorn: Jan. 20 – Feb. 16 Aquarius: Feb. 16 – March 11 Pisces: March 11- April 18 Aries: April 18- May 13 Taurus: May 13- June 21 Gemini: June 21- July 20 Cancer: July 20- Aug. 10 Leo: Aug. 10- Sept. 16 Virgo: Sept. 16- Oct. 30 Libra: Oct. 30- Nov. 23 Scorpio: Nov. 23- Nov. 29 Ophiuchus: Nov. 29- Dec. 17 Sagittarius: Dec. 17- Jan. 20 *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Oh shit!!! Your probably that new one they just made up - 'Ophiuchus'. FREAK... *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

You got that right!! But this place gives people the opportunity to break other people down.... and to make them feel better about themselves. (unfortunately I can't ENTIRELY exclude myself from that group either) Few people here even know who Dale Carnegie was. Far fewer have read his book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People I read that a long time ago.... great book. Around the same time I also read numerous books on business & negotiation, one of them was 'How to Out Negotiate Anyone'... which was also pretty good and discussed many of the same concepts from Dale Carnegie's book. Another one I read was written by a real-estate investor that went by the nick-name "the Turtle" it was also one of the best business oriented books I've read, wish I could remember the name of it but it's escaping me right now. Lee Iaccoca's auto biography is also a great read. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Astrology signs changed. http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2011/01/13/new-zodiac-signs-2011-did-your-sign-change/ Hope you didn't have that 'sign' of yours tattooed on your ass. Sorry if this was already posted... I've been holed up for the past 17 hours. It's actually been known for years now anyway, but big hype today. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

SICK!!!!!! *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

You got that right!! But this place gives people the opportunity to break other people down.... and to make them feel better about themselves. (unfortunately I can't ENTIRELY exclude myself from that group either) *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Well I will never call you "theee_Don" cause it sounds like "ding _dong" I thought you would like that.... Plus, You will always be "THE_Don" The word "THE" pronounced "THE" seems more manly than it being pronounced "theeee". BUT.... if he was the one and only Don, he would be... Theee Don! *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

I hate it when I call a place of business and the person just answers the phone with "hello"... it always initially makes me think I have the wrong number. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Usually 'thuh' but I throw in a 'theee' here and there... and plus sometimes my Dragon Speak recognizes 'theee' better than 'thuh'. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

If it was the ONLY option I would jump there, and I would still have as much fun doing it... even if I didn't support those behind it. What I get out of skydiving is MUCH greater than anything Sky Ride could take away. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Poor Michel. I'm thinking this may be the legacy he'll leave behind. The most fail attempts, with never getting off the ground. next failed attempt in 2011

Ok... I'm starting to realize you just have no idea. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

I like mine a little burnt around the edges..

Thank you Bill for the suggestions... for now I'm scrapping the idea. If I try again I will address the changes you pointed out. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----