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After got replaced some velcro and got a new bridel i realice that im either too poor to use a rigger theese days or that riggers just started to take big moneyes for their work..

Now as i dont skydive anymore i cant get a real rigger course,but im wondering if i take a class in sewing if that will take care of major needs?
Im thinking of regular maintaince as changing velcro and stuff like that,i still want a real rigger to take care of example damegede to the canopy or so..

whats your thourght??

cheers

For what you need, get a sewing machine and start pushing fabric through it for practice. You will need a machine that's fairly heavy duty (industrial). The worse that would happen is you learn to sew. The best is you can replace your own velcro, Make other repairs. Sew a dress for youself or your girlfriend. You can decide that one.

A sewing class is always nice to get started.

Good luck!

how much would you recomend to sew your self and what would you ask other for??
for the dress part i guess my kids could use the benefit at Halooween,but i also look nice in a dress(if i should say it myself) most people just tend to say that i dont fit dresses that well(im not that feminen),but its always a good laugh..

I suggest you just watch somebody that has taken years to learn
how to Sew. BASE specific Gear for about, Ten Minutes.

Then go down and buy $10,000 .00 USD of, Sewing Machines.

You Will Be Set. and Lookin Pretty.

sure can you recomendend a BASE manufactor from DK

only wanted to repair my own gear not to make competition of BASE manufactors

i am pretty,what do you mean

If you're asking how much I would sew for myself, I'd make every thing but I don't have 10,000 dollars worth of sewing machines.

Using the machines in my possession, I can make any needed repairs or modifications that do not require a harness machine. That's a pretty wide range.

As for you? That's for you to decide. If you have the talent to make a repair.. or at least the balls to attempt it before having someone else do it, then do it. ==>*Use common sense*

Post pictures of you in your dress. We could use a good bit of humor.

Note to folks reading this thread: Hookitt is a very experienced rigger who has sewn for gear manufacturers. His willingness to make everything himself is probably not a good indication that the rest of us ought to do so.

Thanks Tom. That's why I said this ==> "As for you? That's for you to decide. If you have the talent to make a repair.. or at least the balls to attempt it before having someone else do it, then do it. ==>*Use common sense* "

Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Good points.
Faber maybe a general rule of thumb for you to consider--is it a major or minor repair. Major repairs are those whereby if it fails then it is life threatening. Minor repairs are most likely not life threatening if they fail.

Replacing the Velcro on your bridle is a minor repair. Go for it.
Making repairs to the harness or risers would be a major repair. Have a good rigger do it.

Failure of a minor repair, on a BASE jump, can present a major problem . . .

When I wrote an early article on constructing your own BASE gear, as was the style, at one time, Todd Shoebotham gave me a good kick in the butt by saying, "Yikes, what are doing?"

I guess, I thought we are all going over the wall anyway, and anything is possible, and I'm thankful Todd reigned me in. You need to be (with all due respect to the Army) all the rigger you can be for BASE jumping, but nothing more than you are really sure about . . .

Nick
BASE 194

I would have to agree with that.

I do agree,in the werry first stage of my BASE carre i asked my local rigger to replaced velcro on my multi,he did so and i (my once in a life time failure)didnt check it.He had by failur set velcro ALL the way down the multi,which resulted(at my first and only so far slider up),that the multi couldnt expand and i got a 5cell 225 unvented fox to fly in instead of a 7 cell 225 i did land hard but no dammegede to me or the gear.

Thanks evryone on the heads up
As i didnt sew yet hookit i promise that when im ower this cold(im at my gf´s place)ill go back home and post a pic of Faber in i purple dress,the only excuse i have were that i were drunk,but hey it were all fun(i were told)

I will pay you good money not to see that.

how much is that?

As much as it takes mate, as much as it takes......

Mate i know you just want them pics your self,but all your mony cant save you now

Anyway i got myself a pair of tigerslippers,i guess im gonna bring them in easter,they must try to be jumped in.. he he

Just becours i like to anoy you...

Tom THIS is related to BASE as it were at a AFTER BASE party(actualy i think its taken same day i reached my jump #100)

NOTE: i DIDN´T sew this dress myself

To quote Faber:

Ouch! My eyes are screaming!

 
>>BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

at least i didnt showed another DK BASE jumper at the same party,he had a silver/glimmer dress on.. funny part were that we took em on as we were sober and changed to males dressing as we got drunk..

Way fun party by the way

Come on Tom im sure you would have taken me for a dance or perhaps not..

As im not allowed to post private pm´s here ill just say...
IVAN post your nice comments here instead privately..its ok you like me in a dress,but asking me to post more of that is just sick

naahh i know you will miss me in dec even whith out the dress,but heres a tip for you mate (go back to your favorite pic,right click on it(now talking about the mouse)theres a option "save as" puch that and you can save it on your pc

 
>>Faber! You should just make it your Avatar!

i know but then people would get stuck on looking at it

Wow! Stefan! You're so..... so sexy on that pic! I was deeply impressed by it!
This picture should be taken to that gallery there Feral's pic with pink dress is.
Wow!

As I was telling Johnny Utah recently...I've done much worse than that sober (and I don't mean wear a dress).

Re: [Faber] how much rigger does you need to be?


to the original question......
You can be as much a Rigger as you want to be in, BASE
That is what is beautiful about it. No, TSO's.... No, Lic. #, Rigger's Ticket.

You can take a, Needle and Thread and punch as many holes anywhere you
want in your, Single Parachute, Harness Container System. and jump it.

You can.....Glue Macaroni on it, and Spray Paint it Silver.
.....................................................

Ohhhh.....and a little advice to you this time.
Pink is not your color.
wear darker earth tone, or you cant go wrong with basic black.
It will be more slimming on your figure, and be more complimentary on your skin tone.

Ha HA thanks guys i must say im most happ7y to the answer from Lee

Ray,i also want to survive a jump whith the stuff i sew even if it has silver spray on it