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I want to know where to get a rig for jumping. I never jumped and im new to the game. if anyone has any good info i would love to hear it.

You and many other people have asked that exact question. Please search the forums. You'll be surprised at how many people have asked (and received answers) to the questions that are in the mind of a newbie BASE jumper. The forums here (and at blinc) serve as excellent resources for you to tap and do your own research.

At the top of this forum there is a link that reads "My First BASE Rig". I'll give you a quick guess as to what's it about. Here's the link http://www.dropzone.com/...etail_page.cgi?ID=65.

If you search the forums for "first base rig" you'll get 531 results. If you want to know about First Jump Courses (FJCs), local jumpers, mentors, tailgates, slider up versus slider down (slider off), delays, static line, low freefalls, where to start, etc... (which you'll want to.) You can search the forums.

Although your completely anonymous profile will likely evoke skepticism from many jumpers.

Good luck.

-=Raistlin

You got a death wish or something?

If you're serious and on the level about wanting to be a BASE jumper then you'll do it the recommended way. Do a shit load of skydives (hundreds and hundreds of them), learn how to fly a canopy, meet experienced BASE jumpers and ground crew for them, research the sport, research the risks, learn the ropes, get a mentor, then start jumping off of fixed objects. But if you want to be on the fast track to BASE jumping with no consideration to your well being and no respect for the sport, then I'm sure someone can rig up a bed sheet for you. I think the 3rd floor should be high enough to give you your wish.

Like I said... your completely anonymous profile isn't the right way to earn credibility in this particular online community.

Bear in mind, this is a group that's seen the wisdom of people asking the same question you did. People who ask the question you did are (sometimes) the same kind of people who have never made a skydive, receive an answer to what kind of BASE rig is a good one, purchase a BASE rig off ebay, and go out and almost kill themselves jumping a 110ft bridge (which was about a mile from a 350ft one, with a real landing area.).

-=Raistlin

Neither is your outwardly apparent and extremely intense or deeply rooted LAZINESS!

Get off your lazy arse and do some research! Read 100,000 posts here and Blinc and then start asking your questions. If you sound like you might have even a little bit of intelligence when you ask them, maybe you'll have better luck than the method you're trying now which seems like it's: "Hi I'm an inherently lazy buffoon who wants to know what gear to get so I go burn your objects by assimilating my self towards exemplified Darwinian evolution".

I'm not against removing yourself from the gene pool, but there are better ways of doing it than messing up our sport with your death and dismemberment.

Sounds good. i know a little about jumping from aircraft. I have jumped from a c130. I will try and update my profile and start reading posts. thaks and im sorry

If anyone is from Va i would love to ground crew for them.

I think you've read my profile by mistake.

I think this might be a troll or CID... but he is in the army according to his profile...

The thing with CID is they have a code that if you ask them if they are CID, they have to tell you... well thats a rumor anyway

So Keith, are you CID or what?

lets wait this one out, Not sure he is serious...

No im not CID. Im Signal and run a commo shop ehre at Ft Eustis. if you have ako you can find me in white pages. whats a troll?

hint, fill out your profile in more detail...

such as jump numbers, and tell others here what experiance you have.


a troll is someone that tries to get a rise out of others...

i might check EDAS to verify...

Whats EDAS?

I dont have much to put on my profile. I have little knowledge in the sport. im starting to read now. what little i did see is on real tv.

take your time, read, learn as much as you can, then do it again a few times.

Leroy is military, and he's messing with you. If you read the forums you'll see a lot of his posts.

-=Raistlin

I see, thats cool. Thanks for your help guys. anyone from va?

no, a tad south...

EDAS is a system that is illegal to use to verify personnel information and blast it out over the net.

Just be a little more forthcoming with some past history and read around here and blinc with some common questions. You don't know us and we don't know you. You will probably not get along with too many people here since every post here has been a flame so lurk around and read up. Updating the dumb ass profile is the last thing you need to worry about getting into BASE jumping. If you want to learn BASE get ahold of one of the first jump course instructors like Tom A here and Blinc Magazine. Get some skydiving in so you have that in your bag also. Static line military jumps have nothing in common with BASE or Skydiving. Also know who you are learning/taking advice from.

I never said I was going to post anything. Please dont make assumptions. Truthfully I dont even want to look the guy up...

P.S. there are some good points in your post BTW.

illegal... is that like tresspassing?

maybe this guy was serious, you must realise people will see BASE on tv and think "I might get some gear and try that, it looks pretty easy, I've jumped off the shed roof into the pool before, cant be much different"

so don't go to hard on him, as for saying "read blink" he might not have ever heard of that.
but yeah a little research wouldnt have hurt, he should give Tom's article a read.



did this really ever happen ?


edit for site name ~TA

when you've done quite a few skydives people will advise ya to do a lot of practice launches from pools and stuff,
even though I have no experience in this field I believe this animated gif shows a good starting point, as you'll see he don't jump from to great a height but never gets the slightest bit head down, he gets pretty good body position for the whole free fall.
http://img197.exs.cx/img197/5932/penginslap5mi.gif

http://img197.exs.cx/...32/penginslap5mi.gif

It totally happened. It happened here in Washington.

A jumper with no previous BASE experience purchased a BASE rig off the internet.

This person showed the rig to a BASE jumper from the area who pointed out that the shrivel flap had some stitching on it that made the shrivel function inoperable.

The shrivel flap was repaired and the would-be BASE jumper headed out to find a well known bridge in this state. Unfortunately, he went with his girlfriend who also had no BASE experience or knowledge.

On the way to this well known (and completely obvious if you're looking at it) bridge there are several shorter (non-jumpable unless you're spence) bridges that you drive over.

Instead of driving and making sure he had the right bridge, he chose to freefall one that lasers at 103 feet. He thought he had the right bridge.

He impacted at linestretch in the very shallow water below. He survived but ended up in the ICU for a while.

Looking at it from another angle, it probably would not have made much difference if he would have found the right bridge. It's still a fairly technical landing area for a beginner BASE jumper, and impossibly technical for someone with no prior experience. He would have probably ended up in the ICU anyway.

Hi,

At the top of this post there are two great articles "getting into BASE" and "My First BASE Rig". They are highly recommended.

The below URL about an accident which occured a little while ago gives some good info (IMO) on why it is important to get the skills before you do your first jump.
http://www.dropzone.com/...ew_flat;post=1565867

If you have not already, watch the dam strike video. It is a must for all people thinking about doing BASE IMO.
http://www.dropzone.com/...ew_flat;post=1379574

If you are still after information about getting a rig I would read info about the requirements of equipment on bridge day. I would learn as much as you can about the gear you are using. Learn what the difference between velcro and pin rigs are. Learn about when you delay and why you have slider up/down. Learn about what pilot chutes are and what size to use on which jumps.

I am a total newbie, but I know that there are no stupid questions. You just have to understand that this is definately not one sport you should "just take someones word on". At the end of the day its your life and you really should do your best to have a say in how you live it.

I just suggest if you have a question do a search on it. Do not asume you learnt anything from the search and then word what you think you have learnt into this thread and ask the experienced people what you should do. There is nothing worst than helping someone who does not help themselves.

Sorry if I am telling you how to suck eggs. It is just your first post was very vague and this makes me think you are a whuffo, because someone would have been more specific in the rig type. Normally they mention type of jump they are going to make, experience, requirements like velcro rig, or specify brands and ask for review. The below thread is an example of a thread where someone asked a similar question to you but got the opposite response.

http://www.dropzone.com/...rum.cgi?post=1585524

dam thats low, had anyone warned him ?
also was it a static line jump ? did his g/f hold it for him ? or did he just jump throw and get line stretch at 103 feet ?
he'd need a good pack and a big PC for that wouldnt he ?

has this guy jumped since ?

edited to say that I just re-read ya post and read "he chose to freefall "

and who or what is "spence"

A very sick Canadian - this sick

If I remember rightly he went stowed.

Not 100% sure tho.

i just want to nave fun before i go to iraq. please let me have fune before i go to work. i have a hard life and wish to let go

well skydiving is fun
take up skydiving, that way you'll get to make it to iraq.

um, don't forget to pull... and for um.. saftey, jump with an AAD like cypress

No one is trying to stop you from having fun. Several people (with varying degrees of adeptness) are trying to keep you from hurting yourself.

It's a lot more fun if you do it in a way that lets you continue having fun.

Come on guys, ease up.

I think he's got the idea, at this point. Any more harshing on him is likely to be counterproductive.

I've removed a couple of "you're a moron" type posts.