hey new here so help would be appreciated
hi my name is kevin i am 19 and adreline junking of sorts. i have a back ground spring broard diving/cliff diving and car racing. so i like to go fast and jump off shit. problem is i hate airplanes how would u recommend picking up this sport with out ever spending time in an airplane. I no its not cheap by any mean but if any one could help or guide me it would be much appreciated and realize if i where to learn this way it a grave risk and ptoentaily deadly but its worth it to me Basejumper.com - archive
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Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Hi Kevin! I'm a 34 yr old fan of re-posts. 
to clarify, i could swear we've seen this conversation from someone sounding a LOT like you, not too long ago....hmmm
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
(fear of airplanes) < (fear of the added dangers learning to BASE jump without any parachute experience yield) At least that would be a logical way to look at it.
Just a suggestion
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
haha you hate airplanes : ) i hate them too. can't fly a commercial flight without a xanax. suggest you suck it up. you'd be amazed at how much courage you can muster up when you have a rig on your back. ride to altitude is nothing but a thing. just don't EVER ride the plane down and you should be OK. : ) of course there's always death camp. : P
Re: [littlestranger] hey new here so help would be appreciated
so i didnt say it was smart but would any body be willing to help me out hahahah
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
but my life new needs some excitment i am sure u all can realte to that
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Most people on this board would recommend overcoming your fear of airplanes and going that route for your own self preservation. Be safe.
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
or if any body would be willing to help train or get me ready to learn walk me through it or sumthing
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
it's extremely difficult to develop the necessary survival skills without skydiving. bypassing skydiving greatly increases your odds of severe injury. few people will want to be party to you facing those odds. heck, most jumpers don't want to train anyone, no matter how prepared they are.
choosing not to prepare by skydiving also makes many question your decision skills.
I won't do it for these and other reasons. maybe someone will step up, but how good will they be? how will you know if someone is training you well?
good luck with that.
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
volks_one wrote:
but my life new needs some excitment i am sure u all can realte to that
If you want some excitement then you should do something that scares you.
Like jumping out of an aeroplane.
Re: [jakee] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Who was that giving amusement park rides off the Perrine? Some local school teacher or something?
Re: [jon593] Circa 2005
A community college professor and Miles D. were going to offer a course that ended with
a PCA from the Perrine but Tom A. and some
of the locals in Twin Falls got it stopped.
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
volks_one wrote:
but my life new needs some excitment i am sure u all can realte to that
Re: [halorob] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Just buy a wonderhog off ebay, read a bunch of forums and watch alot of base diving videos, then roll your parachute up and put it in the back pack and go jump off a building. You will be fine. These people saying your going to get hurt don't know what they are talking about. Shit happens whenever it wants too regardless of you experience level. Maybe just not as frequent if you know what your doing. Safety is all about karma, blunts, and strippers.
Re: [travisjones] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Blunts and strippers are Karma. Don't get it twisted TJ. 
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Shit I was just trying to get some stank on my hanglow and the bitch hit me in the head with a smoothie......if you snort ajax before you jump.you will be on the moon......:..........big delay then pull your cord. Rip
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
I live in SC, so that would be a long trip for you, but I have been wanting to death camp someone. PM me a video of your diving skills, so i can determine if you are worthy.
Re: [jakee] hey new here so help would be appreciated
jakee wrote:
volks_one wrote:
but my life new needs some excitment i am sure u all can realte to that
If you want some excitement then you should do something that scares you.
Like jumping out of an aeroplane.
+1.
Scaird of a lil ole plane? Wait til ya get on a huge granite monolith.
take care,
space
Re: [gauleyguide] hey new here so help would be appreciated
lol i will get a videp set up this week for u man. i appreciate the help. as far as snorting ajax and the tranny hooker. i am 2.5 years sober and i havent been able to find my nautraul rush that compare with shooting speed or smoking rock.
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Well shit, why didnt you say so, damn, you ought to fit right in then... ...not.
Just kidding.
Re: [gauleyguide] hey new here so help would be appreciated
hahaha thats what i was hoping for lol i got to fill the void some how
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
volks_one wrote:
i am 2.5 years sober and i havent been able to find my nautraul rush that compare with shooting speed or smoking rock.
it is huge that you've remained sober that long and I'll only encourage you to keep your streak going.
BUT, BASE requires the ability to say, "NO" and climb down when things don't feel right. even if the conditions look perfect, you must have discipline.
if you have been sober 2.5 years, maybe you have enough personal control. the life before sobriety indicates discipline might be a challenge.
only you can decide.
Re: [wwarped] hey new here so help would be appreciated
deff i hear u man lol i will have a video up soon of a gainer off a cliff in to a water and i have gone out ehre a bunch of times but to much wind so i get that lol. and i have to thank aa for my sobriety lol what is the norm for your first base jump bridges atenas or what?
Re: [gauleyguide] hey new here so help would be appreciated
gauleyguide wrote:
Well shit, why didnt you say so, damn, you ought to fit right in then...
...not.
Just kidding.
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
Not trying to be "That guy" or anything but damn! You asked for help, and you're getting it. Clearly people are saying you should give skydiving a shot first. Read between the lines.
I think you do not properly understand why we do the sport.
There was recently a guy that approached everything properly and got a positive response. If you can find that thread then you'll know where to go from there.
Think before you speak, and read before you think... if you catch my drift
P.s. well done on the sobriety, that says a lot about your character
Re: [dan_inagap] hey new here so help would be appreciated
no no u took my response wrong i understand what ppl are saying out of concern for saftey i understand that but i can do with out the picture of tdave shappel doing coke off a peice off toast the rude if u have ever struggled with a drug problem u will understand where i am coming from
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
volks_one wrote:
deff i hear u man lol i will have a video up soon of a gainer off a cliff in to a water and i have gone out ehre a bunch of times but to much wind so i get that lol. and i have to thank aa for my sobriety lol what is the norm for your first base jump bridges atenas or what?
I've been learning all I can about base before my FJC for a while now and still don't feel like I know what I should to start at the P bridge. You are young, no sense in rushing, base isn't going anywhere. Skydiving is fun you shouldn't skip it. You'll learn a shit load just geting your A license. You overcame addiction apparentely, overcome your fear of planes.
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
I get where you're coming from. I'm merely suggesting you read what this site has to offer before posting. A lot of time and effort has been put into writing the articles on this site, and they are pure gold. Some of the guys on this forum have been members for many, many, many years... they have seen this same post over and over again.
hell, i'm pretty sure it will always be that way
show the sport some love and it might show some back
Take some time, regroup, and come back when you know you are ready to ask the right questions.
If you have found someone willing to help you already then good luck with your quest
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
volks_one wrote:
hi my name is kevin i am 19
volks_one wrote:
i am 2.5 years sober
you managed to get a alcohol adiction to ruin your life and then give it all up by the age of 16.5?
impressive
Re: [wes.] hey new here so help would be appreciated
ya 7 i turbn 20in a few days . well when i had pawned everything i owned and had a needle in my arm i figure thas a pretty unmanageable sitaution and it fucked up mylife
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
I was sitting in an airplane a few times today. I remembered this thread and for a moment I wondered why you don't like planes. I realized it's because you don't know what it's like to jump out of one. If you're sincere about base, give it a try. Acrobatic body awareness helps but not actually knowing what to do with a parachute doesn't help at all.
Congratulations staying clean so far.
Volks
The usual progression is beer, liquor, weed, then hard drugs; no one goes from pop-rocks directly to crack rocks right?
Same with parachutes, tandem, AFF, fun jumping, then BASE.
Congrats on the clean time --- one day at time
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
volks_one wrote:
gauleyguide wrote:
Well shit, why didnt you say so, damn, you ought to fit right in then...
...not.
Just kidding.
Did you not read the "just kidding" part, and my signature says 'Im just here for the entertainment lesson"
You call me a dick? AND childish? First of all YOU are the child, weather or not you know that or like that, you are, you need to realize that if all that poison doesnt kill you BASE MOST CERTAINLY CAN AND WILL coming on here wanting to get into BASE the easy way is childish and immature, I made my first base jump with XX skydives, very childish and immature. I got lucky and survived, I read on here that luck gives a false since of accomplishment. After lots of personal one on one time with a very good coach/mentor/friend I decided that it was luck, the more you learn about BASE you'll realize that you really dont know much about it.
All these folks on here telling you to jump out of a plane is no different than your AA (leader/mentor/whatever) telling you "one day at a time". You seem to be smart enough to take that advice. Why not take the advice on here? READ READ READ everything on here. I personally would rather stand at the exit point that ride in a plane~ whatever, but I KNOW I NEED THAT PLANE to build my survival skills. Three or four years ago the folks at the DZ would ream my ass for making a 180 30-40 ft off the ground, now they just tell the students not watch me. There is no way I could do that now if I didnt practice and develop that at 5000 ft. FROM A PLANE.
This is not an adventure, this is a disease that gives you a death sentence, so to be able to retire form BASE before it retires you you need to what ever it takes, WHAT EVER IT TAKES to learn and survive and have fun.
So, with that said, Im sorry if I offended you by being a dick. Now go jump out of a plane and if you are ever in Tennessee I will show you a thing or two, BUT NO MOONSHINE FOR YOU!!!
Re: [gauleyguide] hey new here so help would be appreciated
gauleyguide wrote:
volks_one wrote:
gauleyguide wrote:
Well shit, why didnt you say so, damn, you ought to fit right in then...
...not.
Just kidding.
Did you not read the "just kidding" part, and my signature says 'Im just here for the entertainment lesson"
You call me a dick? AND childish? First of all YOU are the child, weather or not you know that or like that, you are, you need to realize that if all that poison doesnt kill you BASE MOST CERTAINLY CAN AND WILL coming on here wanting to get into BASE the easy way is childish and immature, I made my first base jump with XX skydives, very childish and immature. I got lucky and survived, I read on here that luck gives a false since of accomplishment. After lots of personal one on one time with a very good coach/mentor/friend I decided that it was luck, the more you learn about BASE you'll realize that you really dont know much about it.
All these folks on here telling you to jump out of a plane is no different that your AA (leader/mentor/whatever) telling you "one day at a time". You seem to be smart enough to take that advice. Why not take the advice on here? READ READ READ everything on here. I personally would rather stand at the exit point that ride in a plane~ whatever, but I KNOW I NEED THAT PLANE to build my survival skills. Three or four years ago the folks at the DZ would ream my ass for making a 180 30-40 ft off the ground, now they just tell the students not watch me. There is no way I could do that now if I didnt practice and develop that at 5000 ft. FROM A PLANE.
This is not an adventure, this is a disease that gives you a death sentence, so to be able to retire form BASE before it retires you you need to what ever it takes, WHAT EVER IT TAKES to learn and survive and have fun.
So, with that said, Im sorry if I offended you by being a dick. Now go jump out of a plane and if you are ever in Tennessee I will show you a thing or two, BUT NO MOONSHINE FOR YOU!!!
My buddy got into skydiving just to BASE, he read all the forums and canopy drills. Attempted a low flat turn on a spectre.. spun up and landed linetwists
Re: [volks_one] hey new here so help would be appreciated
His request kind of reminds me of watching my Dad and his friends watch skydivers from our backyard In the 70's. They were drinking beer and saying how they were going to do that tomorrow...they never did.
I was 12, I walked over to the DZ, about 400 yards away (Pelican skydivers in Ridgely, MD) and asked the the guy at the counter "I want to learn how to parachute." All he said was, "how old are you?" and I replied 12. He said very matter of factly, "Sure, but come back when you are 16."
My point being, I can appreciate your interest, but you need to progress from skydiving to learn essential canopy control and basic rigging.
Come back after you have completed the minimum amount of jumps to at least get your A license, then you wont get dog piled by folks that know the results of what can happen on a BASE jump.
C'YA