Re: Log books.
once again the great logging debate...
first, logging is subject to dishonesty as well... but it's a simple way to accurately track your stats if you do so regularly...
in skydiving you only
HAVE to log if you want a specific license or rating... after that, you're not required to do anything. i got my ratings, now that's what my pro-track is for.
of course, there is not even a need for that in BASE... you don't
HAVE to prove to anyone how many jumps or objects you have. of course, in certain instances, it does occasionally help you out with some street credit if you habitually log.
but for instance when you say: i don't log, and i have 500 jumps or so... well that means to me you have between 100 and 500 jumps. it's amazing how fast you think you are accumulating jumps when you're really not. i've found out myself, in skydiving, BASE and flight hours... when going back after a period of time and tracking down jumps and flights and back logging.
so transfer that to your gear. which personally, i find the most useful reason to log. i can track exactly how many jumps get put on each canopy, container and PC. another thing to think about when buying used gear... because you rarely can trust someone's number of jumps on the ragged out POS they're trying to sell you. i even track the jumps on my gear when it's loaned out. so i know my numbers are accurate.
plus it's really not a tedious task, it takes all of 1min to jot that info down in a notepad file on my phone, on the hike or drive back from the LZ. later, on a rainy day, i transfer that stuff into my notepad for the true totals.
take it with a grain of salt... but i think it's a good idea, and if you don't... no sweat... but i definitely won't believe your numbers.
