D-Bags

base570

Re: [idemallie] D-Bags

idemallie wrote: base570 wrote: Sounds like you are progressing.... Jedi.
I probably deserve a little scrutiny, but I think it's a little less low and technical than you are imagining. It's more the particular intricacies of the object that make a D bag very useful. I (mostly) got my BASE canopy to practice in a skydiving environment. And who said I wasn't going to test it?

I'd honestly like to know what you think about it and will PM the details if you'd be willing to give me your thoughts.
I was thinking you weren't testing the DBag setup not your canopy. I would hope you have already thoroughly tested that!

PM me the details and I'll tell you in private you are crazy! Hahaha, JK!

SubTerminallyill

Re: [idemallie] D-Bags

idemallie wrote: base570 wrote: Sounds like you are progressing.... Jedi.
It's more the particular intricacies of the object that make a D bag very useful.
Im curious what about that particular object makes a D Bag more useful than a SL?

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maretus

Re: [idemallie] D-Bags

idemallie wrote: there is a low B I'm considering that most BASE jumpers couldn't get access to (and those who could probably wouldn't want to do it).
If you have roof access to a not jumped B, why don´t you just invite some of the experienced guys in your region to join you and jump it together with them? I´m sure if the B is even half decent jump, there will be plenty of guys willing to join you and show you how it´s done and also in the process you might make some contacts from whom you can ask this stuff in future (instead of trying to get some info online). Dwain wrote in his article "getting into BASE" :

If you seriously want to get into BASE then you should try to give to the sport before you take from it. This is a sure-fire way to be noticed by the experienced jumpers. Some suggested ways to give to the sport are:
- Discover a new site. Discovering a jumpable cliff (edited to add : or a building) is one of the greatest gifts you can give to the BASE community.

Markus
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idemallie

Re: [maretus] D-Bags

base570 wrote: I was thinking you weren't testing the DBag setup not your canopy. I would hope you have already thoroughly tested that!
That's what I meant, I will be testing the D Bag

SubTerminallyill wrote: Im curious what about that particular object makes a D Bag more useful than a SL?
Below the point of impact is a road which, if cleared, has a significant drop off that would give me more time to set up a landing. Clearing the road is doable with a static line, based on relatively conservative estimates. However, if I can increase my safety margin, I would prefer that. Detensioning the lines if I landed on the edge of the road would be dangerous. Specifically, I related it to this:

http://www.blincmagazine.com/...iki/Ueli_Gegenschatz

maretus wrote: make some contacts from whom you can ask this stuff in future (instead of trying to get some info online).
I wasn't trying to get advice for the object online. I just wanted to know if anyone had any ideas for a solo D Bag that they would like to share. I don't intend on doing this without getting some pretty heavy consulting from outside the digital world.

SubTerminallyill

Re: [idemallie] D-Bags

If you are concerned with Clearing a ledge on a low object you should probably just walk away. For the sake of this discussion you should at the very least do what Maretus says and take a few experienced jumpers to the object and have the discussion in person with them.

Im not convinced a D Bag will give you that much more margin than a SL. Add in the complications of securing a D Bag to a weighted/movable anchor point and retrieving it after the jump, you are increasing your chances of something not happening exactly like you need it to happen. and if you need that much more margin then......

Do 50-100+ Base Jumps then revisit this scenario and you may find your opinion on "Doable" has changed.

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