can i use a sky dive rig to base jump

SpeedPhreak

Re: [sfzombie] can i use a sky dive rig to base jump

sfzombie wrote: i have not done a base jump yet... ...i'm thinking of doing bridge day this year or next and all i have access to is a skydiving rig. Bridge Day Gear Guide - What type of parachute and harness/container can be used?

jamie-the-para

Re: [sfzombie] can i use a sky dive rig to base jump

but the question comes again, why would you want to? with little or no experience try something the big boys today dont do anymore? Is your life not worth the extra cash to fork out for the right gear? your right it does work but things evolve for a reason........ heres only 2 examples:-

#10 Jeb Williams - 1986 Jan 01
Object: Antenna
Location: UNITED STATES, TEXAS, Dallas
COD: Impact
Description:
Jeb jumped from a free standing 500-foot antenna tower with skydiving gear and five or six previous BASE jumps. He impacted with nothing out. This jump cemented the cause for dedicated BASE jumping equipment in the BASE community.

#23 Robert Morris - 1990 Jun 10

"The irony here, according to the first jumper, is they had both recently discussed purchasing Velcro closed BASE containers but the cost was an issue."

I like BASE as there are no rules, only advice.....jump a skydiving rig if you really want to but be prepared to become a statistic sooner or later

A Journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step...

460

Re: [jamie-the-para] can i use a sky dive rig to base jump

jumping a skydiving rig can be done safely, but most of the expertise to make it relatively safe has been lost for the last couple base generations. most of the gear issues from the 1980s era related to hard pin pulls, bridles that were not long enough, and inadequate pilot chutes.

for most slider down jumping, heading performance is not as good as a base rig, in my experience.

HOBO #7

avenfoto

Re: [460] can i use a sky dive rig to base jump

good answer.

"Hesitations eventually will occur during some phase of the deployment sequence so make sure you have some margin for error built in." - Dwain Weston

sfzombie

Re: [SpeedPhreak] can i use a sky dive rig to base jump

thanx for the post. i read the guidelines yesterday, after i posted the reply, and have since figured out that i won't be jumping this year due to the fact that i have only 70 jumps.

the reason that i was interested in this thread to begin with is that i was thinking of using an old skydiving rig to jump with, and have since reading the reply, will not be doing that either.

thanx for the link and i'm sure i'll see some of you there this year.

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