Tech info site request.

[LawSchoolBlues]

Hi. I am looking through the forums and see a lot of technical stuff. However, since I have never even seen jump gear in real life, is there any kind of page, maybe a sales catalogue or a newbie site, where I can see pictures and explanations of things like "toggles," "containers" and "risers", etc? I'd like to learn more about this.

Thanks in advance.

[Mac]

try the manufacturers sites: there is a link to some helpful sites here:

BASE Jumping:: BLiNC Magazine Forums

[LawSchoolBlues]

Sweet! Thanks. I have read a lot of those and other articles on here and other boards and never saw anything that said "this is a slider. it is used to ..." or "this is a toggle. it is for... and it is used as follows: ..." And pictures of each would be very helpful. I'll keep poking through them. Maybe I missed a link.

I think that because of the nature of this sport, most people are assumed to know about diving equipment.

Edited for deplorable typing.

[Thijs]

Sweet! Thanks. I have read a lot of those and other articles on here and other boards and never saw anything that said "this is a slider. it is used to ..." or "this is a toggle. it is for... and it use used as follows: ..." And pictures of each would be very helpful. I'll keep poking through them. Maybe I missed a link.

Take a look at Russel Metlitzky's site. There is a part about BASEjumping gear and terminology. This is the link: http://zerop.net/base/#base_gear_terminology
I still remember myself mistaking sliders for rizers and vice versa


Hope I've helped you
Thijs

[Tom Aiello]

..."this is a slider. it is used to ..." or "this is a toggle. it is for... and it use used as follows: ..." And pictures of each would be very helpful. I'll keep poking through them. Maybe I missed a link.

You might see if you can find the original Walt Appel articles. They are reproduced in the Knowledge BASE section of this website, but the original (I've got a hard copy) has a good diagram of a parachute in flight, with labels and explanations for each part.

[ZegeunerLeben]

Hi. I am looking through the forums and see a lot of technical stuff. However, since I have never even seen jump gear in real life, is there any kind of page, maybe a sales catalogue or a newbie site, where I can see pictures and explanations of things like "toggles," "containers" and "risers", etc? I'd like to learn more about this.

Thanks in advance.

>>This Clicky might help
Never been to orange but it looks like a nice web-site

[LawSchoolBlues]

Oh yea! Thanks!

A couple more questions: what's the lowest point from which one can base jump and are there any temperature extremes which would proclude a jump? I know wind can be a factor; any certain speed which is too much for a jump?

EDIT: those sites are awesome. I read every word and see every video of the stuff you guys suggest. Russel Metlitzky is a real inspiration.

[Thijs]

what's the lowest point from which one can base jump

Well, that depends what kind of jump you do. I've always been told and read that about 60 meters is as low as you can go on a "normal basejump", meaning no static line of PCA. However people do jump normal below this altitude. Check out this site and look at the latest jump videos in the upperright corner of the screen. One of the jumpers does a "normal jump" from 55m.
You can go lower. If you can make sure you land in water you can reduce the possibility you get hurt. There is a video here showing a 63 foot jump with waterlanding. Here is a jump with landing over land from an altitude of 88 feet.
It is difficult to tell what really is the limit. I have no experience so maybe someone else can help you
Thijs

[LawSchoolBlues]

Very cool of you to send the info. Thanks! I'll check them all now.

[LawSchoolBlues]

Thanks. I'll look for Appel.