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Before you BASE, Skydive
This is so obvious, and we say it elsewhere on the site and in emails to all of our customers, etc...
but for some reason some people still think that they are special. Or they think that they just can’t
possibly get all of the insurance, licenses, time, and money to skydive. And then they take their
new Squirrel suit and jump it from a cliff without adequate skydive practice.
We are not the BASE police, and we can’t tell you what to do or take your suit back if you plan
to do this. All we can do is tell you that you are risking your life like a total dumbass, and we can’t
stay friends if you are going to act the fool.
When we receive a new design, we skydive it first. Not because we love skydiving, or we have a ton
of money. It’s because we don’t want to die yet. We drive a long distance to an expensive dropzone,
which is not ideal or convenient - but we do it because it’s the smart thing to do. We do this, even
though we are always very familiar with the type of suit we are jumping. Even our most experienced
Team Pilots need several skydives (10, 20, 30 perhaps!) before they feel comfortable and confident in
our suits. These are guys with 10+ years of experience and over 1000 BASE jumps. Do you think you’re
better than them? Do you think you don’t need the practice that they need? Please take this seriously.
It’s very simple:
Skydive it first
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