(Part 2) Top products from r/SkyDiving

Here's my setup. I just removed the screw in the top, center of the visor, flipped it around, and replaced the nut with one of these. Then I used some Locktite (there are different strengths, you can get stronger than this one if you never plan on taking off the mount) to make sure it stays on.

Here are the steps to take off the visor:

1. Remove the padding in the helmet.
   
2. Remove the e-clips inside the helmet by your ears.The rods and padding that holds the visor will fall out, put those in a cup or something.
   
3. Gently pull the mouth of the visor away from the helmet. Now you can access the nut holding the top, center screw on. Use a socket driver or adjustable wrench and a phillips screwdriver to take that screw out.
   
4. Now the visor is off and you should be ready to install the mount.
   
   When you're done and have the visor reattached, gently slide the visor up and down on its rail. Mine got shifted and scratched the carbon fiber right next to the rail, so be gentle on your first go to make sure everything is properly aligned and won't damage the glossy finish.
   
   Feel free to PM me with questions.

Mostly because they are free. My first were a clear pair of birdz.

http://www.amazon.com/Birdz-Eyewear-The-Wing-Micro-Fiber/dp/B0021ELWOG

super cheap.
I liked goggles more than glasses because they are not as likely to catch air and cause a distraction in the air. The less you are concerned about your eye-ware falling off the more you can be relaxed and focus on the skydive.

In the first episode of the podcast Jump Twenty Six they interview Brian Germain, the author of Transcending Fear. I think the interview starts at around 55 minutes into the podcast. I highly recommend that you listen to it, it helped me out. :)


For me this interview has been inspiring and put the nervousness I have as a student jumper in perspective: while it is still a little scary to jump out, I'm not afraid. I've even bought his book as it gives a cool insight into the psychology of fear, and he offers great methods of dealing with it.


You mention that having to remember your dive flow is contributing to your stress, which I can relate to, I had this too and have since realized how silly this actually was. What is so bad about making a mistake in your dive flow? This isn't the end of the world, right? Having to redo a level on your AFF sucks because it costs additional money, but is that such a big deal that you have to get stressed out? I've told myself that having to redo a level is a great opportunity to have additional practice, and I don't worry about this anymore.

SSG Gloves for horseback riding are awesome. They are made to be weather resistant and are very thin/close fitting. The fingers and palms are made to grip the reigns well. And unlike everything else for horse back riding , they are fairly inexpensive.
http://www.amazon.com/SSG-Weather-Gloves-Ladies-Universal/dp/B0002CENKE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459441688&sr=8-1&keywords=ssg+riding+gloves

They have men's as well

A few years back I emailed Joes wife Sherry to see if he would be up for me sending a few things to autograph. She was great about it and Joe signed a helmet visor that I used for a 29300’ HALO jump on the 2010 anniversary of his jump, his autobiography ‘Come up and get me ’ , and this original 1960 life magazine that I found on eBay! I mailed everything down from Canada to Florida and he signed it and shipped it back for me!

Edit: added amazon link

Ah yes, you want "action shants", as I call them. Man capris. I... have a few pairs.

I have these, and I like them: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005J5BAP0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

saw this, it looked interesting, but haven't tried them.

http://www.amazon.com/Funkier-Bike-Baggy-Mountain-Shorts/dp/B00AK9JO7G/ref=pd_sim_sg_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FP2W6T5SA79V6DM17PJ

Practically any set of goggles are going to fog up on you in the airplane. This is just from them not getting enough ventilation. I've stopped wearing goggles and just started putting some Croakies on my sunglasses and it works great.

I also just wear a regular ol' skateboarding helmet with no face. It'll at least let you get something cheap until you find out what color scheme you're going to go with when it comes to jumpsuits and gear ;-)

If it's for HALO school, just buy these.

They're cheap and just as good as anything else you'll find. They're what I used during school and still to this day.

So something like this: http://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics%C2%AE-TT-BA01-Wireless-Bluetooth-Transmitter/dp/B004B8GF7Y

Personally, I think it'd be a lot easier to just get the helmet mount for the flysight and tuck the headphone wires into your helmet, but either way works I guess.

Similar - https://www.amazon.com/Catalonia-Oversized-Sweatshirt-Blanket-Comfortable/dp/B07JHN1Y7W

http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Frontiers/dp/B000V4YZA6/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1367508174&sr=1-1&keywords=Journey+Frontiers

And a pic of the sleeve: http://bis.midco.net/digitalphoto/ebay/journey.jpg

I use the Mechanic gloves you can get at an auto parts store. Durable and just grippy enough.

http://www.amazon.com/Mechanix-Wear-MG-05-010-Original-Black/dp/B0001VNZQY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459377465&sr=8-2&keywords=mechanic+gloves

Not for all, but they have used it in the past. http://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Soul-Memoir-Navy-Seal/dp/0891418636/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1341243204&sr=8-8&keywords=navy+seal

I used to have a problem with the leg straps too. I bought a pair of these MMA Pants as you can see they have padding on the inside of the leg which helps.

Get some surefire plugs. They have a port for pressure equalization.

Above 10F is jumpable imo, but it's the wind that will kill you. I couldn't recommend more these gloves for winter jumps.