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Earguy

2011-10-13 08:15:43 PM

I thought Fan Man died a few years ago.

2wolves

2011-10-13 08:18:21 PM

"My $125.00 ultra toothpaste might not be as awesome as the $500.00 toothpaste but it's good enough for this wussie adventure."

F*cking Tupperware adventure.

markie_farkie

2011-10-13 09:28:18 PM

Is not impressed.

DPSturm

2011-10-13 10:05:30 PM

did anybody else get the feeling he had to be at the gym in 26 minutes?

gopher321

2011-10-13 10:05:36 PM

That clown is waaaay too impressed with himself.

Bunnyhat

2011-10-13 10:09:40 PM

gopher321: That clown is waaaay too impressed with himself.

He just flew up a mountain on a giant fan.

Zombalupagus

2011-10-13 10:22:31 PM

2wolves: "My $125.00 ultra toothpaste might not be as awesome as the $500.00 toothpaste but it's good enough for this wussie adventure."

I actually have some of the same camping stuff he has so I can completely understand the gear porn mentality. It's not like it's intentional or anything, it's just the same thing as how you can walk into a Best Buy or Home Depot and get stuck in there for hours.

dahmers love zombie

2011-10-13 10:25:24 PM

FFS, subby. Flys? I know it's just the Video tab, but it doesn't look too farking good to have it misspelled twice in one headline.

Bathia_Mapes

2011-10-13 10:32:27 PM

dahmers love zombie: FFS, subby. Flys? I know it's just the Video tab, but it doesn't look too farking good to have it misspelled twice in one headline.

Enema Man

2011-10-13 11:34:35 PM

I'm more like Walter. Mostly 'cause I can't afford anything else.

RatMaster999

2011-10-14 12:05:08 AM

Anybody else notice he felt he needed to pack along his FN Five-seveN?

Now, I can understand taking a weapon for protection from bears, mountain lions, gay hillbillies, but this is NOT the correct choice...

RatMaster999

2011-10-14 12:09:21 AM

RatMaster999: [i182.photobucket.com image 545x405]

Anybody else notice he felt he needed to pack along his FN Five-seveN?

Now, I can understand taking a weapon for protection from bears, mountain lions, gay hillbillies, but this is NOT the correct choice...

Guess I should've watched it all the way before posting since he talks about it later...

Zombalupagus

2011-10-14 12:21:43 AM

RatMaster999: Anybody else notice he felt he needed to pack along his FN Five-seveN?

He mentioned a few times whether he thought it would be enough for a bear. I've always wondered what would be the most minimalist bear-gun. I figure just having a gun in my hand in a meeting with a bear will add enough confidence to make me feel secure and not act like potential prey.

I've never even heard of the gun or its bullet before this. Anyone have any info on it? I see that it was made as an alternative to the 9mm but it looks like it would pack more punch.

32oz High Life

2011-10-14 12:29:13 AM

Here's my impression of that video:

PPTHHPTHPFFTHPPPTPPTHHPTHPFFTHPPPT!!!
"I'm a dork"
PPTHHPTHPFFTHPPPTPPTHHPTHPFFTHPPPT!!!

Bunnyhat

2011-10-14 12:30:00 AM

Zombalupagus: RatMaster999: Anybody else notice he felt he needed to pack along his FN Five-seveN?

He mentioned a few times whether he thought it would be enough for a bear. I've always wondered what would be the most minimalist bear-gun. I figure just having a gun in my hand in a meeting with a bear will add enough confidence to make me feel secure and not act like potential prey.

I've never even heard of the gun or its bullet before this. Anyone have any info on it? I see that it was made as an alternative to the 9mm but it looks like it would pack more punch.

Well, he said he is using armor piercing bullets with it so I imagine that puts it many steps ahead of a stand 9mm, but I would still want a large distance between me and the bear before I started firing and an avenue of escape, cause I doubt the bear will go down quickly unless you get a very lucky shot.

A lucky shot for me would be hitting the bear, cause I don't think I would be at my most calm with a pissed off bear charging at me.

chakalakasp

2011-10-14 12:32:29 AM

The thing that blows my mind is that the flies over the lake. Those powered parachutes are great in that it's hard to crash one -- if the engine dies, you just gently coast back home. But if the engine dies over a 15 mile wide LAKE, I hope you have the stamina of Michael Phelps.

Also, it's funny that the storm caught him by surprise. You could see plenty of cumulonimbus on the horizon in the direction he was flying. Something tells me his weather-fu is weak. Real mountaineers don't need a 10 day forecast to tell them that the giant puffy white clouds to the west might cause them some trouble in the near future. :)

Biff Spiffy

2011-10-14 12:38:13 AM

I want one.

Just for a weekend, I kinda like having metal wings and electronic gadgets...

But I want one.

RatMaster999

2011-10-14 12:44:00 AM

Bunnyhat: Zombalupagus: RatMaster999: Anybody else notice he felt he needed to pack along his FN Five-seveN?

He mentioned a few times whether he thought it would be enough for a bear. I've always wondered what would be the most minimalist bear-gun. I figure just having a gun in my hand in a meeting with a bear will add enough confidence to make me feel secure and not act like potential prey.

I've never even heard of the gun or its bullet before this. Anyone have any info on it? I see that it was made as an alternative to the 9mm but it looks like it would pack more punch.

Well, he said he is using armor piercing bullets with it so I imagine that puts it many steps ahead of a stand 9mm, but I would still want a large distance between me and the bear before I started firing and an avenue of escape, cause I doubt the bear will go down quickly unless you get a very lucky shot.

A lucky shot for me would be hitting the bear, cause I don't think I would be at my most calm with a pissed off bear charging at me.

I rather doubt he really had AP rounds, and was just going with the 5.7mm reputation for easily penetrating vests. On the other hand, if he's ready to drop $2000 on a tent, maybe he does. Either way, I think I'd rather have a 9mm, only a few less shots, and much heavier bullets. Still not a good choice for bears, though. Screw the weight, take a .44 magnum.

The Flexecutioner

2011-10-14 12:53:07 AM

absent of the camping, it looks fun as hell to fly around like that.

wouldn't want to just have a camera to talk to, though. would be more fun with another parasailer and the two of us suspending a cooler of beer for the afternoon.

Captain_Ballbeard

2011-10-14 12:53:45 AM

DPSturm: did anybody else get the feeling he had to be at the gym in 26 minutes?

Yeah that's the feeling a pussy gets when confronted with somebody who TAKES OFF with a parachute.

As a pilot and a skydiver, I can say the takeoffs this guy is doing is far beyond what the rest of us will ever do. Dubious situation, complete confidence. Suck it haters.

Captain_Ballbeard

2011-10-14 12:57:03 AM

Zombalupagus: He mentioned a few times whether he thought it would be enough for a bear. I've always wondered what would be the most minimalist bear-gun. I figure just having a gun in my hand in a meeting with a bear will add enough confidence to make me feel secure and not act like potential prey.

You burn em in the ass w with some birdshot out of a .410, they run away squealing, you hit em w real round, they just get pissed, go all cage match on ya. Unless ya hit them dead nuts on, good luck.

gymin26minutes

2011-10-14 01:21:44 AM

DPSturm: did anybody else get the feeling he had to be at the gym in 26 minutes?

Easy now, this guy is a waaaaaaay bigger d-bag than I could ever be. Seriously, he needs a cock punch

MeinRS6

2011-10-14 01:28:11 AM

RatMaster999: Screw the weight, take a .44 magnum.

Well, if we're screwin' the weight, might as well go all the way. Desert Eagle 50cal

i56.tinypic.com

RatMaster999

2011-10-14 01:37:22 AM

MeinRS6: RatMaster999: Screw the weight, take a .44 magnum.

Well, if we're screwin' the weight, might as well go all the way. Desert Eagle 50cal

[i56.tinypic.com image 640x399]

www.gunslot.com

This will kill a bear.

MeinRS6

2011-10-14 01:58:46 AM

I think I would prefer having more than one round, but the guy in the vid probably only needs one chance to hit bear brains.

SpiritfireM

2011-10-14 03:54:52 AM

I must be tired. I read that as craps through a thunderstorm.

littlebeartoe

2011-10-14 08:06:06 AM

I enjoyed skim/skipping through the video, and I've bought the pillow he praised.

But @32oz High Life, your comment made me laugh big-time!

LoneVVolf

2011-10-14 08:10:37 AM

RatMaster999:
This will kill a bear.

That will snap your wrist like a twig...

Monkeyfark Ridiculous

2011-10-14 08:59:17 AM

What's that accent? "You godda gidchu wunnadeeeez."

Anyway, that looks like fun. Definitely wanna gitme wunnadoze.

MontanaDave

2011-10-14 10:04:18 AM

This guy might be a damn good paramotor pilot (hooking his gear bag TWICE), but if he's going to camp under a tree during a thunderstorm and take on a bear with that tiny handgun, he's as dumb as they get in terms of woodsmanship.

Hershey Highway Patrol

2011-10-14 10:11:17 AM

RatMaster999: MeinRS6: RatMaster999: Screw the weight, take a .44 magnum.

Well, if we're screwin' the weight, might as well go all the way. Desert Eagle 50cal

[i56.tinypic.com image 640x399]

[www.gunslot.com image 604x483]

This will kill a bear.

No THIS will kill a bear. Go big or go home (in a body bag). If it's standard equipment for being outdoors in Alaska then it's good enough for the junior birdman. If it's you vs. a bear you want something simple like a revolver.

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don't understand

2011-10-14 11:15:52 AM

"Flys"? Jesus f*cking Christ!

bigbabysurfer

2011-10-14 11:22:26 AM

Zombalupagus: 2wolves: "My $125.00 ultra toothpaste might not be as awesome as the $500.00 toothpaste but it's good enough for this wussie adventure."

I actually have some of the same camping stuff he has so I can completely understand the gear porn mentality. It's not like it's intentional or anything, it's just the same thing as how you can walk into a Best Buy or Home Depot and get stuck in there for hours.

I don't think it's the "gear porn mentality." I, for one, can completely understand paying big money for awesome equipment. I think it's more about the guy being a douchebag...like when he's talking about his tent and his air mattress:

"I got the five hundred dollar tent; maybe I should have splurged for the two thousand dollar tent."

"That's (the air mattress) literally as comfortable as my three thousand dollar mattress at home."

Is the cost of this equipment important? Yes. Does this guy talking about the cost come off as a total dickbag? Yes.

Perlin Noise

2011-10-14 11:30:00 AM

god damn that looked like fun

GavinTheAlmighty

2011-10-14 11:38:28 AM

So this may be a stupid question, but can he not take off with his bag already in tow? Why does he need to take off and then pick it up on the run?

ShoeKing

2011-10-14 12:16:16 PM

GavinTheAlmighty: So this may be a stupid question, but can he not take off with his bag already in tow? Why does he need to take off and then pick it up on the run?

Not stupid, I had the same thought. Strap it to the frame by his butt. You see him tie it to the frame with a rope later. maybe just wanted to show off his piloting skills but if its light enough he can fly with it, should be light enough to take off with. Otherwise you risk dropping all that gear down a mountain side where you can't get it and maybe one shoe too.

SLCBreeze

2011-10-14 01:02:58 PM

I thought that guy looked familiar.. It's freakin Super Dell Shanze! And here is one of his annoying commercials from back in the 90's for Totally Awesome Computers! (new window) I was hoping his parachute would fail and he would go crashing down into Utah Lake or the side of Timp.

BEER_ME_in_CT

2011-10-14 01:10:27 PM

Observatory

2011-10-14 01:33:06 PM

The only thing that would make this better is if it were a SILENT electric motor...that damn roar from the engine kind of negates the whole flying like a bird aspect of the thing.

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion

2011-10-14 01:44:39 PM

ShoeKing: GavinTheAlmighty: So this may be a stupid question, but can he not take off with his bag already in tow? Why does he need to take off and then pick it up on the run?

Not stupid, I had the same thought. Strap it to the frame by his butt. You see him tie it to the frame with a rope later. maybe just wanted to show off his piloting skills but if its light enough he can fly with it, should be light enough to take off with. Otherwise you risk dropping all that gear down a mountain side where you can't get it and maybe one shoe too.

I think he just wanted to see if he could do it. Wouldn't you try it?

Pincy

2011-10-14 01:52:22 PM

Observatory: The only thing that would make this better is if it were a SILENT electric motor...that damn roar from the engine kind of negates the whole flying like a bird aspect of the thing.

Oh ya totally. Why in fact I was planning on purchasing one of these but now that I've seen this video and heard the engine noise there is no way I'm going to buy it. I mean seriously, who would want to fly to the top of a mountain with all that noise. Completely ruins the experience. Too bad because it looked kind of fun.

midigod

2011-10-14 02:13:29 PM

Observatory: The only thing that would make this better is if it were a SILENT electric motor

The electric motor is silent. It's the giant fan that's making all the noise. Maybe Dyson can come up with a more silent fan, but until then, that's what ya get.

Observatory

2011-10-14 02:16:36 PM

midigod: Observatory: The only thing that would make this better is if it were a SILENT electric motor

The electric motor is silent. It's the giant fan that's making all the noise. Maybe Dyson can come up with a more silent fan, but until then, that's what ya get.

You don't know much about motors, do you?

August11

2011-10-14 02:19:22 PM

Captain_Ballbeard: As a pilot and a skydiver, I can say the takeoffs this guy is doing is far beyond what the rest of us will ever do. Dubious situation, complete confidence. Suck it haters.

Talent instantly recognizes genius, but mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself.

Headso

2011-10-14 02:24:37 PM

midigod: The electric motor is silent. It's the giant fan that's making all the noise

that sounded like the noise of a 2 stroke engine.

Kanemano

2011-10-14 02:54:57 PM

Captain_Ballbeard: Yeah that's the feeling a pussy gets when confronted with somebody who TAKES OFF with a parachute.

As a pilot and a skydiver, I can say the takeoffs this guy is doing is far beyond what the rest of us will ever do. Dubious situation, complete confidence. Suck it haters.

Doing this alone is an easy way to not find a body for 3 months

midigod

2011-10-14 03:34:11 PM

Observatory: You don't know much about motors, do you?

Take the fan off and tell me if the noise is still objectionable.

meehaw

2011-10-14 03:49:58 PM

In addition to all the other comments, what grown man uses the word "crud" as an expletive? He actually says, several times, "Holy crud!"

I hate things today.

helix400

2011-10-14 05:48:29 PM

SLCBreeze: I thought that guy looked familiar.. It's freakin Super Dell Shanze! And here is one of his annoying commercials from back in the 90's for Totally Awesome Computers! (new window) I was hoping his parachute would fail and he would go crashing down into Utah Lake or the side of Timp.

It is. This guy is crazy. Literally mentally unstable. His ads were wild. His company went under. He's been busted two or three times brandishing his gun. He's been caught on tape saying creepily vicious things about gays then denying that happened. He's been busted for driving recklessly through neighborhoods. He'll protest the media for unfair coverage on him. He's been in trouble for using this parachute device to almost hit tour boats on the Great Salt Lake. That's just the few things I can remember.

That said, I do want one of those parachute thingies.

darth_shatner

2011-10-14 06:03:51 PM

ShoeKing: GavinTheAlmighty: So this may be a stupid question, but can he not take off with his bag already in tow? Why does he need to take off and then pick it up on the run?

Not stupid, I had the same thought. Strap it to the frame by his butt. You see him tie it to the frame with a rope later. maybe just wanted to show off his piloting skills but if its light enough he can fly with it, should be light enough to take off with. Otherwise you risk dropping all that gear down a mountain side where you can't get it and maybe one shoe too.

I figured that he wanted to keep it well clear of the mtoor and parachute lines (hence why it's not on his butt) and clear of his legs for when he needs to run on takeoff / landing.

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