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greatunknown
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:45 am Post subject: Bungee jumping for the heavy? |
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Hello
I've always wanted to go bungee jumping. Yesterday I was told by one place that I was over their weight limit. I'm a big guy, 195cm (a little over 6'4) and 118kg's (About 260 pounds) . The place I was at had a weight restriction of 110 kg's. I'm told that some places will accommodate up to 125 kg's though.
Can anyone recommend a place that might let me jump? |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Go to America, where the average person isn't 40kg.
Seriously, I wouldn't want to do anything "life-threatening" in Asia. |
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greatunknown
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| DaHu wrote: |
Go to America, where the average person isn't 40kg.
Seriously, I wouldn't want to do anything "life-threatening" in Asia. |
Haha, fair enough! I was expecting that, I was also expecting someone to tell me to go on a diet. Thats not really the kind of input i'm looking for. I've heard there are bungee places where 2 can jump at the same time? Surely they must have higher weight restrictions.
P.S. I am going to make a solid effort to lose 10kg's. I'm gonna try my hardest to do it. 3 months! starting..... tomorrow  (FML) lol |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I heard about someone, can't remember now, they had a zip line accident over here. Not fatal but they were laid up for a couple months. Students wanted me to go on one and there was no way I was even going to tempt fate like that. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| DaHu wrote: |
| I heard about someone, can't remember now, they had a zip line accident over here. Not fatal but they were laid up for a couple months. Students wanted me to go on one and there was no way I was even going to tempt fate like that. |
I remember that guy too, but that was in China I believe. He had gone on vacation there and got messed up there, and then the national insurance wasn't too keen on paying for it.
I live within sight of the bungee platform at Yuldong Park in Bundang. I've seen plenty of folks go over the edge of that and be alright. A few friends did it and said it was well run. Granted, I'd be leery of anything like bungee jumping/sky diving/etc no matter where I was, but Asia specifically - the value on safety here isn't necessarily more or less, but just... different. |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:26 am Post subject: |
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You can jump at Cheongpyeong River Land in Gapyeong-gun, but you'll pay twice as much for being over 110kg. They do couples' jump there, too.
http://www.riverland.co.kr/index.htm |
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