Advice for AC

Post by **Vincent** » Wed May 08, 2002 8:44 pm

monkeynautt wrote:I want to go on the zip line. We didn't get to do it at ASA.

I was told a few years ago that they had recently (at the time) slowed it down and that now, it wasn't nearly as much fun as it had used to be...

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed May 08, 2002 11:10 pm

I dont know if they did that or not but a parachute decent isnt nessecarily fast anyway. Its fun anyway.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Thu May 09, 2002 8:30 am

No matter how fast it goes it would still be cool!!!!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu May 09, 2002 3:10 pm

The zipline is cool at any speed.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Thu May 09, 2002 5:18 pm

ive never been on one before

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu May 09, 2002 9:41 pm

The one at Ac was the first one i ever went on

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Fri May 10, 2002 4:32 am

Same here! I never went on the zip line while at ASA.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri May 10, 2002 12:47 pm

Well when i went to asa we didnt even get to go over to the AC area. We almost went over their one day just to swim and cool off because it was spo hot but the counselor couldnt get aproval.

orion8 · Post by **orion8** » Fri May 10, 2002 2:11 pm

we didnt do the zipline at asa but i have done them before they are cool!!

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:29 am

LB206 wrote:Well when i went to asa we didnt even get to go over to the AC area. We almost went over their one day just to swim and cool off because it was spo hot but the counselor couldnt get aproval.

That's funny because when I was at camp in October we went to the lake. We had to get permission to go because the water was below whatever temperature they normally let people into it. (I think they said it was 73 degrees F.) They were afraid we were going to get hypothermia on them, but we were stong and made it out with huge grins on our faces! We did the helodunker and the parachute zip like - heaps fun!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:55 pm

the zip line and helo dunker are great. Except when the medical problem the counselor assigns you in the helodunker is Ghonorea but my counselors had a sick sense of humor.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:05 pm

I was assigned a broken nail, and being me, that's quite the contrary to something I'd ever complain about, but I played it up big time and created a huge fuss over it all. In addition, our counsellor had the two Australians and I team up as terrorists who wouldn't let anyone leave the helicopter. Oh... memories...

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:29 pm

Two of my favorites were when the biggest person on the team was assigned to be a sumo wrestler who wanted to be the last off, so he was actually picking up people and pushing them out of the window. The other amusing scenario is when one of the guys have to act like a pregnant woman. It usually ends up with some comment about water breaking as water flows into the helidunker.

One year they had an emergency raft from a large crew aircraft in the lake, and they made us get out of the helidunker, swim to the raft, get in, while maintaining our roles, then use the penetrator for extraction. Im glad they stopped using the penetrator cause that was simply a painful experience.

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:30 pm

Two of my favorites were when the biggest person on the team was assigned to be a sumo wrestler who wanted to be the last off, so he was actually picking up people and pushing them out of the window. The other amusing scenario is when one of the guys have to act like a pregnant woman. It usually ends up with some comment about water breaking as water flows into the helidunker.

One year they had an emergency raft from a large crew aircraft in the lake, and they made us get out of the helidunker, swim to the raft, get in, while maintaining our roles, then use the penetrator for extraction. Im glad they stopped using the penetrator cause that was simply a painful experience.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:13 pm

That was a horrible experience for everybody! Guys and girls had serious problems with that piece of equipment. It was even more painful than my fall off of the net and my entanglement in a downed tree and barbwire.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:41 pm

We elected not to do the helo hoist activity or penetrator as you call it for that reason. The harness was uncomfortable enough to walk in we didnt want to get hoisted up by it.

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 4:32 pm

The device is actually called a Forest Penetrator, but not for the same reason we call it that. it was actually designed so be dropped down into a forested area without getting snagged, but was really designed for only one person at a time, so the ride up wasnt as uncomfortable as the ride at the lake.

Sorry about the double post, computer glitch.

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:14 pm

yea that penetrator was soooo much fun

yea well im a big guy about 6'0" 250 and i got to be the first person out well my councelor was another one with a sick sense of humor so suposidly i became even fatter and got stuck in the door no one else knew it was gonna happen it was hillarious

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:58 pm

The time at the tower doing the helo dunker and the zipline were definately one of the most fun parts of AC. I wish we could have done the zipline twice but we couldnt it took forever to wait for your turn though.

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 3:17 pm

I also liked the zipline and helo dunker- in fact it prepped me for the Ropes Course in Basic Training. If I survived the zipline, then the Ropes Course was a piece of cake. I was not too afraid up on the ropes and made it through alright.