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 YAKGRIPS KAYAK PADDLE COMFORT GRIPS GRABBAG FREE SHIP US $12.64
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 24 Nylon Pad Eyes with 48 Tri Grip Rivets for Kayaks Canoes or Boats US $22.79
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 NEW Yakgrips Comfort Kayak SUP Stand Up Paddle Grips BLACK US $12.65
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 10 Pack of Kayak Deck Hardware Rivets 200 Tri Grip Tri Grip US $5.49
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 10 Black Aluminum Tri Grip Rivets for Kayaks with little inside access US $6.79
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 Pro Boat kayak Fishing Lip Grip Ultra Lite Designed for Bream Bass Rust free US $44.31
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 Voyageur Kayak Paddle Grip Holder Black NEW US $7.88
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 YAKGRIPS KAYAKERS KAYAKING PADDLE GRIPS NEW COLOR BLACK US $12.75
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 5 Pack of Kayak Deck Hardware Rivets 200 Tri Grip Tri Grip US $3.99
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3 Apex Eyeglass Holder Fashion Cords - One Blue, One Black, One Brown $8.95 3 Apex Eyeglass Holder Fashion Cords - One Blue, One Black, One Brown... |
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Nose Pads By Apex Healthcare Products $1.39 Nose Pads By Apex Healthcare Products... |
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Hog Wild Rock Climbing Wall Benders $10.85 Includes two tin sections that quickly connect together toform a challenging vertical climbing wall, complete with handholds and support base. The magnetic bender has powerfulmagnets in his hands and feet so he grips and sticks to thewall. Includes climbing rope with embedded magnet on one endfor rapelling and safe climbing.... |
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Norton Fish Grip Glow $12.99 The Fish Grip is a new fish landing device developed by an expert angler and used by many fishing guides. You have our assurance that this quality product will help to successfully land a fish with less chance of injury either to the fisherman or to the fish, which may be released.... |
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Thule 839 Get-A-Grip Oar and Paddle Roof Rack Mount Carrier $45.99 Get-A-Grip is a fully lockable multipurpose holder for carrying paddles, oars, and masts. Fits items up to 4" diameter. Capacity to transport and lock multiple paddles. Integrated cable secures items and prevents theft of expensive paddles. Equipment protection provided by rubber cushion. Neat and easy cable management with built in clip to secure extra cable length. Fits Thule standard and Xsport... |
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Nanuk 930 Case NANUK cases are the best choice to move your equipment in complete security. Whether transporting valuable equipment, binocular, cameras, laptops, camera lens, night vision goggles, hand guns, satellite phones, gas detectors, camcorders, video gear, tools, hard drives, scopes around the world or simply protecting sensitive tools in the urban jungle, NANUK is up to the challenge.... |
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Malone Saddle Up Pro High Grip Sling Saddles - Set of 2 $79.95 Malone Auto Racks Saddle-up Pro w/ Bow & Stern Lines, High-Grip Sling Saddles (Set of 2) - FRONT MOUNT SET ONLY The Malone Saddle Up Pro universal car rack kayak carrier is the perfect option when considering transport for one kayak. The loading saddles allow the boat to nestle into the flexible profile of the cradles. The rear felt-lined saddles facilitate easy loading and the front rubber-l... |
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Nanuk 925 Case with Cubed Foam (Black) $107.68 NANUK cases are the best choice to move your equipment in complete security. Whether transporting valuable equipment, binocular, cameras, laptops, camera lens, night vision goggles, hand guns, satellite phones, gas detectors, camcorders, video gear, tools, hard drives, scopes around the world or simply protecting sensitive tools in the urban jungle, NANUK is up to the challenge.... |
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Nanuk 905 Case with Cubed Foam (Yellow) $49.49 NANUK cases are the best choice to move your equipment in complete security. Whether transporting valuable equipment, binocular, cameras, laptops, camera lens, night vision goggles, hand guns, satellite phones, gas detectors, camcorders, video gear, tools, hard drives, scopes around the world or simply protecting sensitive tools in the urban jungle, NANUK is up to the challenge.... |
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Nanuk 905 Case with Cubed Foam (Black) $33.99 NANUK cases are the best choice to move your equipment in complete security. Whether transporting valuable equipment, binocular, cameras, laptops, camera lens, night vision goggles, hand guns, satellite phones, gas detectors, camcorders, video gear, tools, hard drives, scopes around the world or simply protecting sensitive tools in the urban jungle, NANUK is up to the challenge.... |
Leap of Faith - Bungee Jump Thailand
“Should I jump, or wait to be pushed?”
Today, with the ever-increasing popularity and legalization of this extreme sport, the wide-eyed and crazed leapers of faith can embrace the freedom of flying (aka falling) with less fear of police arrest – the only fear they need deal with is the obvious one, that of ending up as a messy puddle on the tarmac resembling non-vegetarian strawberry jam.
Whilst travelling through southeast Asia’s awe-inspiring scenery the fascination of bungy- jumping finally gripped me when I paid a visit to “Bungy Jungle” in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Like all bungy jump sites in Thailand, it is fully insured and has been accident-free since opening.
Most people won't consider trying bungy jumping for fear of the chord snapping or of their eyeballs dislocating, but the truth is that there is a very low incidence of bungy-jumping accidents, when compared to other extreme sports.
I was about to join the ranks of adrenaline junkies - those bravehearts or fools who have overcome the entirely rational and reasonable fear of falling with their thrill-seeking fetish. I weighed myself in, strapped myself up and prepared for a heart-stopping rush. Upon reaching the top of the crane I saw a young Scandinavian couple. They were preparing for a tandem jump, where they would plummet earthwards bound together. Through the fog of fear clouding my brain I realized that I really wouldn’t fancy being tied together with anybody, least of all my beloved, whilst bungy-jumping – it seemed a very bad idea to take on the further risk of clobbering her somewhere soft and/or painful with my elbow - I would be in the dog-house for so long if i KO’ed her with an inadvertant left hook.
I didn't pay the couple much attention. Perhaps they were helping me out with some encouraging words but, not wanting to wait for fear of bottling out, I stepped forwards towards the abyss. All I could hear was the voice of the safety crew-member standing next to me saying, "Relax. Breathe deeply. Look at those beautiful mountains in the distance... Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Jump!" Perhaps unsurprisingly his final countdown didn't work at all for me, as 10 seconds later we were still standing there, 165ft above a fresh water lake at Mae Rim Valley. All my heroic bravado had vanished – I seemed to have left it at the registry counter of the shop on the ground where I had paid my money.
Looking down at the ant-like figures of the people below, I realized, "man, it's high up here. Maybe I should just bail out and write off the money - it might be a waste of cash, but at least I’d live”. Then I considered the merciless mockery I would be subjected to if I bailed out – I was accompanied by 3 mates, who would be sure to compare me unfavourably to a girl during every other remaining waking moment of the trip to Thailand. Its not that I’ve got anything against girls, far from it, but I didn’t fancy this prospect at all.
I’m not sure why I finally jumped. Maybe it was the fear-of-mockery macho-bravado or maybe it was stinginess at not wanting to waste the fee (I’m from Yorkshire). Either way, the next thing I did, grimacing like a condemned man, was to close my eyes and swan-dive head-first over the edge.
Although it lasted only seconds, the 60 mph plunge seemed to take forever. I couldn’t believe I had jumped! I felt totally disorientated in an unpleasantly weird way, yet at the same time I was loving the indescribably sublime sensation of free fall, whilst feeling near to death at the same time – it was almost like I was knocking on heaven’s door – very loudly. I started to scream louder and louder in my head but suppressed this internal racket and emitted no sound at all to the outside world. I had already been very embarrassed to linger there at the edge the moment before and had thus to be a bit cool through the whole process of jumping in order to save face. I opened my eyes and realized in a moment of epiphany that I was more scared of embarrassing myself in front of my friends than I was of the up-rushing terra firma. Ten minutes later I watched the Scandy couple plunge earthwards wrapped in each others’ arms and changed my mind about not going bungy-jumping with my better half – it seemed like the Swedes enjoyed it anyway, particularly as they had chosen to have a slightly longer rope than usual, meaning that their heads were dunked into the water at the bottom of the fall. The attendant at the ticket booth had asked one of my friends if he wanted to go for this option and I remember my friend looking at the attendant as if he needed brain surgery for asking such a question.
I idly wondered which of the guys would be the first to prove their superior machismo by now having a go at the head-dunking version. Then I saw Tom walking towards the ticket booth with a somewhat grim but determined look on his face. “Hmmm” I thought, “I’m closer to the ticket booth than he is, there’s no way I’m letting him get there first”.
It’s a great experience, a natural high. It’s also a high-risk exploit. Unlike most sports bungy- jumping allows zero margin for error. In a free fall, a mistake or an equipment failure would almost certainly mean a jumper’s demise. But talk to any bungy enthusiast and he’ll tell you about the chills and thrills of the most extremely exciting entertainment in the world … but he won’t mention the spills (well, if there had been a spill, he wouldn’t be there to tell you about it, would he?).
Whilst in Thailand, why not visit out one of Thailand's currently best three beach destinations
Koh Lao Liang: http://www.andamanadventures.com/kohlaoliang.shtml
Ao Nang: http://www.andamanadventures.com/ao_nang.shtml
Railay/Tonsai: http://www.andamanadventures.com/railay-tonsai.shtml
About the Author
Runs Andaman Sky Co., Ltd, specialising in climbing and diving trips to Thailand’s best beach destinations.
