Parachutes should probably be included here. They don't completely separate you from the ground, but definitely slow how quickly you become reaquainted. Never cheap out on parachutes.
Well, this is depressing. It's taken me hours to work out how to get onto this community from another instance, and now that I'm here there are no comments showing. I guess they are still bouncing around the internet somewhere and I'll be able to see them soon.
It seems like such a basic thing to do, but most places seem to be quite slow making changes, and it is rare to have it mandatory.
Where I live (Australia) mandatory composting (the resident sorts, the actual composting is done by the city) is only just being introduced now. South Korea banned food waste being sent to landfill in 2005, but our government and community are talking about it like it is a groundbreaking new idea.
I think there is a good chance at the moment that people will find you. Without much map of where to go I have been searching for community names that include my interests, and I suspect other people are doing the same given the community I started has been getting subscribers and I haven't told anyone about it!
Thanks! I was really pleased with how it worked out.
I have issues with the fabric itself wearing through more than the seams. I patch them on the inside with some fabric from another old pair of jeans, and sew over them with varigated thread so the fabric is reinforced but the repair is not very visible.
I don't know about that, surely cutting out skydiving is moving into cheap territory, not frugal. I mean, cutting your kitchen sponge in half, saving up soap slivers and sewing clothes for your children from discarded chip packets are the sort of things worth doing, but you can't destroy everything that makes life worth living. It's really important to me for my mental health that I can jump out of planes whenever I feel the need, and when I do I want the best parachute money can buy.