A $2,500 Paramotor - Flying On A Budget Pt. 1

-Gear I Use-

[ExperimentalFun]

I was planing to just use a couple of leaf blowers strapped on my back :)

[fernando]

You cant be stingy when your life is on the line, I would love to fly a paramotor but I dont have enough money yet, so I prefer to wait and save some money to buy really good equipment that I can trust

[TuckerGott]

Check out part two where we take the ol' barn find for her first flight and give our real first impressions!

[pawngrabber]

I got cancer and was trying to sell my gear a trikebuggy deluxe with a mz34 engine, and a xlarge paratoys wing, extra prop kiting harness 2 cycle oil and a bunch of other stuff with it, flight worthy good condition for 1500.00 for everything, would even fly it to show it was good.
Just had people trying to scam and lowball me, its worth much more than 1500.00 I was asking.Im so glad it didnt sell, cause Im feeling much better.so gonna start flying again, and after losing 70 lbs Ill get so much better performance.Had the wing tested all is good, I start my engine often to keep it in shape.
Ive flown ppg over 10 years now, but from a airfield.Where I live now is just dirt roads
never taken off from a road, but being on wheels will make it easier.

[genericaccount]

Next up we’re gonna be testing budget parachutes!

[dochollywood]

I sit in my room with a common house fan to my back while watching your vids.

[canuckyank]

I have a bit of a hard time with the extreme flying and jumping stuff. One of my classmates nosedived his plane into the ground in Grade 12 and has had brain damage ever since. Another very close friend died at the age of 22. He was a flight instructor and was fogged in between the mountain ranges. He tried for the airport in the valley and ended up in the lake in January. They never found his body. I had been ice skating with him two days before. So while my spirit still soars with you as you do your great flying and I sit in the hospital with my wife of in the chemo unit, I do get the jitters.... I would love to paramotor...

[BT_Spanky]

Paramotors aren’t technically that expensive to build. However it’s just such a niche market that the engine manufacturers charge high prices because there isn’t much demand so to speak.

[Ian-qeox]

The netting alone should keep all newbies far far away! That’s thing is basically a nutribullet

[mikekellerman]

I'm an older guy would like to get in to this hobby looks like a blast . I've been riding dirt bikes my whole life and one thing I don't understand why you don't wear eye protection dude if you get anything in your eyes could be a major setback in having a safe landing love your videos be safe

[friedchicken]

it's like: is it worth it? - proceeds to show breathtaking footage

[northtexasskies]

I'm 16 right now and after i get my car im going to start saving up for a paramotor set up

[bob]

"flying on a budget"? That just sounds sketch.

[jonathandale]

I've done alot in life, a crap ton but i haven't ever used a paramotor nor parachute from a plane. Im getting old and this is something i wanna train to do. Bucket list #8.

[anthonyiannuccilli]

Love this episode. I am dying to get in the air but like you said spend the money to be safe. I would hate to have a cheap death. Let the saving commence.

[mattjohnson]

2.5k for a 6hp engine strapped to a chair? Someones being had there!

[treemendouslyme]

OMG! @ 7:36 I could not believe seeing the cheapest electrical crimper being used. When it comes it comes to electrical connections, bare wire crimps are hardly the way to go. I always tin the wires with solder, then crimp using proper connector, then fill connector with solder to inhibit future corrosion/oxidization, then slide the preplanned heat shrink over connection (or apply multiple coats of liquid tape) and you got a connection that you can trust your life with. A quality crimper is often hard to find and the best unit available can be found at harbor freight for $59.99. It is a hydraulic, one handed unit that delivers 10 tons of crimping power. You cannot beat it... makes crimping fun!

[illegalmachine]

Shane knows his stuff. Love hearing his input.

[jomccall]

I kinda wish you put a link in the description to the site or store Shane got his shirt in. Now THAT'S something I would definitely invest in.

[linagee]

strike out "Is it worth it?" and replace with "Can you use it regularly without dying?" :-D