{"id":17698,"date":"2017-05-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17698"},"modified":"2017-05-11T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T23:00:00","slug":"2017-05-12-rhythm-howto-gear-up-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2017-05-12-rhythm-howto-gear-up-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhythm How-to: Gear up Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SDC Rhythm go through a gear check to start your day and before every jump<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?list=PLxHplfP8vWYDlDO7IphQLZDJq2jPx27f0&#038;v=L2-opX5cnII\">Gearing Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rhythm describes a logical gear checklist, how to gear up safely, pre-boarding checks \u2013 you&#8217;re ready to skydive!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>More Rhythm How-to Videos<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>First video:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/skydivemag.smallteaser.com\/article\/rhythm-howto-turn-up-at-a-new-dz\"><em>Turning up at a new DZ<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Previous video:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/skydivemag.smallteaser.com\/article\/rhythm-howto-walk-a-dive\"><em>Dive Preparation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Next video:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/skydivemag.smallteaser.com\/article\/rhythm-howto-prejump-gear-check\"><em><strong>Gear checks in the plane<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skydivemag.smallteaser.com\/article\/search\/advanced?series=Rhythm+Instructional+Videos\"><em><strong>All videos in the series<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SDC Rhythm go through a gear check to start your day and before every jump Gearing Up Rhythm describes a logical gear checklist, how to gear up safely, pre-boarding checks \u2013 you&#8217;re ready to skydive! 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