A present for the man who has everything

The problem with buying for somebody who has everything is not that they own everything. It is that anything purchasable they would have bought themselves if they wanted it. What is left is the category of things people do not buy for themselves — not for lack of money, for lack of an excuse.

Why it works as a present

• It takes up no space. No size to guess, no taste to match, no chance of owning a second one.
• It needs nothing beforehand — no fitness, no experience, no kit.
• The date is open. Twelve months of validity, so it imposes nothing.
• It leaves something behind. In the filmed variants, footage that circulates around the family.

Which variant

The jump itself is identical across the variants — the difference is only whether and how it is filmed. The basic one is the jump alone. In the middle one a camera flyer exits alongside and films it from the side. In the top one an instructor-held camera is added, close to the face, so the reactions are in the footage too.

If he is interested in jumping more than once, the AFF course is the better present — it ends with him jumping solo. The differences are set out in tandem or AFF.

What he receives

A PDF voucher with a code, an expiry date and his name if you give one. Print it, send it yourself, or set a date for us to e-mail it to him. All that is left after that is arranging the jump with the code.

The weight limit is 100 kg and jumping starts at 16. If either of those is tight, write to us before buying rather than after.

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