(photo courtesy: Andreas Jankowsky)

The last words you hear the Jumpmaster scream at you are “In the door!” Then you’re suddenly out and away from the aircraft, thousands of feet above the earth, wind rushing past your body as everything seems to slow down to a complete halt. This is parachuting–before you yank the chord. But you don’t know anything at all about how to jump out of an airplane, let alone pack a chute properly and get up to altitude, right? The good news is, you don’t have to. For a fee, you can get the breathtaking thrills of parachuting and let an expert do all the work for you. Intrigued? Read more after the jump to learn how YOU can be the one in that adrenaline-cranked free-fall with under an hour of training and some expert assistance in the air.

(The Jacuzzi J-400 hot tub. Babes, golf clubs, and bad khaki pants not included.)

Our New Year’s resolution? We don’t feel that making a better life in 2008 involves making any sacrifices- we believe there is something altogether different that will give us a sense of completeness, a true happiness in 2008 and beyond. We want a hot tub, dammit… a hot tub. Do you share in our interest, fellow GearCraver? Well buying a hot tub isn’t an impulse buy, its not something you just toss in your shopping cart at Walmart (we tried it– didn’t work). Since we figured this out the hard way, we put together a handy guide to help you navigate the world of hot tubs for minimum headaches– and maximum hot tub action. Keep reading for the GearCrave guide to hot tub happiness.

Let’s face it– New Year’s Resolutions are made to be broken. The holidays are a time of financial, culinary, and alcoholic excess that very few can escape. The horrible hangovers, the growing waistlines, the vicious credit card bills all lead to desperate pleas for change. How do we plan to dig our way out of this year’s holiday hole? On December 31st, we collectively raise our glasses, burp, and swear to “drink less” in the coming year…

We at GearCrave, however, have decided to swear off these ineffectual resolutions once and for all. Our New Year’s Resolution is not only to stop making them, but to help others break their own useless resolutions… and to do it in style. Read on, fellow GearCravers, for our ultimate guide to shattering your own personal New Year’s Resolutions. Here’s what we’ll be covering:

1. Resolution Number One: Spend More Time with the Family
2. Resolution Number Two: Quit Drinking
3. Resolution Number Three: Get in Shape

Continue reading below for creative ways to shatter your own New Year’s resolutions!

You might not get pulled over today, or tomorrow, but the law of averages says you’re going to tangle with Johnny Cop and his radar gun sooner or later. Is your lead foot a liability? Do you need an edge when it comes to the rules of the road? GearCrave won’t tell you it’s possible to ride like the Dukes of Hazzard and get away with it forever, but with a few seconds of smart thinking you might just get let off with a warning instead of a hefty fine and a court appearance. The trick is to learn how to think like a cop. Find out how after the jump.