Skydiving Gifts: What Skydivers Really Want

Key Takeaways

For first-timers, the best skydiving gift is a gift certificate for a tandem skydive – especially if you choose to go with them and make it a shared thrilling experience! For fun jumpers, you can simply add money to their jump accounts, buy them lower priced gear, or go all out and help them purchase expensive equipment. For experienced jumpers, though, it’s important to make sure you check in with them on what they need – it never hurts to ask!

Being the loved one of a skydiver is hard. All they do is go skydiving, talk about skydiving, complain about the weather when they can’t go skydiving, and try to convince everyone they know to start skydiving! Our best recommendation to anyone with a beloved skydiver in their life is to just give in and give skydiving a try – there’s a reason we all love it so much! Our second-best recommendation is to get them a gift they’ll truly love, whether it’s their birthday, an anniversary, or the holiday season.

Shopping for gifts for a skydiver when you aren’t one yourself, though, can be a challenge. We’re here to make it easier with a gift guide perfect for any budget!

Money Honey (Or a Gift Certificate)

If you’re shopping for a first-timer who you know is eager to make a skydive, grab them a gift certificate! At Wisconsin Skydiving Center, you can choose different options for your gift certificate, from specific services to a preset amount they can apply to services of their choice, including our learn to skydive training. Skydiving is a great gift for any special occasion!

If your loved one is an experienced jumper, you don’t need a gift card – you can add money straight to their jumping account! You can buy them however many jumps you want, depending on your budget. This is the easiest gift that any jumper will absolutely love!

If you’re going the gift certificate route, you might be wondering how to gift someone a skydive. Gifting someone a skydive will make you the coolest present-giver in the room. You can print out a gift certificate, have them open an email, or straight up drive them to the dropzone on the day of their jump.

Skydiving Gifts: Less Than $100

While skydiving gear can be pretty pricey, there are still plenty of gifts for skydivers that are less than $100. A skydiving present doesn’t have to be gear. 

Think: what does a skydiver need? All sorts of things! There are an endless number of skydiving gadgets for every budget. One thing about skydivers is that they like for people to know they’re skydivers! You can get them a skydiving T-shirt to let their clothes start the conversation! 

There are also skydiving jerseys, which are designed specifically for the physical demands of skydiving. These are more expensive than a T-shirt, but they’re long-lasting and much appreciated by skydivers everywhere.

If you want to get them something more gear-related, look into altimeter mounts and GoPro accessories. For clothing that serves a purpose, buffs or gaiters and skydiving gloves are helpful tools to any skydiver, especially in cooler weather.

For a fun gift, there are fanny packs and hammocks made from old canopies. Anyone sporting one of these will be the talk of the dropzone!

Skydiving Gifts: Less Than $500

In this budget range, you’ll find gifts skydiving addicts will deeply appreciate. Not only do skydivers love to talk about skydiving, but they love to share footage of their jumps! Especially if the skydiver in your life is nearing the 200-jump milestone, cameras are a great choice. 

For jumpers at any level, jumpsuits are another good present option – just be sure to check with your loved one about what kind of jumpsuit they would want based on their discipline and goals in the sport.

Brand new jumpers, or jumpers looking for extra or brand new accessories, will greatly appreciate a helmet or altimeter. These unique gifts for skydivers complete the gear set-up, allowing you to contribute to what they really need without breaking the bank on the most expensive equipment.

Skydiving Gifts: $500 +

If you’re reading this section, it’s probably because you want to get your loved one something really nice, but you still don’t know what to gift a skydiver. Skydiving is a sport of functionality – everything serves a purpose! Our biggest tip, if you’re wondering what to gift the skydiver in your life, is to ask them. If this is too straightforward, ask them questions about their recent jumps, travels to boogies, or time at the dropzone – they’re sure to drop a hint about something they need or want.

Skydiving gifts that fall into this category range into the thousands of dollars, including canopies (parachutes), rigs, and automatic activation devices. These are extremely jumper-specific, as skydiving gear is definitely not one-size-fits-all. However, if you know the jumper in your life really wants a new canopy, being the one to help them pay for it would make you the best gift giver of all time.

Not only would this gift be appreciated in the moment, but canopies last a long time – it’s the gift that keeps on giving! What is the lifespan of a parachute? Every so often, parachutes need to get a new lineset, but the actual fabric of the parachute can last thousands of jumps and several decades! So, yeah, they’re expensive … but they last!

When it comes to buying expensive gear for your skydiver, we recommend creating a fun “coupon” or note to let them know how much you are willing to financially contribute to their more expensive gear, but allowing them to choose their gear for themselves.

Skydiving: The Best Experience Gift

Skydiving is the best experience gift, whether you want to join your loved one on a skydiving adventure or support them in their favorite hobby. A skydiving gift certificate is perfect for Christmas (or any holidays or celebrations!) because it’s an experience they’ll remember forever, rather than gifting “stuff”.

Want to find out what skydiving is all about? Book your tandems with Wisconsin Skydiving Center now!