Basketless – the new website for balloons without baskets

Just launched today is Basketless – a global directory of man-carrying balloons that do not have a (wicker) gondola. This classification includes solo or dual hoppers, air chairs and sky chariots.

The site is the work of Netherlands based Erik Jan Doornewaard who has collected and collated the details of over 180 ‘wickerless’ aerostats, most of them with one or more pictures.

Both active and inactive balloons are listed, either at the dedicated country page or at the ‘Old Glory’ page.

Interesting to see is the table ranking countries by the number of active balloons registered. At the time of writing this article the UK is the clear leader, with 80 balloons listed. In second place is the USA with 22 and in third place is Switzerland with 12.

Compiling such a directory is always a work in progress and despite digging through the various official national aircraft registers Erik is sure he may have missed some or made some errors so is asking for balloon owners and visitors to check, and if necessary supply correct, details. He is also asking visitors to send him any photographs to improve the overall correctness and completeness of the website.

Basketless also offers links to manufacturer websites so if you are feeling inspired by looking at all these basket less balloons you will know where you can go to buy one.

Add www.basketless.eu to your browser bookmark to keep updated with the world of ballooning without baskets.