Zoter 0 #1 May 20, 2004 Ok y'all...Ive read it all here....about packing. Im comfortable getting my propack up to the point where its on the floor....and needs dressing and bagging. Im really looking for some video of your different techniques for bagging here....sure i can see it on the DZ....but Id really like to slow it down and analyse...(just my style) Anybody have anything ...video or sequential stills they know of or would like to share...?? Gratefully yours.....Zoter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmali 0 #2 May 20, 2004 there is this video on skydiving movies Pro pack in 60 seconds. Not sure if it helps, but it's something to start with. Pineappe Death Juice, If you have to ask you'd rather not know! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #3 May 20, 2004 Find a good, nice, attractive packer and get him or her to help you with some tips. Karenmeal fits the bill at Snohomish. She showed me some minor tricks that totally make it better. Squish this part, air out at this time, hand here before making that fold, etc. and now sometimes when I put my canopy in the bag, it looks like a folded up canopy! -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falxori 0 #4 May 20, 2004 videos are nice (i have one) but its nothing like hands on experience. the best thing would be to find a friendly experienced packer/jumper that will help you out. there are many methods and people have shown me at least 5 when i was learning, how i pack now is a mixture of them , taking what suits me in every stage. its the small things, like where your knees are, shifting your weight and so on. you'll get it, we all do at some point ... O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 May 20, 2004 QuoteKarenmeal fits the bill at Snohomish. She showed me some minor tricks that totally make it better. Squish this part, air out at this time, hand here before making that fold, etc. and now sometimes when I put my canopy in the bag, it looks like a folded up canopy Yours was reallly easy to pack Eugene... That jump we traded canopies its a lot easier to pack than the slippery monster I just packed twice now.. THIS new material on the Samurai is some slippery snotty stuff.... Your Hornet with the South African material... lots easier... Me.. I will just pay my dear little Pink Mafia Sister to pack mine.. she does a great job... and she can use the bucks for college. That is a win win for us both.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #6 May 20, 2004 Flip it over, roll it up like a sleeping bag, put it in the bag upside down and then flip it all back over.. it's called a roll pack.. (some people call it a psycho-pack but roll pack sounds safer) chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaMan 0 #7 May 20, 2004 Quote...Im really looking for some video of your different techniques for bagging here... Anybody have anything ...video or sequential stills they know of or would like to share...?? Try this still sequence from Brent's site... And here is a method of getting it in the bag using a reverse S fold...I use it all the time on my Samurai; works great once you learn where the folds need to be madeGood luck!Z-Flock 8 Discotec Rodriguez Too bad weapons grade stupidity doesn't lead to sterility. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 May 20, 2004 QuoteFlip it over, roll it up like a sleeping bag, put it in the bag upside down and then flip it all back over.. it's called a roll pack.. (some people call it a psycho-pack but roll pack sounds safer Hey thats what I do.. but I call it my psycotic trash pack... I always hve good openings.. and they do not slam me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #9 May 20, 2004 Yup, I've always done the S-folds in reverse order, much easier to get the canopy into the bag in stages. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #10 May 20, 2004 Cool Thanks.... (wont say I got it yet....half the canopy in the bag looks nice to begin with....then it just pisses itself laughing and spills over the sides....) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #11 May 20, 2004 I've got some stuff here http://www.packingparachutes.com/packing_course/html/packing_part_6_2_pics.htmPete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #12 May 21, 2004 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=478895#478895Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #13 May 21, 2004 Quotevideos are nice (i have one) but its nothing like hands on experience. the best thing would be to find a friendly experienced packer/jumper that will help you out. The only worthless part of the video's though is that they always show this nice small neat canopy fitting nicely into a big ole D bag when I have a ball breaking big ass canopy I'm trying to get into a bag that's SUPPOSED to be the right size, but I'd swear it was actually designed for a canopy 2 sizes smaller than mine. For that you need a real live packer who shows you all the nasty little tricks you can use to get the SOB into the bag, even if it don't look pretty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #14 May 22, 2004 damn SOB etc... are not ways to talk about the device which saves your life on each (or almost each) jump. If you talk to her nicely, she'll get in the bag easily.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #15 May 25, 2004 Thanks Skycat ( and all ) for those great tips.... After much practice ....i have found a nice technique that works well....and I can get my packjob done from it being dropped down after a lift to closing the mouth lock stows in 11 mins. Thats fast enough for me !! Thae tip by skycat about folding the 'rabbit ears' into the fold under the centre seam works a treat ! as does a great tip one of the chaps at Headcorn showed me......ie dont wrestle the packjob and put too much pressure on it.....just enough pressure to hold it together.. Thanks all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #16 May 25, 2004 A trick that works for me is to push the big fold into the bag (the whole thing is s-folded at this point -- it's not the reverse fold method), then shove the "ears" in after that. When I started doing it that way, my life got a LOT easier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenspooner 0 #17 May 26, 2004 just spend a day packing and unpacking, over and over. It does get easier I promise you. ***Die with yer boots on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites