geanky 0 #1 October 7, 2002 How much do you charge or pay a packer for a pack job? How much do you get paid for packing a tandem? learn to fly in 3d Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 October 7, 2002 Everywhere I have ever been it's $5 for a sport main and $10 for a tandem. I don't think I have ever heard of any more or less. I would tip if I had jumped many times and I knew my packer was busting their ass to keep me in the air. Provided I had good openings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #3 October 7, 2002 $5.00 for pack job and $10 for a tandem. Remember to tip your packers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #4 October 7, 2002 Sport Rigs are usually $5.00 and Tandems are $10.00Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 October 7, 2002 $5 for a sport rig $10 for a tandem That's what I get, anyways, and unlike a lot of packers, I'm expected to have good openings on the tandems and other stuff I pack. Thus not adhearing to the saying "I get paid for the pack job, not the opening..." Sometimes the sport packs (for random people) work out to be more, since if I'm providing good openings and pack for them all day, they'll tip. (TIP: If you want special service from your packer, like giving your rig priority or some extra attention, tip a bit at the end of the day. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #6 October 7, 2002 It was $6 at Perris and I think the same at Eloy.... $5 every where else I've been and paid for...I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #7 October 7, 2002 $5-$6 depending on size of sport rig $10-$12 depending on rigger or not (I know one place that pays $9) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #8 October 7, 2002 5 for a sport rig under 170 6 if 170 or more 10 for tandem -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #9 October 7, 2002 How about tipping? What is a standard tip for packers? After a day where I jumped five or more times and the openings were good and I did not have to wai a long time I always tip one more pack job. (An extra $5) Is this average? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #10 October 7, 2002 I've seen (and paid) $5 everywhere but once place, that charges $6. I tip for packers that go out of their way to help me make loads and such. The openings aren't a basis for tipping, since poor openings could be as much my fault as theirs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 October 7, 2002 For 5 or more times, I would hope to see a tip of $5. If you needed a couple of the pack jobs rushed so you could make a load, then a few extra above that would keep your packer very happy.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konradptr 0 #12 October 7, 2002 I think the standard in Rantoul was $6... ------------------------------------------ Getting banned isn't that bad...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #13 October 7, 2002 Regular sport rigs are going up to $6 from $5 at most DZ's in California, as far as I know Tandems are still $10... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #14 October 7, 2002 Packing Kathy also gaurenteed her pack jobs with a free reserve repack if it was a ture packing error like a line over or something similar.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #15 October 7, 2002 $5 for my 170. $6 during the boogie. $30 for the six pack jobs Sunday and a $5 tip. Included one haul-ass pack job so I could get a paid video jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #16 October 7, 2002 QuoteI think the standard in Rantoul was $6... $5. I dunno if Packing Kathy was charging six, but there were lots of other packers charging $5. I tend to tip $5-10 or something more expensive: a jump ticket. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #17 October 7, 2002 QuotePacking Kathy also gaurenteed her pack jobs with a free reserve repack if it was a ture packing error like a line over or something similar I will always pay for the repack if the cutaway was my fault as the packer. Personally I think packers should do this and stand by it, helps keep them motivated to do a good job, if they don't have a good work ethic to begin with.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #18 October 7, 2002 QuoteI think the standard in Rantoul was $6... You got ripped...That's why we brought Jared...A little beer, a little food and he was fine packing for Mary and I all day... Back to the topic- 3 DZ's here are 5$ for sports and 10$ for Tandem...I believe that Canon City pays 15$ for Tandems...----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #19 October 7, 2002 Quote $5.00 for pack job . Remember to tip your packers. absolutely____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #20 October 7, 2002 I don't pack mains much, just to help out when we are short packers. $5 for a student or sport rig, $10 for a tandem rig. I pack reserves, mine and some friends, for $40. The rigger at Raeford charges the same, adding another charge for pop-tops. Big John doesn't pack pop-tops, so that's not an issue here.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagar 0 #21 October 7, 2002 What about those extra painfull canopies? Would you charge extra for a brand new VX 72 or a hard opening Sabre 150 that someone has decided to shoehorn into a 120 rig?--- PCSS #10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 October 7, 2002 Usually I wouldn't charge any extra, but with something like that it is generally understood that a tip would be in order. If they don't tip, that's their choice, but usually people are understanding.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #23 October 7, 2002 Packers are rodents Skydivers are worthless shitjraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #24 October 7, 2002 The packers charge $5.00 for a sport rig at my dz. I generally tip, plus I usually set my own brakes, unstow the slider and cock the pilot chute. I'll also feed my packer or get him gatorade when he's really busting his ass, and I'll drum up business for him when its kind of slow. (Like talking my friends into treating themselves to a pack job when they usually do it themselves!) I find that when I take good care of my packer, he takes pretty good care of me too. My fiancee and I jokingly refer to our packers from last year and this year as our adopted sons! maura Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #25 October 7, 2002 Sometimes it does depend on main size. I have a Spectre 190, and I have to pay $6 to have it packed."Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
