Reasons to fire your packer

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

You forgot this one:

Insists on ProPacking tandems and has packed at least one line-over.

[Alexg3265 0]

DougH

Disagree all you want, but as far as opening force the stows beyond the locking stows play no role.

People didn't stop free stowing lines in their main packtrays because of hard openings, it was because of the sport death aspects of having a line hitch or get snagged on a part of the container.

If I could eliminate that risk I would gladly show you that I could coil all of the line except to locking stows and have no difference in opening force.

I've done it. I only stowed my locking stows and neatly coiled the rest of my lines. I was having the occasional already line twisted snivel. Opened great. Now I use large bands on the non locking stows and put just enough line through to keep them organized. I noticed the bags tendency to rock side to side and flip when the outer non locking stows are tight, so I figured by loosening those it should help. Openings have improved dramatically. I've had some 90s on inflation, but not one line twist. I'm making a semi stow less bag in the meantime.

I was that kid jumping out if his tree house with a bed sheet. My dad wouldn't let me use the ladder to try the roof...