Pull up cord alternates?

[half-a-greek 0]

I'm at home and I need to pack my rig but I don't have a pull up cord with me. Does anyone know of a good alternate material that can be used for packing and can be found around the house?

[linebckr83 3]

I have used a shoestring before, but be careful with the aglet (the plastic end). It can be kind of a pain to pull out of the closing loop, and I've read here before about it causing a total when it got stuck in the loop.

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[shropshire 0]

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[GLIDEANGLE 1]

Situations like this (or landing FAR out) are good reasons to keep a pull-up cord in the document pocket of your rig.

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[theonlyski 3]

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I have used a shoestring before, but be careful with the aglet (the plastic end). It can be kind of a pain to pull out of the closing loop, and I've read here before about it causing a total when it got stuck in the loop.

I agree on the aglet.

I tried to close my rig with a shoelace, ripped the aglet right off before I could pull it out.

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[buff 0]

To use a shoelace, or any other pull up cord for that matter, close the first 3 flaps normally. When you get to the last flap, keep downward pressure on the last flap with either your knee or your thumb. Insert the pin into the loop but don't release the pressure so the pin takes the flap pressure.

Carefully withdraw the lace or cord. Voila, you don't tear off the aglet and your closing loop suffers no damage. If you do this all the time, your loops should last longer.

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[theonlyski 3]

Yeah, but my rig is a bitch to close even with a packtool... so it wouldnt work for me.

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[rlucus 0]

I keep a pack tool and 2 rubberbands in the mudflap across from the one holding the reserve card (wings container)

[half-a-greek 0]

Just packed the rig with a shoelace and it worked just fine. However, the aglet did get caught and it took a few extra seconds to ease it out. other than that, it works in a pinch.

[fastphil 0]

Good thing you weren't wearing penny loafers...

[skydiverek 55]

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Just packed the rig with a shoelace and it worked just fine.

There was a fatality in the past few years when someone who had used a shoe lace for a pack job had the plastic tip (the "aglet") come off the shoe lace and get jammed in the closing loop. Horseshoe malfuntion was the end result.

[Parafoil27 0]

Please excuse my stupidity but, would't that be a Pilot chute in tow? I'm not being being a smart-ass . I'm really asking.

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Citation?

Was there an issue that prevented reserve activation?

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[chuckakers 370]

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Just packed the rig with a shoelace and it worked just fine.

There was a fatality in the past few years when someone who had used a shoe lace for a pack job had the plastic tip (the "aglet") come off the shoe lace and get jammed in the closing loop. Horseshoe malfuntion was the end result.

Ya might wanna attend safety day next time around.

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[NWPoul 1]

The best pull up cord I've ever used - was (and still after few hundred jumps is) was simple flashdrive lace (for wearind the flashdrive on your neck) cutted from his drive))

It's thin (not need to match the poited ends together as for stantard pullupcord, easily going through the grommets)
long
made from soft but strong material (does not hurt your palm, easily pulled away from the closing loop and hurt it less)
takes less place wherever you'd shove it
etc...

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[timmyfitz 0]

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Just packed the rig with a shoelace and it worked just fine.

There was a fatality in the past few years when someone who had used a shoe lace for a pack job had the plastic tip (the "aglet") come off the shoe lace and get jammed in the closing loop. Horseshoe malfuntion was the end result.

Try again. Thanks for playing.

[muff528 3]

I've used a cotton shoelace with the ends (I've never used the term "aglet" and I see no reason to start now) cut off for years. I think it's the same ones since I don't remember buying blue shoelaces more than once!. No damage to the closing loop. Also, I slide the cord under the pin before pulling it out so it's not sliding against the closing loop. Just twist the frayed ends together when pushing through the grommets.

[MikeJD 0]

Until the ribbon versions first appeared, and also in the days before microlines, we'd just use lengths of old rigging line as pull-up cords. We also made closing loops out of them.