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Thanks for all the posts and PMs...very good info, and it helped reinforce some of the things I've read and seen in videos. The rig I bought is a brand new stock Javelin Odyssey fit to my specifications, but the main canopy is slightly used...a year old Sabre2 170 with ~150 jumps on it. Based on what I've heard from people that should likely be in the sweet spot where I'm not banging my head against the wall trying to fit it into the bag. So hopefully that's going to be a help as I get started as well. Thanks again!

Hey everyone, I got my A license last fall and I've just been lurking on these forums for a little while soaking up info. I finished up my last season with 50 jumps under my belt. I recently ordered my first rig and am expecting it to show up in the next couple weeks. Since I live in the Midwest I'm going to use my downtime over the remainder of the winter months learning to pack my chute. I've got a few seemingly stupid questions, but I figured I'd better ask just to be on the safe side. Just to preface, I did do a single chute packing class during my A license. Not much was retained because I didn't understand all the working parts at the time, but watching videos is definitely refreshing my memory in regards to what I saw. Also, I picked up Brian Germain's No Sweat packing video, so I'll be using that as my reference going forward. 1) Is there any problem/issue with unpacking my new chute and repeatedly re-packing it without jumping it? The only way to learn is repetition, and due to the winter I'm at least a couple months away from being able to jump it. 2) Is there any part of the experience I'm missing in re-packing without actually jumping it? I'm sure there would be instances where I might get line overs or something if it wasn't properly gathered after landing, but more importantly I ask that question for the reasons I haven't thought of. 3) Any tips/tricks for a first timer learning to pack? Any good supplemental videos I could use in addition to Brian Germain's packing video? Thanks!