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If you have some concerns, uneasiness or worries , at this time, concerning Canadian senior riggers, in the field, A1 riggers or whatever they are called nowadays, you must have seen some of them doing or repairing some skydiving parts, being somewhat unusual or odd ...in various regions of the province or elsewhere... ....would you please, elaborate on the subject, maybe giving some examples ! In many years, I have seen a few riggers doing new stuff and repair works and even though its not, sometimes, at the level in quality of the original manufacturers, its seems quite fine ! Naturally, I do not know what is the quality of work in the West or in the East of the country ! I assume they know what they are doing !

Thanks for the link, with the images and the videos, from Pgasus. Much appreciated. And, you are right, once the bag is closed, the magnets are sitting at the bottom of the container ! Also, I believe the secret in having a good all magnetic stowless bag is to have the right combination , the right size and the right strength of all these magnets. Research is certainly the key ! Thanks for you time .

So what are you afraid of? Witchcraft of something? I like your sense of humour !

I believe this is exactly what Greg Rau, from UPT is trying to explain in his video from VASST training, at PIA 2011 . Also, this may make no sense, to many, however, personally, I didn't want to have all these magnets near my Cypres2, which is really sitting beside the main d-bag !!! And, naturally, with a semi-stowless, verifying often the two locking stows is most crucial; to be in top shape at all times...

A semi-stowless main bag has usually two or three rubberbands and the remaining suspension lines are folded in a pocket on the side of the bag...similar to a reserve d-bag, however without the velcro. A stowless bag has usually no rubberbands, typically, it's an all magnetic bag, mentioned by Hellis. www.Compal.be ( Lazy bag ) is a good example of a magnetic stowless bag ... Please see images below. UPT has a few nice videos how to pack a main canopy into a semi-stowless bag.. You Tube = semistowless bag ( UPT with Greg Rau ) . Also, about the semi-stowless bag; You tube = Greg Rau talks about UPT@PIA 2011. Hopes this help !

Thanks for the info concerning your all magnetic main bag ! This is interesting. You had this specific bag for a while or it's fairly new ? And, would you mind to tell us the manufacturer of that particular bag, many could possibly be interested .

Are you asking me why Jerry calls his bag "NoStoBag"? I can't answer that. But the only thing I can think of is that Jerry means no line stows (not locking stows). The name of a product may sometimes be missleading, keep that in mind. Walk in to any low cost store and you will find batteries called "Super extra heavy duty max 2000 exxxtreme". They are not as good as they sound. I'm not saying Jerry is missleading with the name of his bag, anyone can see that it has rubberbands. Stowless and semi-stowless are not names, it's categories of bags in my opinion. Just as sportscars, smartphones etc. As an example, a Renault clio sport is not really a sportscar is it? My intention, here, is not to have a debate with you about '' wording '' . What I said, is that generally speaking, when someone mentioned that he or she has bought a new '' stowless main bag '' , we assume it's a ''similar'' device to a reserve deployment bag...and that' about it !... ...whatever they have magnets, rubberbands or not ! Should they wish to provide more details concerning their particular D-bag, especially with magnets, this his is fine, also. However, I understand your point, precision in describing a piece of equipment is important ! No debate here ! Still , I would be a lot more interested to know what are your experience with an all magnet main deployment bag, the comments from Greg Rau from UPT concerning their ''semi-stowless '' bag and the Wolmari packing method....if you wish to come back to the original topics.

UPT makes stowless bags now too? I only knew of the semi-stowless Particular on words ! Yes, most are ''semi-stowless'' and also the one, from UPT ! However, I believe, a few manufacturers might still used an all magnet D-bag ! Please have a look at the VASST Training videos, a very nice collection of videos at the PIA 2013...showing various manufacturers and their products.... especially UPT and Gerry Baumchen ( No Sto Bag ) giving a useful description of their '' semi-stowless '' bag ..... I'm not nitpicking, but different things have different names. Some people choose semi stowless because they really want semi stowless. And some choose stowless because they don't like the rubberbands. I choosed a stowless with only magnets because I don't like rubberbands and I don't like the tuktabs some stowless bags have. Fine ! Fair enough ! Gerry Baumchen is calling his D-bag a " No Sto Bag '' and it has two rubberbands! ( a nice bag ) As you said, different things has different names ! Please explain that one ! Personally, I do not like all magnets bags; many had issues with them. However, possibly, it's a question of construction, technique and the chosen magnets ? Perhaps, an all magnet bag is more popular in Europe. Naturally, it's a question of choice and opinion !... If you take the time to view the UPT video, with Greg Rau , he provide a good explanation why ! Also, who said that you have to use rubberbands ! I don't !

UPT makes stowless bags now too? I only knew of the semi-stowless Particular on words ! Yes, most are ''semi-stowless'' and also the one, from UPT ! However, I believe, a few manufacturers might still used an all magnet D-bag ! Please have a look at the VASST Training videos, a very nice collection of videos at the PIA 2013...showing various manufacturers and their products.... especially UPT and Gerry Baumchen ( No Sto Bag ) giving a useful description of their '' semi-stowless '' bag .....

If you are happy with you present main canopy d-bag, as for fit, you could contact your container manufacturer, they could provide you, maybe, with a stowless d-bag ! For example, you can get for the Vector III a very nice stowless d-bag ! Usually, a stowless main canopy bag is the same size as the original cotton or nylon d-bag which came with your rig ... If you container manufacturer doesn't provide a stowless bag, Jerry Baumchem, for example, has a very nice one ! It can be found on ChutingStar ! They will provide you with all the fine details. Make sure you turn your present d-bag inside out for the measurements, including the tape on the side of the bag in your calculation ! Hoping this help...

If you open the Wolmari address, given by Strife, above, you follow exactly all the images showed, from #1 to 13 . For me, the important procedure, is to have right amount of roll, before putting the canopy on the floor; therefore, having the desired opening ! Usually, I roll the tail 3 to 4 times only, trying not to disturb the suspension lines... However, from what I have seen in Europe, many are rolling the tail a lot more , when using the Wolmari packing method! Therefore, at this time, I feel that is why I had faster openings using the Wolmari packing technique ! Hence, using it only for Hop,n Pops ! Also, Image # 9, on the site, is what you want ! This packing method makes sense, having the the tail away from the front of the canopy ! As I said before , I had the best openings with this packing method, however, I still need to know the right amount of roll for the tail for my canopy.... As well, a particular size of a canopy may play a role in the opening !?! Possibly, the Wolmari website doesn't exist anymore ? I know, a few years ago, you could even asked questions on the website !

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I have tried the Wolmari packing....many times.... better openings for sure ; however in my case, the deployment was a lot faster ! I should maybe try again and perfect the technique ! Perfect for hop 'n pops ! Easier to do and similar concerning placing the canopy into the bag as with the standard pro-packing !

KAP-3 was developed in Russia , in the '50 ! It was a main AAD, a mechanical pin-puller... and fairly reliable, tough and loud, you could easily hear the mechanism ! I believe ( ? ) that they were also called PPK 3 !

I am in the same area as you ! I feel that '' dumped '' is a strong word ! I still have my Cypres2 as many other skydivers in that same area ! It's a choice. I have to agree with you that it did cost me a lot more money to have my 4th year inspection, from Airtec ! However, I was ready to pay that particular amount to have one of the best ADD on the market. Why Cypres2 ? Software and hardware upgrades and info coming all over the world, every year, to have a better unit in the future. I still believe that certain electronic units should be verified at a certain interval...especially a life saving unit. Would you fly in an aircraft without its annual inspection ? They used to compare AAD's with automobile airbag electronic sensors... we knew that 10 years ago, 10 % of most airbags were defective, yet today we know the number is a lot higher ! Also, I know that Vigil is coming or already sending their new Vigil 2 + ! Four years ago, I didn't want to have an electronic ''machine'' in my back trying to figure out what is going on at 43 meters from the ground, especially with an engine failure and someone trying to open the door to the C-206 at 1000 ft... !!! Vigil is getting smarter... the new Vigil will now armed itself at 1000 ft ! Smart. Nonetheless, both Vigil and Cypres2 units are saving lives ! This is what is important...