Flat pack vs. Pro pack

[happythoughts 0]

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I don't know if this is true, but someone once told me that flat packing greatly reduces the odds of a line-over..can anyone confirm this?

When I was first taught to pro-pack, I was told to watch when I bring the tail around. It will "grab" the lines and pull them along.

I was told this created a risk of lineovers.

To minimize this risk, I was told to place my knee against the canopy to hold everything in place while I pulled the tail around.

edited to add:
The reason that I started to pro-pack was that it was easier on my back when I stood while packing. My back was giving me fits. I generally hire packers now anyway.

[atsaubrey 0]

I went thru a Propacking class and was completely lost. Now that I learned to flat pack i'm sure it would be much easier to learn the propack. In other words now I understand what everything is, hows it packed, and what everything does. I have no doubt I could learn the propack in just a few tries.

"GOT LEAD?"

[damion75 0]

Easy tiger! I never said that it was the 'correct' way to pack! I have never even tried to pack a ZP canopy that way for instance and even if it is possible I reckon it would be a nightmare of nylon going everywhere!

I was saying, and I stand by my statement, that it is

a. Easier to see what you, and an instructor, to see what you are doing during a flatpack and

b. Easier for someone else to check at various stages that the new packer has not made an error which is likely to resolve in a mal.

After they know what needs to occur during a pack job and more importantly, after the CCI / DZO / S&TA is confident in their ability, then by all means progress to a pro-pack.

I think it is an invaluable teaching tool, not necessarily the 'correct way to pack'.

Peace!

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