Shipping a canopy off of it's risers?

[Hazarrd 1]

Im selling my canopy to someone, whats the best way to ship it to them so that the slinks dont get all tangled?

.-.

[mr2mk1g 10]

The come shipped on a section of card with 6 holes; 4 for each line set and 1 each for the breaks. The lines are then attached round the edge of each hole so they cannot become tangled with each other or themselves.

See if you can replicate this, being aware of any sharp edges that may damage the lines, the slinks or the canopy itself. Some strong card would probably be the best bet again.

My housemate used one of the brackets for my old car stereo once to store a canopy like this as it had the perfect number of holes. I wouldn't have been comfortable shipping it like that though in case it was able to damage the canopy.

If you mark whatever you use so the recipient knows which set of lines is which line group I bet they'd be appreciative.

[skybytch 273]

The card that PD canopies come on is handy. Your rigger probably has some.

I've created substitutes using cardboard and super tack, suspension line or pullup cords. Poke the required number of holes in the cardboard (two holes next to each other for each link), thread the super tack/line/pullup cord through the holes (so you end up with two ends of line for each link) and use it to tie the links off. This would make much more sense if I could draw it out...

Labeling which line group is which is handy for whoever puts it on risers later too.

[LawnDart21 0]

Howdy Darrin,
Bring it up to Pep this weekend (before 1pm on Sat) or anytime Sunday and I will package it for you.

Later, -T

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My other ride is a RESERVE.

[riggerrob 643]

Daisy chain the lines, route a pull-up cord or shoe lace through the links and cat's eyes and tie a large, ugly knot.
Bag it.
Tag it.
... and send it on its merry way.

[Samurai136 0]

I agree. Whoever hooks it up next should be doing a complete continuity check.

Ken

"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian
Ken

[beezyshaw 0]

This thing about the cards is like an accident looking for a place to happen. I don't use cards for a very important reason. I want to look at each line group and check continuity before running the line group through the slider grommet and on to the riser. Using the cards, relying on someone else to put it on the card correctly, is crazy to me. I just put the control line on each respective rear connector link and put a rubber band around the bundle and daisy-chain the lines, so that a continuity check MUST be done at installation.

[beezyshaw 0]

When I operated the repair department at a canopy manufacturing plant for several years, I got canopies sent to me in some of the strangest configurations you can imagine. Once I even got a canopy in for a reline and the customer had cut every one of the line attachment loops off of the canopy! I guess he wanted to save the old lines for tent stakes or something and couldn't figure out any other way to get them off!! Here's another good one; I got a canopy back that a guy had actually taken bolt cutters and cut big spaces in the grommets of the toggles so that he could get the steering lilnes off the toggles!! Sometimes you just can't see the forest for the trees.