Riggers Only, Please

[Hooknswoop 19]

[usskydiver 0]

There is no reason (IMO) to charge extra to a pack the reserve of someone who elects to jump a pop top vs. someone who elects not to.

I justify it as a "balance" ...as in it alll evens out...

Tim T.
Team Paraclete
Master Rigger

[sunshine 2]

I don't pack them at all. Until i get some 1:1 instruction (which nightjumper has offered), i don't feel comfortable doing it.

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[MrHixxx 0]

By Pop Top, do you mean Racers and Reflexes and/or Javelins, Dolphins, and Wings?

-Hixxx

death,as men call him, ends what they call men
-but beauty is more now than dying’s when

[Hooknswoop 19]

Just Racers, Reflex's style reserves.

Derek

[NightJumper 0]

This is a dead thread as this has been done before here http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1030074;search_string=racer;#1030074

[Hooknswoop 19]

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This is a dead thread as this has been done before here

I'm well aware that it has been done before. I'm looking to see if there is a trend. It'll probably take a few more polls, spaced about 6 months apart to see if there is a trend.

Derek

[riggerrob 643]

If you use Cypres-compatible tools (i.e. Ghost Loops) packing Pop-Tops is a comparatively simple process, 7/8 like packing a Vector.
Ghost Loops are free from Jump Shack.
My steel T-bodkins were consigned to the trash as soon as I learned about Ghost Loops - a decade ago!
Tip: finger-trap a pair of pull-up cords onto your Ghost Loops. That will result in fewer tools to count during closing and fewer to count before signing off the pack job.

[masterrig 1]

Hey, Rob!

I took-up your suggestion of getting a Ghost Loop from Jumpshack... world of difference! Not hard to figure-out and makes things easier. I've used a compression strap on the pilotchute, for several years. Makes 'flipping' the rig much easier.

Chuck

[skybeergodd 0]

I don't have any problem packing the racers or reflex rigs....The only rig that I have charged more for and still hate is the Wings.I can pack them and make them look good...but it's definitly a fight and worth more $$.

[skydiver30960 0]

I've had great luck with Reflexes, but have only ever packed one Racer and probably wouldn't pack another before I got some REAL training on how to do it well. My gut feeling is I won't have the opportunity to get that kind of training without moving to a DZ that is more Racer-populous.

Elvisio "the space phone is ringing" Rodriguez

[teason 0]

Come on over anytime, and bring the Hugerforce with ya!

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

[riggerrob 643]

The "BIG" trick to making any Pop-Top look good starts when you bag the canopy. You need to create a "crater" in the center of the D-bag and maintain that crater as you close the rig. After you close the side flaps, reach in and gently push bulk away from the loop(s).
If you start with a large "crater" then the pilot chute has a place to sink into.