How you pack is what you get.

[drenaline 0]

Hey skydivers, just wanted to add a couple of cents.
It's a reminder to everybody to remember to be gentle when you pack, what you pack is what you will get "to spank or not to spank" what do you prefer?
At the time you pack remember to untwist the brake lines, set the brakes, reset the kill line PC, make sure that the lines are all clean and there is no knot or line over, make good cleaning of your cells, put the mouths in the middle, roll the nose tight, dedicate time to your packing. If suddenly you get a "I think that I forgot something" re-do your pack and start again, that extra time will not hurt, it will do good at opening. At the time to stow your lines if you use micro line make sure you put a double loop to the rubber bands, change the ones that look that can break, make sure you don't stow a line twist or a knot. Reset the kill line one more time before puting the D-Bag inside the container. Once the D-bag is inside make sure the risers are routed properly and cover them up, then close those flaps the way the manufacturer recommends and insert the closing pin in a tight closing loop. At the time of the PC make sure you pack it properly with a good bridle placement.
The better you pack the more enjoyable will be your ride, less probabilities of emergencies and less probabilities for spanking. A bad opening can hurt you so bad that can leave you in land for quite a while or for days.
I only propack, know other stile of packing? feel free to throw in your 2 cents.
If am mistaking in anything please do correct me or add something else if its needed.
Should I post this on another thread? PM me.
Flamers put your flamethrowers down, please.
"Life is full of danger, so why be afraid?"
drenaline

[bbarnhouse 0]

drenaline~
Thank you for the reminder. Too often we are in such a hurry to catch the next load, and not everyone can afford 2 or more rigs. Thing is........pack like you want to jump again it's as simple as that.
Cheers everyone.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but rather by the moments that take our breath away.

[mountainman 0]

Thanks for the reminder. I am still trying to tame my new ZeroP and I have had some really bad (sloppy) packjobs. Strings are all loose, it is way more fat on one side in the Dbag, etc.
Will certainly keep that in mind next time I have lines going every which way but straight. JumpinDuo.com...news, pictures, skydiving and links.

[wildblue 7]

bah! I have a reserve!
(ducks and runs away laughing)
Warning: sunshine is a kleptomaniac

[drenaline 0]

YOU HAVE A RESERVE NECK???? COOL!!!! Where can I get one of those?
"Life is full of danger, so why be afraid?"
drenaline

[PhillyKev 0]

Don't forget to uncollapse your slider....and personally, I'm not rolling the nose tight, loose, or any other way.
cielos azules y cerveza fría
-Kevin

[drenaline 0]

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I'm not rolling the nose tight, loose, or any other way

Sorry bout that, my mistake, I meant the Tail.
"Life is full of danger, so why be afraid?"
drenaline

[dreamsville 0]

Depends upon the canopy whether or not to roll the nose. I have always rolled the halves of the nose towards the center on my older Saber 170 (as well as the tail), but never on my Stiletto 135. Should I jump something new, I always ask.
Harry