psycho pack

[geanky 0]

Chris or any one who psycho packs:
I have down pretty much all the steps of psycho packing except the part where I roll the canopy. My problem is that when I roll the canopy I get a lot of slack on the lines....is there any specific way of how to do this. I have seen the video on precisions website and the guy doesn't actually roll it he just kind of stacks it. Is this the way it should be done plus do you think it matters (harder or not) if its new zp or not.

[freeflyfree 0]

Well, when my friend (Peter Matos) was teaching me how to PsychoPack, and he got to that point, he told me not to worry about it...then do the first two stows as usual, and in the THIRD stow fix the slack, and then continue stowing your lines and that's it, I Trash-Psycho-Pack my Crossfire 139 and it opens nice and soft and no problems....I might get the ocasional off heading surge, but I correct it by monitoring my canopy's opening with my back risers....Good Luck... I hope The Packing-Police is not watching hehehe
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[slotperfect 7]

I watched Beezy Shaw's Psycho Pack demonstration at PIA Symposium 2001 in San Diego. He said that part of the pack job is not like rolling up a sleeping bag; rather it is making three distinct folds. I use this pack job sometimes and it works wonderfully for me.
Respectfully,
SP

[cloud9 0]

I psycho pack and I definitly roll the canopy like rolling a sleeping bag. I think the part you were misunderstanding is when you first place the canopy on the ground you fold it in toward the center in about the width of the bag. Once that is done you pull the bridle out and roll the thing like a sleeping bag pulling any slack out of the lines as you go. I get very soft consistant openings. Here's what they say from Precision's web site. This is a quote from step 10
"Here is when people start realizing you are truly psycho.
Pull the bridle attachment point out to one side, and begin to roll the canopy up like a sleeping bag. Roll it tight, and be sure to keep slack from developing in the lines. The bridle ring should be pulled well out the "axle" of the roll, probably even a little more than you see here."
Check the whole thing out at Precision Aerodynamic's site.

[Kris 0]

One thing that you can do to help with the slack lines is to run your hands underneath the canopy (while you're lying on top of it pushing out the air) and smooth the fabric towards the bridle attachment point. This pulls the tail and lines taut.
Just remember to use a light touch and a little finesse.
Kris

[TEB6363 0]

I still get a little bit of slack in the lines. This is not a big deal for me, I just "tuck" the little extra into the bag before my first stow.
Works great, nice soft opening.
:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn!

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

I found if I roll the tail, I get a lot of slack on the lines. however, I if do what the guy does in the video and just fold opposite sides over, it seems to work ok.
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