andy2 0 #1 April 13, 2003 Is it safe to pack a 160-170 reserve in a container built for a 190-220 reserve? Thanks. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #2 April 13, 2003 Best place to ask that question is the container manufacturer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #4 April 14, 2003 Most people fit the BIGGEST reserve in the smallest container. I had one guy trying to put a Tempo 170 in a J5. The bag was so big the safety stow had no tension on it. I wouldn't pack it as incompatible and unsafe. I had a new rig come in built too big for the specified canopy. I could pinch 2 inches of reserve bag fabric together with the canopy in the bag. Depending on the container and canopy, this my be within the acceptable range for this rig. Someone would have to evaluate the specific situation. If 190 is already the smallest noted, my guess is that 170 going to be too small. Go up a size. Your legs will thank you. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 April 14, 2003 I have seen dozens of containers with mis-matched reserve canopies. One size larger or smaller will still open reliably, but it becomes a question of ease of packing. If a reserve canopy is one size smaller than recommended for that size container, it will be quick to pack and the soft container will last longer. Spring tension makes up for the difference in canopy volume and keeps sufficient tension on the pin preventing it from falling out prematurely. Unfortunately, too many skydivers ask their riggers to stuff larger reserves than their containers were designed for. Last month I stuffed a 170 into a container designed for a 150. Sure I could do it on humid day, but i do not envy the next rigger who has to repack it on a dry day. At a minimum he will have to extend the closing loop by a half inch. The other factor to remember is that different canopy manufacturers use different measuring methods, so what one calls a 126 measures 135 by another manufacturer's standard. Far wiser to follow sizes published by container manufacturers because they are the ones who take it in the shorts when a canopy does not fit into a particular container. The only container manufacturer I do not trust is Jump Shack because they never learned that numbers published in humid Florida border on useless in the Western Desert. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #6 April 14, 2003 Have any lofts considered using humidifiers when needed to make reserve packing easier? Might seem silly at first, but if effective...People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
