weegegirl 2 #1 August 4, 2005 Yup. For the last, I dunno... 500 or so jumps.... I have packed maybe 20 or 30 times for myself. Damn near ridiculous. So, for the sake of math, let's call that 475 pack jobs at $6 each. That's $2850 I've spent in the last two years on pack jobs. It all started after a cutaway. I was gear-whoring for a month and didn't feel confident packing all the different rigs. Then I got busy working at the dz and didn't feel I had the time to pack if I wanted to continue to jump as much. Regardless of why, I am SOOOO glad I started packing for myself again. This last weekend I saved probably $90 on pack jobs. AND.... when you pack for yourself they are usually twice as nice. So, how much have YOU spent on pack jobs in the last while? Think of all that you could have done with that money. That's almost 150 more jumps I could have made!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RfukfreeflyingW 0 #2 August 4, 2005 NOOOOOOOOOOOOO come back to the lazy side! you shouldnt be packing for yourself... its just no fun. Try talking your packer to sell u blocks of 100 packs! it'll be cheaper! ---- -God, you are the perfect amount of dumb... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #3 August 4, 2005 QuoteSo, how much have YOU spent on pack jobs in the last while If I am putting in 10 jumps per day on the weekends thats about $400 a month not including tips. (yes I always tip my packer one more pack than he has actually done each day, he deserves it!) I think its a good investment when having to meet every load. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cderham 0 #4 August 4, 2005 Let's se this week at Rantoul is 75 jump X $6 each thats $450 THIS WEEK ALONE. But it is vacation after all Chris It's Jimmy Time!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Fast-As-Fuck/6099474213 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 August 4, 2005 There's only two people other than myself that I trust with packing my main....I pack my own 99% of the time...and that's a good thing...I always worry when either of them pack for me even though they have always given me excellent packs. If something happens, I only want myself to blame.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #6 August 4, 2005 Although I'm a packer, I don't understand why people pay to pack. Plus several give tips with every pack job. A couple others with brand new canopies often leave 2 pack tickets on the rig. Maybe I'm just cheap, but I can't see myself paying someone else to do something I'm perfectly capable of doing myself. But keep paying us packers anyway, it keeps us in the air!! Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #7 August 4, 2005 QuoteThere's only two people other than myself that I trust with packing my main.... I totally agree with you there. Generally, there is only one packer that I use out at Orange. Not to say the others aren't worthy, but at least I have a fair guess at what I'm getting. He's usually consistent, and when he packs me a smack down, all I have to do is show him the video and he makes adjustments. It was the same up at Tecumseh.... one guy, who had me on every load without question. This isn't to say I will never buy another pack job. I'll need to flying video and stuff. But I just love the fact that I've got my own packing game back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #8 August 4, 2005 I've only spent about $200 total on Pack jobs... the last time I paid for a packjob was at the dublin boogie when I was jumping in the GSL... that was about 130 packs ago... ScottLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychick312 0 #9 August 4, 2005 Hey chick you show up at SDA I just may pack for you if you need it.. what is $5 here and there!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the change you wish to see in the world! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #10 August 4, 2005 QuoteHey chick you show up at SDA I just may pack for you if you need it.. what is $5 here and there!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #11 August 4, 2005 I've spent about $50 on pack jobs ever, mostly last year at Rantoul. I prefer to pack for myself. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #12 August 4, 2005 In my entire jumping career I've spent a grand total of $12 on pack jobs. Yep, that's 2 whole times. I got the crap slammed outta me both times. I'm not going for the 3rd strike.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychick312 0 #13 August 4, 2005 QuoteQuoteHey chick you show up at SDA I just may pack for you if you need it.. what is $5 here and there!! Skydiving is a vacation from the "real" world and having a packer is like being at a luxury spa where you dont have to do anything but jump!! I am pretty convincing I think... Thanx for the praises on packing!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the change you wish to see in the world! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #14 August 4, 2005 $6 per packjob ? In that case, I'm feeling quite fortunate. The going rate at most DZs in my country is R25 which translates to $3.88 at current exchange rates. I've only packed about 10 of my own jumps so far. Although I agree that packing for oneself is the best solution, IMO there are some valid reasons for me to use a packer. I honestly believe that most packers can do it better than me. It's a fairly new canopy and I would hate myself for giving it line burn or chopping it (and perhaps losing it) due to my own packing error at an early stage in it's life. Some DZs do not have well shaded packing areas for everyone, so the duration of the packing is sometimes relative to my gear's exposure to sunlight. The money I spend on a 10-minute packjob, as opposed to my 30-minute packjob, is perhaps worth it in those circumstances. Some of the packers at the DZs I visit really need the money, often for more urgent expenses than just jump tickets. I can easily afford to pay for packjobs and dont enjoy packing, so it's a win-win to give them some business. -No 'mericans were harmed during the making of this post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #15 August 4, 2005 QuoteIn my entire jumping career I've spent a grand total of $12 on pack jobs. Yep, that's 2 whole times. You've only got two jumps and you're bragging that you've only used a packer twice??! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #16 August 4, 2005 Before I got my various ratings I packed for jump money. I packed a lot of rigs. Nowadays I prefer not to pack my main if I can avoid it. Someone else can use the work and I can use the relaxation. At LP last week I packed exactly once...for Gia so she could make her call. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froglady 0 #17 August 4, 2005 Just at Nationals and a few hard training weekends, I'd say maybe 50 times. $300 Froglady Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #18 August 4, 2005 QuoteQuoteIn my entire jumping career I've spent a grand total of $12 on pack jobs. Yep, that's 2 whole times. You've only got two jumps and you're bragging that you've only used a packer twice??! Blues, Dave You think that's something? I also earned my A, B, and C in those two jumps! It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #19 August 4, 2005 QuoteYou think that's something? I also earned my A, B, and C in those two jumps! When you're good, you're good.... I've packed for myself once... takes me forever and I get pissed that it's not going right. I know practice will make it where I won't have the problems that I do, but I wanna JUMP, not spend an hour trying to get the damn thing in the bag! That said, I *NEED* to practice...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #20 August 4, 2005 Quoteone more pack than he has actually done each day, he deserves it!) he? i pack once, maybe twice a month.. just so i remember how and have personally gone thru my lines and canopy... but beyond that i'd MUCH rather pay a packer i trust... it lets me make lots more jumps when i'm out for the day and i just consider it part of the costs of skydiving.. and those costs are the main reason i dont quit my job every monday... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #21 August 4, 2005 Hmmm...total money spent on packjobs... Considering that I've only had my own rig for around 10 or so jumps...I only have 79...two were tandems....7 AFF....and my home DZ inlcuded packing in the rental....hell, I don't know, but I've been packing myself regularly know, found out that my main was a Sabre1 and not a Sabre2 as I thought and I HAVE NOT been slammed yet (but some responsive openings - maybe those 1st gen Sabre's get tamed at around 1000 jumps) even with my own packjobs....I need the practice anyway. I'll probably do it most of the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #22 August 4, 2005 The most important safety issue associated with using a packer is not learning about gear from the very beginning and not paying attention to gear maintaince on regular basic (which is a direct result of ignorance). There was a lot of discussion who must stow the brakes and uncollapse the slider but I believe it is more or less clear that packers are paid to pack it in. It is not their responsibility to pay attention to damaged grommets, burned fabric, twisted break lines, worn out closing loops ect (a lot of packers actually do pay attention to things like that and it is very nice on them to do so). There is a whole bunch of new and not-so-new jumpers who are completely ignorant when it comes to simple gear maintance (or cannot even make a 20 min call because their packer is really busy). Why? Because they developed a habit of paying $5-6 right after they got their A. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #23 August 4, 2005 Damn, I need to get back into that habit!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmittar 0 #24 August 4, 2005 I hate packing, it's stressfull and tiring. I haven't packed for myself in a long time and I'm very happy with that. I enjoy skydiving twice as much when I don't pack. |>.<| Seriously, W.T.F. mate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieskydiver 0 #25 August 4, 2005 There are some very sad packers at your DZ right now. Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
