old_timer 0 #1 March 4, 2009 Hello all I just got a new triathlon and I was wondering if you all could help me out and let me know how you pack your tri! Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SARLDO 0 #2 March 4, 2009 My tri-190: Pro-pack, don't roll the nose as it opens slow enough already (800ft +/- 100)."Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens MB#4300 Dudeist Skydiver #68 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #3 March 4, 2009 Yep...straight up pro pack. No special treatment needed.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
jtnesbitt 0 #4 March 4, 2009 I used to have a tri 190, pro pack is definitely the way to go, but i rolled the nose as well. True, it does take a while to open that way, but i also had a hell of a spanker the one time i didnt roll the nose. I guess it depends on the age of it too. I had an older one with moderate jumps."If this post needs to be moderated I would prefer it to be completly removed and not edited and butchered into a disney movie" - DorkZone Hero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #5 March 4, 2009 QuoteMy tri-190: Pro-pack, don't roll the nose as it opens slow enough already (800ft +/- 100). I can verify that 800 ft +/- 100 opening metric. It was alarming at first but very comfortable if you pull high enough and learn to expect it. The Tri is a perfect old timer canopy. Love mine as only a survivor of many bone jarring surplus round canopy landings could. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #6 March 4, 2009 >let me know how you pack your tri! Like most other canopies out there. They don't need any special attention in my experience, and are forgiving of some sloppiness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 March 5, 2009 So it's a new Triathlon? Is it the same material as those PD canopies, real slick and all? I have a December '97 Triathlon, when it was still made with the tackified fabric, that made it so easy to pack. I love the soft openings I get on it. I tie the risers together at the rings to keep them even, then I pro-pack the canopy and roll the three outer cells on both ends toward the center (which helps ensure on-heading openings), and S-fold it into the bag. For stows, I only use the flat rubber band stows, large ones for the first two, and small ones for the rest. At least a 500 foot opening sequence every time. Okay, 99% of the time. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryan_d_sucks 0 #8 March 5, 2009 I also have an older one (2001) that is made of the same, or similar material.. Makes it a BREEZE to pack! At first I had the 'small' rubber bands on my dbag for all the line stows (other than the 2 locking stows), and found that it was opening hard as hell. I then switched all the rubber bands to 'big' ones, and double wrap them, except for the 2 locking stows. It's made a big difference, and now I get those nice soft openings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 March 5, 2009 Quotepro pack is definitely the way to go... Oh yeah, because if you flat-pack it, you're just asking for all kind of problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #10 March 5, 2009 QuoteQuotepro pack is definitely the way to go... Oh yeah, because if you flat-pack it, you're just asking for all kind of problems. Yep...like time and space.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
bwilling 0 #11 March 5, 2009 Quote Yep...like time and space. Fixed it for ya. One of the old school guys at SDD side packs, and he's one of the fastest packers at that DZ! Yeah, he takes up a little more room while he's doing it, but trust me, he ain't doing it very long! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 March 5, 2009 Quote Quote Yep...like time and space. Fixed it for ya. One of the old school guys at SDD side packs, and he's one of the fastest packers at that DZ! Yeah, he takes up a little more room while he's doing it, but trust me, he ain't doing it very long! One of my old friends who has been skydiving for more than 25 years, is definitely old school when it comes to packing his Triathlon. Always flat-packs that sucker and swears by it. Won't do it any other way."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #13 March 5, 2009 If everybody was as resistant to innovation as some people mentioned in this thread, we would still be jumping unsteerable unsleeved cotton rounds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #14 March 5, 2009 Quote If everybody was as resistant to innovation as some people mentioned in this thread, we would still be jumping unsteerable unsleeved cotton rounds. And if new was always better, we'd all be jumping Thunderbows... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #15 March 5, 2009 Who knows, it may look like a flat pack but be a pro pack done on the ground. Or if it is a traditional flat pack, that fine. It has the same Proper Parachute Orientation as a PRO pack. It's just all the cells S folded together instead of each side separately. And it's easier to do well. Where's the damn packing tabs when you need them!!!!If everybody listened to the knowledge of the oldtimers maybe we wouldn't have people making the same mistakes over and over.And yes I pro pack I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #16 March 5, 2009 good point. I think what some people may refer as a flat pack is just what Moe Viletto has been referring to as "flat PRO stack" otherwise... yeah, it's good to learn from the past, but it's not good to be resistant to change. PS I like the packing tabs, I wish PDRs had them :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #17 March 5, 2009 But if it's an old fart it is probably a para flite flat pack. Still NOT turned 90 degrees and many people think. You and drag me kicking and screaming into the new age. But I still liked jumping a round after 20 years. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #18 March 5, 2009 Quote Quote If everybody was as resistant to innovation as some people mentioned in this thread, we would still be jumping unsteerable unsleeved cotton rounds. And if new was always better, we'd all be jumping Thunderbows... Thunderbows are kewl ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #19 March 5, 2009 I recommend you start with whatever the manufacturer recommends. Do you have a manual? -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #20 March 5, 2009 Quote Quote Quote If everybody was as resistant to innovation as some people mentioned in this thread, we would still be jumping unsteerable unsleeved cotton rounds. And if new was always better, we'd all be jumping Thunderbows... Thunderbows are kewl Kewl to jump maybe, to pack.....not so much! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #21 March 6, 2009 Quote I recommend you start with whatever the manufacturer recommends. Do you have a manual? Wow! You got the trivial answer! That's something!I just pack my Triathlon like anything else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotsR4pimps 0 #22 March 6, 2009 i had a brand new TRI 175. Just rolled the noes a little. Had a slammer from hell at SDLI once. Also, go drag it through the dirt and dust and get ready for some slippery fun. Now I have a Pilot 150 and LOVE IT!!!!! It was slippery at firt but it was a 150 going in a bag for a 175. nICE!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPAWNmaster 0 #23 March 6, 2009 I have a Triathlon 160 made out of that older south african zp....such a blessing...i get up to go for a piss in the middle of my packjob and the sucker is still waiting for me exactly as i left it...very little breathing, its unbelievable! as far as packing, regular propack positioning the nose but no rolling or tucking in. ~600ft openings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adobelover 0 #24 March 7, 2009 I have two Tri's, a '96 model that can easily be flat, pro or psycho packed...and the '06 which was slippery as hell when new and the ONLY way I could get it in the bag was to psycho pack it...I'm old with bad knees so I still psycho pack both canopies. _________________________________________ Old age ain't no place for sissies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #25 March 10, 2009 I jump a Tri 190, mfg 1997. How do I know if it's the older South African ZP or not? What years would that include? I Bought it used and have around 170 jumps on it. I have never had trouble packing it other than a little sqeezing it into the bag. Just curious for my own information. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
