packboy

[strommarn 0]

Hi!

I lost my packboy this weekend and im going to build a new one, but i don't know the length and thickness, can somebody check the dimensions on there packboy for me, thanks !

Best Regards

Theo
Skydive SYD, SWEDEN

[virgin-burner 1]

i'd say around 100-120mm long and maybe 5mm thick!?

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[councilman24 37]

What's a packboy? I have visions of a cabana boy that also packs for you.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

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What's a packboy? I have visions of a cabana boy that also packs for you.

Also known as a "powertool". Short stainless steel bar with a couple grooves in it. A line with 2 small loops in it hooks over it. Gives you more of a grip to close a contianer.

The first time I heard the term, I thought the exact same thing

Something like a cabana boy.

'Hey, packboy!! My rig is waiting!"

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[virgin-burner 1]

probably the most useless invention in skydiving, but i still love mine..

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
"No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda

[councilman24 37]

I know what a power tool is.

The successor to the wooden toggle I used to use with my pull up for my strato cloud in a strato star container and the delerin 1.5" diameter rod with a locking slot (my invention) that I use for reserves.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[JohnRich 4]

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I lost my packboy this weekend and im going to build a new one, but i don't know the length and thickness, can somebody check the dimensions on there packboy for me, thanks !

I don't think those dimensions are crucial, as long as it will fit through the grommets and loops, and fit your particular hand.

[kingbunky 3]

i made one for myself, out of brass. i found an appropriate diameter rod at the hardware store and cut a piece slightly longer than the width of my hand at the base of my fingers. i made two marks on it, so that one was between my 1st and second finger, and the other between the 3rd and 4th where i wanted it to groove. another way to look at it is i wanted the rod supported across my whole hand, with one finger outside the lines at either end and two between them. to cut the grooves, i chucked the rod into an electric drill, braced is on a bench, turned it on and held a file against it to cut the grooves for the line. this is why i went with brass, stainless is too hard to work this way. a drill press and a better file would probably make the stainless workable.

i made the line out of cypres cord.

of course, i could have bought a new one for $20 and saved myself some work, but it was winter and there aren't any gear stores handy. plus it was a custom fit! it lasted about 2 years before i broke it.

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[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

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I know what a power tool is.

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Yes, I figured you would, but maybe not everyone else.

I wanted to prevent:

What's a packboy?- A powertool

What's a powertool? - A pullup cord with a handle

A pullup cord with a handle? How's that work? - And on and on and on....

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

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