texmex 0 #1 July 28, 2010 Question for everyone...what's the fastest packjob you've seen or done that was jumped (and worked)? Start to finish packjobs only. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #2 July 28, 2010 About 5 minutes, didn't time it though. Jerm packs fast, and weird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zxcvb 0 #3 July 28, 2010 I can pack in three minutes, and I know several people that can pack faster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
menopause 0 #4 July 28, 2010 Why aren't there any videos of fast packers? I'm still trying to get my time under 10 minutes on a sport rig. I really want to see a fast packjob on video. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias123 0 #5 July 28, 2010 I guy I know at my old DZ, who has 8000+ jumps, sometimes lands at the boarding area, packs there, and is ready for the very next load. He can pack in 2-3 minutes. I haven't timed it, but I've seen him do it many times before. Basically he could be on every load of the day :)"In a mad world, only the mad are sane" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #6 July 28, 2010 good packer should be able to do 5 rigs in 20 min average packer should do 4 rigs in 20 min. and that is if all the breaks are stowed and pc cocked.Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #7 July 28, 2010 You need to clarify. Fastest pack job that OPENED or fastest pack job that was just...fast? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #8 July 28, 2010 When I traded in my f-111 for Z-p ,a packer at mile-hi packed my saber 2 260 up to putting it in the bag and closing stows in about three minutes. It opened fine. I was never able to get close to that time packing it myself." 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,406 #9 July 28, 2010 WFFC Tent 3 L/O Brenster would hit his watch timer when he dropped his rig and click it off when he finished. His goal to completion was to keep his mark under 2:30... He didn't sacrifice safety for time and would sometimes bust his goal time. Never saw him have a reserve ride at WFFC. It took him less time to pack than it did for me to drop off my rig at Packin Cathy and pick up my other rig... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #10 July 28, 2010 Let's try to limit this conversation to COMPLETE main pack jobs: from the time you start stowing brakes, to the time it is closed and ready to don. IOW partial pack jobs are not relevant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #11 July 28, 2010 Quotegood packer should be able to do 5 rigs in 20 min average packer should do 4 rigs in 20 min. and that is if all the breaks are stowed and pc cocked. 5 rigs in 20 minutes? Man..I'm way off the mark... Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 July 28, 2010 Back in the days of Mullins' $99 boogies, I could pack pretty damn fast. Never timed myself, but 5-6 minutes sounds about right. Nowadays, I put more premium on making sure my packjobs are neat and orderly. makes my openings more predictable. "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
DoZ3r 0 #13 July 28, 2010 The packers at Kolomna are pretty fast, but you have to set your brakes, do your slider and pilotchute yourself... With that done I seen it packed sup 3 mins... My own pack speed on a good day is around 5 mins... Fastest i can recall is a 5 mins 41 sec on a tandem that was needed on the following load... Timed by our DZ manager...If everything seems under control.. You're just not going fast enough..! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
texmex 0 #14 July 28, 2010 Quotegood packer should be able to do 5 rigs in 20 min average packer should do 4 rigs in 20 min. and that is if all the breaks are stowed and pc cocked. I would have to disagree with that one. I would say less than 10% of packers can do 5 rigs in 20 minutes even with brakes and slider done. I've packed at a dozen different DZ's big and small for many years and can say I know very few packers that will get 5 rigs done in 20 minutes no matter what kind of rig. That's 4 minute packjobs not including the time moving from rig to rig. 4 rigs in 20 is even a feat sometimes for the fastest of packers. It's one thing for a fun jumper to do a 5 or 6 minute packjob to get on a load, but other factors come into play when doing multiple 5 minute packjobs I.E. rubber bands, closing loops, step throughs, huge and new canopies, pull outs, trapped air, etc. Take away all those variables and still 5 minute packjobs are few and far between. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #15 July 28, 2010 Many of us in DeLand when I was a packer ('89-92) were packing regular sub 4 minute pack jobs, and frequently 5 rigs in 20 minutes. We had to. Competition for work was such that we didn't want to lose a team and they were usually on 20 minute calls from landing. Sometimes we'd team up ourselves and do 5 rigs in under 15 minutes. But alone, 5 in 20 was not only common, it was what separated the successful packer from the rest. And in DeLand, the attitude was that we all always were in pursuit of the best. If you didn't want to be among the best of whatever you were doing, take it down the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #16 July 28, 2010 Hi tex, By far the fastest I have ever seen is the Golden Knights demo teams back in the 60's. They would ONLY stretch out their ParaCommanders and pull the sleeve over them. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #17 July 28, 2010 QuoteBy far the fastest I have ever seen is the Golden Knights demo teams back in the 60's. They would ONLY stretch out their ParaCommanders and pull the sleeve over them. It certainly makes packing easier if you aren't the one paying for a lost cutaway canopy or worried about burning holes in the canopy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brettski74 0 #18 July 29, 2010 At the 2008 Equinox Olympics, the gold medal in the packing race went to a guy named Wade with a time of 3 minutes 49 seconds. This was with a specially selected canopy he had selected for the event - basically, old LoPo fabric. It was jumped. One of the rules of the race was that you had to jump the pack job and land it or be disqualified. The silver medal time was around 4 minutes 30 seconds. There may well be faster packers around than this, but these were the quickest packing times among the people at the 2008 Equinox Boogie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #19 July 29, 2010 Hi Peter, Quote or worried about burning holes in the canopy! And they didn't. You should have seen the really poor shape those canopies were in. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
texmex 0 #20 July 29, 2010 QuoteI really want to see a fast packjob on video. Ok I took a video today doing a 2:20 packjob that I would jump and a sub 2 minuter that I wouldn't. I'll post both tomorrow. I definately felt I couldve done faster As I said I've packed and jumped a 2:28 packjob start to finish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #21 July 29, 2010 Quote Back in the days of Mullins' $99 boogies, I could pack pretty damn fast. Never timed myself, but 5-6 minutes sounds about right. Nowadays, I put more premium on making sure my packjobs are neat and orderly. makes my openings more predictable. Maybe, you're just a little older and wiser! I'd rather take my time and be sure. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #22 July 29, 2010 Quote Quote Back in the days of Mullins' $99 boogies, I could pack pretty damn fast. Never timed myself, but 5-6 minutes sounds about right. Nowadays, I put more premium on making sure my packjobs are neat and orderly. makes my openings more predictable. Maybe, you're just a little older and wiser! I'd rather take my time and be sure. Chuck I remember watching Charlie Mullins (Mike's oldest son) trash-packing his canopy and thinking "jesus christ, he's gonna jump THAT?" "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
masterrig 1 #23 July 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Back in the days of Mullins' $99 boogies, I could pack pretty damn fast. Never timed myself, but 5-6 minutes sounds about right. Nowadays, I put more premium on making sure my packjobs are neat and orderly. makes my openings more predictable. Maybe, you're just a little older and wiser! I'd rather take my time and be sure. Chuck I remember watching Charlie Mullins (Mike's oldest son) trash-packing his canopy and thinking "jesus christ, he's gonna jump THAT?" I've heard stories about his pack-jobs and all those who told of his packing said it scared the be-jeebus out of them!Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #24 July 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Back in the days of Mullins' $99 boogies, I could pack pretty damn fast. Never timed myself, but 5-6 minutes sounds about right. Nowadays, I put more premium on making sure my packjobs are neat and orderly. makes my openings more predictable. Maybe, you're just a little older and wiser! I'd rather take my time and be sure. Chuck I remember watching Charlie Mullins (Mike's oldest son) trash-packing his canopy and thinking "jesus christ, he's gonna jump THAT?" I've heard stories about his pack-jobs and all those who told of his packing said it scared the be-jeebus out of them!Chuck And that wasn't the half of it! He was a test jumper for Precision Aerodynamics. Some of his jumps scared the fuck out of his co-workers! "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
masterrig 1 #25 July 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Back in the days of Mullins' $99 boogies, I could pack pretty damn fast. Never timed myself, but 5-6 minutes sounds about right. Nowadays, I put more premium on making sure my packjobs are neat and orderly. makes my openings more predictable. Maybe, you're just a little older and wiser! I'd rather take my time and be sure. Chuck I remember watching Charlie Mullins (Mike's oldest son) trash-packing his canopy and thinking "jesus christ, he's gonna jump THAT?" I've heard stories about his pack-jobs and all those who told of his packing said it scared the be-jeebus out of them!Chuck And that wasn't the half of it! He was a test jumper for Precision Aerodynamics. Some of his jumps scared the fuck out of his co-workers! Weren't both those boys way under USPA minnimum age, when they started jumping? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
