RedassSkychic 0 #26 March 31, 2005 take it up, but if its bothering you, do a hop-n-pop from 5500.. that way you aren't worrying about it in freefall and you'll have a nice sub-terminal opening in case you packed a slammer. getting it in the bag is hard, but it'll get easier. don't worry too much about it looking pretty, just make sure the slider doesnt' slip down the lines in the process. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites karenmeal 0 #27 March 31, 2005 Silly old-timer. I'm not such a newbie at packing myself, I've probably packed about 10,000 to 15,000 parachutes.. I laugh at your challenge.. but while you guys are having fun at your little round boogie, I'll be doing some real work packing slippery zp tandems and and having fun with the new canopies that are constantly being passed my way. I invite you to come pack 20 tandem rigs in a day and tell me how easy they are to close. -Karen I hope you can sense my taunting/sarcastic tone. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites stratostar 5 #28 March 31, 2005 I invite you to come pack 20 tandem rigs in a day and tell me how easy they are to close. been there done that and have a t-shirt too, now add in a bunch of older round rigs on top of that and that is a good days work, tandem rigs, silly young one. When I said 35 rigs I ment the belly warts as well as the mains, lot of fun in bulk, really. ~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites karenmeal 0 #29 March 31, 2005 Belly wart! How much easier does it get! Man, you guys sure had it easy! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites stratostar 5 #30 March 31, 2005 LOL, yea you got there, we sure did! ~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kimblair13 0 #31 March 31, 2005 Quote "Cool is free packed into a brown paper bag from the store and then tossed." ...I've done that too. Maybe us young ones aren't fuckhead yuppies like you think. I'm sure if you still skydive your not that old. I have nothing against anyone who's jumped for 23 years. Props to you for still being alive. Edit to add "fuckhead yuppie" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #32 March 31, 2005 QuoteYou should see what mine looks like sometimes. Really, that parachute wants to open. Glad you feel that way....you should've seen what it looked like when i packed for you. Anyhoo for the original question - Like everyone said, it will get easier/neater with practice. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyangel2 2 #33 April 1, 2005 When did you pack for me?May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites stratostar 5 #34 April 1, 2005 Hey now I never said you were lame, but I did post the fuckhead yuppie thing not that you are one for the record! So your a brown bagger eh,now that is cool.~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #35 April 1, 2005 QuoteWhen did you pack for me? Summerfest. Apparently it was fine since the pack job doesn't stand out in your mind. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crotalus01 0 #36 April 1, 2005 okay okay okay, so i am gonna jump the damn thing saturday....but let me tell ya, i am gonna be pissed if it slams me - i am jumping a Sabre 190 and it has already bitch-slapped me a couple of times as for a hop-n-pop, no thanks. last jump (on Neptune) showed me open at 3.2 K, and i threw out at 5.5 K As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyangel2 2 #37 April 1, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhen did you pack for me? Summerfest. Apparently it was fine since the pack job doesn't stand out in your mind. Wow! I don't remember that. I guess it was okay. I don't use a packer very often so you would think I rememberMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VampireGirl 0 #38 April 1, 2005 Yep, when I'm in Spain and getting tuition from someone as knowledgeable as Brian Vacher, and only having 3 days to do 15 jumps and learning loads about the fun side of skydving. When I'm in UK and only managing to get 4 jumps in over 4 days, then I pack a LOT!! Even going so far as to unpack a "perfect" ly good packjob to repack it if there's nothing better going on. It's all relative mate. Gotta take advantage of the good weather in Spain. XX www.sneale-create.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zep 0 #39 April 2, 2005 QuoteGet a job that allows you to pay a packer to do it for you! Packing SUCKS. Only do it if you have to.(quote) Sounds like one of those new school fuckhead yuppies who throws around money because that's easier then just sucking it up and doing the work. Anyone who bitches about how hard it is to pack today needs to take a time trip back to the good old days, you people got it good today! It only takes one person to pack today.(only took one person back then if you knew what your doing) So shut up and pack your own rig then jump. On that note I think all packers should charge more money for the service like 10 or 12 bucks. Why? Because there will always be the lasy ass crowd who will spend the money and you'll make more cash at the end of the day. Such a good idea in fact, I'm now charging 10 bucks for a main pack job as of this season. I have my own rigs to pack (5 of them) so I don't have time to waste on some lasy ass for 5 bucks. So 10 is the going rate now, if you bitch about it, then it's 15. ~ I'm 100% behind you, Put your price up to $20 for fun jumpers Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
karenmeal 0 #27 March 31, 2005 Silly old-timer. I'm not such a newbie at packing myself, I've probably packed about 10,000 to 15,000 parachutes.. I laugh at your challenge.. but while you guys are having fun at your little round boogie, I'll be doing some real work packing slippery zp tandems and and having fun with the new canopies that are constantly being passed my way. I invite you to come pack 20 tandem rigs in a day and tell me how easy they are to close. -Karen I hope you can sense my taunting/sarcastic tone. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #28 March 31, 2005 I invite you to come pack 20 tandem rigs in a day and tell me how easy they are to close. been there done that and have a t-shirt too, now add in a bunch of older round rigs on top of that and that is a good days work, tandem rigs, silly young one. When I said 35 rigs I ment the belly warts as well as the mains, lot of fun in bulk, really. ~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #29 March 31, 2005 Belly wart! How much easier does it get! Man, you guys sure had it easy! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #30 March 31, 2005 LOL, yea you got there, we sure did! ~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #31 March 31, 2005 Quote "Cool is free packed into a brown paper bag from the store and then tossed." ...I've done that too. Maybe us young ones aren't fuckhead yuppies like you think. I'm sure if you still skydive your not that old. I have nothing against anyone who's jumped for 23 years. Props to you for still being alive. Edit to add "fuckhead yuppie" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #32 March 31, 2005 QuoteYou should see what mine looks like sometimes. Really, that parachute wants to open. Glad you feel that way....you should've seen what it looked like when i packed for you. Anyhoo for the original question - Like everyone said, it will get easier/neater with practice. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #33 April 1, 2005 When did you pack for me?May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #34 April 1, 2005 Hey now I never said you were lame, but I did post the fuckhead yuppie thing not that you are one for the record! So your a brown bagger eh,now that is cool.~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #35 April 1, 2005 QuoteWhen did you pack for me? Summerfest. Apparently it was fine since the pack job doesn't stand out in your mind. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #36 April 1, 2005 okay okay okay, so i am gonna jump the damn thing saturday....but let me tell ya, i am gonna be pissed if it slams me - i am jumping a Sabre 190 and it has already bitch-slapped me a couple of times as for a hop-n-pop, no thanks. last jump (on Neptune) showed me open at 3.2 K, and i threw out at 5.5 K As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #37 April 1, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhen did you pack for me? Summerfest. Apparently it was fine since the pack job doesn't stand out in your mind. Wow! I don't remember that. I guess it was okay. I don't use a packer very often so you would think I rememberMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VampireGirl 0 #38 April 1, 2005 Yep, when I'm in Spain and getting tuition from someone as knowledgeable as Brian Vacher, and only having 3 days to do 15 jumps and learning loads about the fun side of skydving. When I'm in UK and only managing to get 4 jumps in over 4 days, then I pack a LOT!! Even going so far as to unpack a "perfect" ly good packjob to repack it if there's nothing better going on. It's all relative mate. Gotta take advantage of the good weather in Spain. XX www.sneale-create.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #39 April 2, 2005 QuoteGet a job that allows you to pay a packer to do it for you! Packing SUCKS. Only do it if you have to.(quote) Sounds like one of those new school fuckhead yuppies who throws around money because that's easier then just sucking it up and doing the work. Anyone who bitches about how hard it is to pack today needs to take a time trip back to the good old days, you people got it good today! It only takes one person to pack today.(only took one person back then if you knew what your doing) So shut up and pack your own rig then jump. On that note I think all packers should charge more money for the service like 10 or 12 bucks. Why? Because there will always be the lasy ass crowd who will spend the money and you'll make more cash at the end of the day. Such a good idea in fact, I'm now charging 10 bucks for a main pack job as of this season. I have my own rigs to pack (5 of them) so I don't have time to waste on some lasy ass for 5 bucks. So 10 is the going rate now, if you bitch about it, then it's 15. ~ I'm 100% behind you, Put your price up to $20 for fun jumpers Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
