Bag vs Container

[Groundbound 0]

I cannot tell the difference from the description in "Glossary of Terms".
Too bad they aren't accompanied by photos.

[dropzonefool 0]

The canopy goes in the bag, the bag goes in the container.

[spidermonky 0]

This exlains pretty much everything about a main parachute and how it's packed.
http://www.packingparachutes.com/packing_course/html/packing_intro.htm

[larsrulz 0]

Hard to follow the link given without knowing much about skydiving equipment.

Basically, the canopy is folded up a certain way and placed in a deployment "bag". The canopy goes into the bag and the lines are kept external. Once the canopy lines are secured via rubber bands to ensure the whiplash occurs at the canopy and not at you, the lines and bag&canopy are both placed into the "container". Without getting technical, the container is the rig that you wear on your back that keeps everything tidy. The bag comes out of the container when you deploy, and then the canopy will come out of the bag. There are a number of reasons for all this, but that's left for a rainy day at the dropzone with a rigger.

I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF