KRBKV 0 #1 November 27, 2003 Hi! I heard about blind packing contest. Please advise all rules and refeering. It should be very funny, i think! Thanks! Ivan Korobkov Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #2 November 27, 2003 Whats the big deal? If you know where your line sets are and how many lines to grab, lines in, material out, it's not rocket science! I pack basicaly blind all the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #3 November 27, 2003 The rules are pretty simple--you must jump it and it must open properly. Don't forget the blind part either. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #4 November 27, 2003 Blind Packing wouldn't be a big deal - but i've seen / heard of people packing blind & drunk (Hmm, Couch Freaks?? ) That is a little overboard.....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #5 November 27, 2003 I much prefer the packing in a phone box competitions - lot more fun when you pull and the yellow pages goes sailing past.I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #6 November 27, 2003 QuoteI much prefer the packing in a phone box competitions - lot more fun when you pull and the yellow pages goes sailing past. you must have one hell of a big container or something... I can barely get my canopy in there, much less adding in a phone book. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #7 November 28, 2003 QuoteI much prefer the packing in a phone box competitions - lot more fun when you pull and the yellow pages goes sailing past. Please tell me this is just drunk skydiver talk......... =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GroundZero 0 #8 November 28, 2003 blind packing?... Let's do it for speed, I'm in! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #9 November 28, 2003 You supply the bodies, I'll supply the coffins. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #10 November 28, 2003 QuoteThe rules are pretty simple--you must jump it and it must open properly. Don't forget the blind part either. It doesn't have to open properly per se, you just have to land it. If you chop, you lose. Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #11 November 28, 2003 I can't wait to read the incident report. "Reserve drills carried out as the main was packed - as fast as possible - whilst blindfolded" Even better would be the ammendment to the BPA and USPA regulations that you had to pack with both of your eyes open and whilst having an unimpeded view of the canopy.I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #12 November 28, 2003 FAA only requires a rigger to observe you pack... doesnt say anything about you having to observe anything Thus this is all perfectly legal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #13 November 28, 2003 Packing blind??? ... Piece of cake. What is the prize for a canopy that opens? I think I could do it ...Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #14 November 28, 2003 hell if any of you have seen me pack you know it couldnt get much worse blindfolded! j/k...really though after 500 + packjobs how bad could you do it... now if you pack eachothers rigs blindfolded that would add an element of fun to it! -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #15 November 28, 2003 QuoteHi! I heard about blind packing contest. Please advise all rules and refeering. It should be very funny, i think! Thanks! Ivan Korobkov packing blind.......... isnt that almost as bad as jumping without the chute! - apart from the less certain death. to add another thrill element to this they could try to do the whole jump blind as well.... (headlines: man lands on shed, my hamster got squashed by superman etc.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #16 November 28, 2003 If you really have enough balls and a death wish.. Pack a base rig blindfolded and go low. I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #17 November 28, 2003 QuoteIf you really have enough balls and a death wish.. Pack a base rig blindfolded and go low. hehe... apart from the fact that it wouldnt make much difference to the danger aspect, unless your in the city jumping off a high building you might have a bit of car trouble tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #18 November 29, 2003 Even more fun is the "one handed" packing contest. You and a buddy pack a rig, each is only alowed to use one hand. Then one of you jumps it. Preferably on a night jump. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #19 November 29, 2003 QuotePreferably on a night jump. Over water. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #20 November 29, 2003 Quote QuotePreferably on a night jump. Over water. - Jim hehe.., we can think of so many dangerous spinoffs on blind packing contests! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ksjumper 0 #21 November 29, 2003 You must be talking about me! I'll have to show you my photo album sometime. JM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #22 November 29, 2003 QuoteHi! I heard about blind packing contest. Please advise all rules and refeering. Close your eyes and start packing. Ya gotta jump your packjob (you can do that with your eyes closed too, but ya don't get extra points for it). Fastest time wins. My one and only blind speed pack was 7 minutes including setting the brakes. Opening was fine. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #23 November 29, 2003 QuoteYou must be talking about me! I'll have to show you my photo album sometime. JM lots of blindfolds? hehe . the pic i always liked was of the guy hanging off his rig whilst it was deployed.... but i cant remember who did that, was he french? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 5 #24 November 30, 2003 I didn't think it was possible to "go low" on a base jump.Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #25 November 30, 2003 A 2100 foot H&P, over water, at night, with no moon Oh yeah, ..... in winter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
