howardwhite 6 #1 January 28, 2009 Having trouble closing your reserve? Here (from a mid-70's rig owner's manual) is a solution. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #2 January 28, 2009 I used to see riggers use that general technique when we had rigs with metal loops, that fit over metal cones, which went through the flap grommets, to close a container. They would have a fitting that fit over the loops, attached to a loop of webbing that hang over the edge of the packing table. Then, putting a foot in the webbing loop and pushing downward cinched everything up tight, and kept both hands free to work on the cones and pins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drjump 0 #3 January 28, 2009 We used one like that back in the 70's at Houston Parachute Service in La Porte, TX. Went out of fashion when people started packing on the floor instead of a long table. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #4 January 28, 2009 That's funny!Looks like a good field expedient method. It just needs some kind of lever like a 2x4! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #5 January 28, 2009 that doesn't look " TSO-ed",,, eitherwho wrote the manual??? Rube Goldberg ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrochute 2 #6 January 28, 2009 actually i think its from the wonderhog manual,could be wrong tho,dead brain cells ,ya know? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #7 January 28, 2009 Well, o.k., here are a couple of pictures of the technique in action. Note that the pullup cord goes over a dowel. Now, of course, absolutely everyone will immediately recognize the rig.HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrochute 2 #8 January 28, 2009 OMG i thought everything related to the R&J"classiflier" was burned (or should have been!) countless stories of jumpers pulling the reserve and NOTHING!in one case (at united i think) the jumper actually reached around his back groping trying to open the reserve and ended up with the kicker plate in his hand! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #9 January 28, 2009 Not a Classiflier. It's a Top Secret. Feel better now?HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #10 January 28, 2009 If I remeber right??(God that was a long time ago)...I used to take the little strings out of 550 cord, and then use the gutted sheath for a cord. I'd put this through the cone and then through the grommet. I'd then wrap all that around a packing paddle and start pulling for all I was worth. You had to be tough to be a rigger back then... Of course i did all this on the floor. We couldn't afford an honest to god packing table. Closed a lot of reserves like that. Some people said it resembled a monkey doing something unnatural to a football.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #11 January 28, 2009 QuoteI used to take the little strings out of 550 cord, and then use the gutted sheath for a cordWith cones, you'd melt the ends so that you could poke it through the hole in the cone. I still use one on loops; I like it a whole lot better than the ribbons; less abrasion. But, of course, no melted ends Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #12 January 29, 2009 I have the military tool that is a sheet metal 'hook' or fitting with webbing reenforced where your foot goes. Fits over the end tab to pull it over the cone. No photo but we discussed them on here a couple of years ago. When I was jumping a SST prototype made for a statostar but with a strato cloud in it I used to use an old wooden steering toggle on my pull up cord and two feet on the rig to get it closed.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrochute 2 #13 January 29, 2009 didnt the top secret also have the pack closure problem tho? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
