Paragliding Packing

[manuclemente]

Muy bien molto interessante, very good ;-)

[yoshyoka]

Grazie di avere condiviso questo metodo! Appena torna bel tempo lo provo :) Un saluto dalla Val di Fassa!

[barhanger]

Is it possible to do this type of folding also with green canopy?

[garbagio]

Dig it mate! Never seen that style before but I will totally try this out, looks great for both space and protecting the glider.

[erlendmc]

Search for the "Madsen Pack" on youtube. This method works when its windy and its fast and easy. All the mylars are together and you don't have to disconnect your harness.

[VicJLo]

MI BELLO, MI BELLO

[Groeg41]

Hallo Mescal Tango,

Thanks for this instructive video. I'll try this out, you can be sure.

As to unhooking the canopy, I have the impression the Germans/Austrians always unhook, the French nearly never.

Being German living in France in don't unhook., for safety reasons and in order to avoid a mistake caused by distraction. Next, I am using the old fashioned screw system, the more modern "click in" devices are certainly easier to handle.

[paraglide01]

I never unhook, just fold my pack and stuff it in my harnas. When I'm at the lauch site just unfold make a fieldpack and go. i only properly fold at the and of the day. ;-)

[alexsakon]

I don't know what the fuss is about "safety" if you unhook?? I unhook my wing. Why is that unsafe?? Do you NOT know how to unhook? If you think unhoooking a wing is unsafe, then do you keep your self hooked to the harness permanently in fear that you may harness up wrong? If you don't know how to hook back your wing correctly (two carabiners, d'oh!), then you shouldn't be flying, PERIOD.

[m1aws]

@alexsakon Hahaha! Some people should never unclip!

[gospeedracer40]

What a nice wing. My wing would never fold like that , Heck kust walking around it with the lines would piss it off.She loves to be stuffed like my wife. Big deep handfulss of wing fold after fold. ta da she pops open, Kinda gave my self a bonner talking about1

[westy178]

HAHAHA!!! lmao, funny dude

[bcsupport]

Ahh Finally, a PG pilot with a sense of humor. Hehe

[mihajlo777]

it is DHV 1 or DHV 1-2 the cesons are big but what about wings with smaler cesons no way you can packed them so easily !!!

[alexsirghi]

quale il peso di 1 vela??

[ParaglidingManiac]

Answer me please. Is this way good, to pack your wing? I wouldn't say it's fast, because if you want to pack your wign good - it will take from 10 to 15 minutes.

[DrFun666]

And btw - suggesting that saving 5 minutes of "packing time" is more valuable than risking hooking up wrong (nope - noone has ever done that - never seen it and never done it - and especialliy the "pros" - it is simply wrong. Think about it.

[tglynx]

You did not get it, right? Every Glider Pilot i know unhooks the glider from the harness to pack the glider.

I wonder how you pack your glider while the harness is still connected?

[TherealGwaihir]

Where do you fly? Not many people unhook anymore. Doesn't make any sense - it's way more work. Just pack the glider as you normally would, then simply accordion it from the trailing edge. Saves a huge amount of time when you show up to launch and it's windy. Not much reason why you can't launch in 5 minutes of arrival in these conditons.

[tglynx]

Hi ;) i fly in europe. Never heard of people that do not unhook to pack the glider. LOL ... crazy, isnt it? where are you from?

[TherealGwaihir]

Canada, though the people who first taught me to stay hooked in rather than disconnecting were Swiss. Get crazy and try staying hooked in sometime when packing up - if everyone is unhooked, you will be the first in the air the next time you show up to launch and it's windy. Fly far!

[tglynx]

lol- the swiss invented it - again ;) in fact i saw 2 swiss pilots packing their stuff without unhooking at the weekend. I have never seen it before (at least i did not recognize it). I am pretty sure it saves time. I am not sure about the safety factor ;)

[TherealGwaihir]

You can debate this until your blue in the face. In the end it comes down to what the individual pilot is most comfortable with. That said, unhooking just plain doesn't make sense!? Do you pull your lines off your risers too? Your reserve out of your harness? Your backpro out? No. Why unclip the wing then? Just my two sense. Fly safe.

[SAMLINERO]

i stay hooked when im gonna fly again soon the same wing or so or in a hurry or something, it does not affect the packing and/or security if you do it the right way so, i think it is about the pilot view...

[ParaglideEnthusiast]

ok well as was stated below It may be easier to pack onto harness but "ALL PILOTS" should know how to clip in properly! everyone pilot does a pre-flight check before flying and checking that you are clipped in propperly is one of the biggest things to check. unlike you I have faith in Paragliding pilots to be safe and use common sense before every flight. well this is open to others as well but Im sticking by my way. And if any instructor tells you to pack harness with wing wont teach you shit

[dorbie]

That is awesome, I need to try it. I like the strap around the mylar leading edge fins too.

[ottogiftmacher]

on my old PG it surely will not work, but I'll try it :)

[DrFun666]

Here's the deal - any experienced pilot - or rookie for that matter - will tell you that you should NEVER unclip your wing from the harness - unless absolutely neccesary. It is more likely / risky that you could screw up the re-attachment thus its part of teh program. This is why you do not see more of this type of packing.

[ParaglideEnthusiast]

???? uh dont know where your learning or from who but it doesnt matter if you unclip your wing from your harness it is what almost everyone does. in fact i would recommend that every pilot do this is will increase the life of you wing because if your harness is attached packing is more difficult and your lines will be getting pulled on while in your bag. its much easier to unclip and your wing will appreciate it.

[DrFun666]

You did not understand the proposition: it's about safety - not the care of your "wing." Anyone can think of ways to extend the life of a glider - but if you "re-attach" your wing to the harness every time you fly - the risk of an error in doing so is elevated considerably.

Hmm... A wing worth $100 more when I sell it versus the chance of hooking up wrongly. The readers shall choose

[TherealGwaihir]

Mate - that's total bull, attached to your harness or free there is no difference to the wear and tear on the glider - sorry.

[dorbie]

What? That's rubbish DrFun666, everybody unhooks. Learn to hook up, it's trivial and easy, if you don't know how you should probably try to recertify as a P1.

[browntrousersmoment]

You are high on crack :)

[ParaglidingManiac]

ticoglider, I think just like you! Thanks for your comment!

[ticoglider]

thanx for being so lazy, I love to fold my glider this way. its fast and if folds it up so perfectly. I love it! so call me lazy!

[vic22be]

Très efficace, et super !!!

[ParaglidingManiac]

Why so lazzy?

[AMAZINGPROSTATE]

It's called 'Lazy Bastard' technique - really!

[paragliderke]

nice methode,

i try it white my nova mentor.

i hope it also works white more wind

thx

[ParaglidingManiac]

So did anybody tried it? Does it work in a windy day?

[aerodynamicle]

I tried the technique in the wind yesterday. It was blowing about 8 knots at the coast. It didn't work that well, perhaps it's better suited for calmer areas...

[aerodynamicle]

So simple and yet so cool. Amazing this isn't common knowledge. I wonder how that works at the windy coast, I'll try it. Thanks!

[ParaglidingManiac]

This language sounds to me like a lyrics of a song or poem :)

[QuickthingDotCom]

Mao Cu vovofo si tirando la penera ! comprando un burako.

[DrQuackles]

Really good.I'll be trying this out tomorrow.Thank you for sharing.

[yosoyelmesmo]

Excellent! gonna try that in an Ozone Addict! thanks for share!!!

[madley206]

ottimo metodo!!

[FegrusMojo]

Excellent !

[MescalTango]

Ciao, I would like to thank the person that taught me this method in the landing area of Saleve ... but unfortunately I don't know the name! If I'll meet him again, I'll try to understand who is the inventor of this method. But if I remember well it comes from Brazil!

[flyvinz]

6 un mito ;-)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[poweredbyme]

Super!! That is easy. Thank you ;-)

[fedemont]

ma sei un mito!!!!

mo vado in campetto e provo subito!!!!

[voltsz]

bel sistema, sembra poco faticoso e veloce! Da provare immediatamente!

Corretta l'osservazione di non camminare sulla vela!

[MescalTango]

Beh sulla vela non ci cammino! Cmq per i cordini, certamente non vanno pestati...ma ero distratto dalla telecamera e concentrato a non dire troppe str...ate!! :)

C'e' qualcuno che e' riuscito anche a farlo tenendo la selletta agganciata alla vela. Se ho capito bene basta portare la selletta dalla parte delle bocche e tirare direttamente i cordini invece che la bretella....

[cirrusfrank]

bel sistema,pero' starei piu' attento a non camminare soprai cordini

[OneRhythm]

Fast, simple, effective, maybe the best method yet -- Tie around leading edge is good idea too!

[JasShapiro]

Excellent!