This video is absolutely packed with information! Thank you so much.

Does anyone know of a similar channel (really, really knowledgeable rigger making videos like these?)

13:44 could someone please explain how the toggle could have come loose in this example? (What did he mean by the togle was set with a shortcut technique?) How did the string end up pulling on the loop that holds the toggle? (Sorry for the lack of terms, I'm not a skydiver x)) Edit: okay, I think I get it. I think the holing loop that holds the toggle was made by pushing the shorter end through the little loop instead of the longer side that is pointing in the other direction?

The knowledge and experience you share is extremely valuable. Such a shame there's only 13 videos on this channel. I would love to watch a video with explanation on packing your main canopy and know what to pay attention to and why

This looks like some valuable content. I love when people who know the field (any) start explaining why things are set a certain way. This way it makes more sense and you know which parts to pay attention to when inspecting or folding your gear, and to know why. I'm not a skydiver, but I'm looking forward to my first tandem jump next year - and maybe even completing an AFF and maybe going towards A licence. Btw, are there any good forums for skydivers out there? (particularly Europe?)

This was really well done. Especially for a first video

The best rigger I’ve had the honor to work with 🙏 , Daniel Guerra

Is there any cons to the french bridal routing method if you keep in mind proper kill line length and setting it correctly?

Awesome Video! Strangely this is the first time ever that i´ve heared about "Test pulls". Maybe because I´ve no own rig yet. I´ll talk to my rigger when get my own rig (hopefully in a few weeks).

I´m a fairly new skydiver, 50 jumps so far, and i never even knew about the "french way" to put the pin. But I ordered my first container last year round, and hope to recive it in a few weeks. It´s a Vector3 and out off curiosity i checked the manual from UPTs webside about how they close the main flaps and put the pin. The the manual shows the "french way" to store the "updated version of the bridle"; but also show other variations for "older bridle designs" in the Appendix F Chapter. I´ll guess i´ll go to use the ashown and explained "french way" for the updated bridle design, because that´s the gear I´ll get and thats the way their manual instructs to handle it. Also I´ll talk with my rigger about the topic when i´ll finally get my rig.

I as that a fart at 16:13 ?

I don't really understand arguments that say "if you did steps before correctly then this step is good enough" in case of bridle routing. All accidents happen because there are multiple parts that go wrong in a sequence. All accident prevention is "how do I make current step safer without relying on previous parts". From that, I agree that proper setting of bridles needs to improve, but people will still make mistakes there. having a bridle routing the new way, will reduce the change of anything happening that one time you mess up PC setup. Also while you say why the reasons for running the bridle the french way is not needed, I am really curious as to are there any downsides to it?

In the eighties I made 1200 jumps with the pull out system... I never really liked handdeploy. Nobody using it anymore? I prefered opening my container myself with a straight pin instead of the bend one.

Mr Scott, thank you for this resource. These are the best informational videos I have seen. Take care!

Incredible. I never would have thought that so many would be pulling in the wrong sequence. Thank you for your videos

Question Colin: At 7:40 you suggest holding the A line cascade and running your other fingers down the A/B lines to ensure you hit the B line slider stop first then your ok but if you hit the A line attachment first then you have a problem (would certainly be being pulled through slider grommet). But at 15:45 you say if there is less than 22mm between the A line attachment point and the tip of the edge of the stabilizer B line attachment point then you have a problem. This seems to contradict things being ok in the first check. So I don't think I'm understanding this. Could you explain? (Why 22mm? I'm wondering if with the slider in place there's about 22mm from the stabilizer tip edge that is pulled through the slider grommet a bit to the bottom of the slider. So if the A line attachment point is less that 22mm then it starts being pulled through the slider grommet. If that is the case I get that but then I don't understand in the first check that that if you hit the slider stop first instead of the A line that you're ok because if the A line distance is less than 22mm wouldn't you be into the "not ok" situation of the second test at 15:45?)Thanks These videos are amazing!!!

Wow! As you said I did not expect all this amazing information from a video on a simple closing loop. Obviously a wealth of experience that I'm grateful for you sharing . The detailed explanations and demonstrations of wearing, failure and malfunction modes actually changed how I look at a few things wrt design, vulnerabilities, what to look for and how to think about some things.... and I'm a rigger! Super informative!! I'll definitely watch your other videos. Thanks!

What scale do you use to measure the force?

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Wow!!! Respect!

Well done.. as you started you said a blast from the past. In your opinion, what is the top of thel(ne, the very best rig today, money no object…in your opinion. Thanks for the video

Excellent well done. You have a very specific work. Everyone needs to see this

Excellent well done I learned a lot about housing. Great photography

Not even a skydiver and keep getting sucked in to these videos. Cant stop watching. Love listening

Would love a video on the new equipment/ containers we are seeing. Also what it would take for manufacturers to mass produce containers for the big people. IE- >270lbs 6’2”

RDFM? Eh? I think you mean RTFM.

Great content! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

Thank you!

AMAZING VIDEO you prob saved people lives at this point!

As always, appreciate all your very informative videos. Thank you for serving the skydiving community

Awesome videos! When stretching out the lines again pulling the fibres back in position. How long does it keep that length before going back?

Thank you very much for the video! There's not much more to say! Thanks.

So Much to learn from these videos. Thanks Colin.

Where's the other videos?

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It's there actually a way of increasing the pack volume instead of manipulating the loop? On my vector, the loop is built onto the first flap and I can't shorten it any more, although the main canopy is within limits. I'm thinking of sewing some padding to the deployment bag. My sewing skills would definitely let me do a clean job on this. What would be your opinion on this? Could that be airworthy?

Thank you for the very informative video

it could be helpful to build a suspended harness for practicing getting out of twists.especially now with eliptical wings and wingsuits and RSLs and skyhooks..the lines of the set up might go through a big sheet of plywood to simulate the way they cascade up to the canopy..i keep seeing videos with twists and judging by the comments i dont think people are very good at clearing them....have a timed competition for who clears 10 or 15 twists the fastest.winner after a month gets a jump ticket or something but has to demonstrate the technique

someone jumped my malfunction for me.we switched school rental rigs at the last moment..i think the parachute club may have intentionally had long control lines so student brake inputs werent so fierce.anyway,it had a line over

is this why they have students on throwaway instead of lolon cable ripcords these days.maybe also got bored of losing those handles...students who buck their AFF instructors and go unstable can get in trouble though

Any advice on washing the pilot chute? Had an off landing on a night jump... Landed in some merky wetlands and the pilot chute got slightly wet / pretty dirty on the mesh, though the material seems perfectly intact. Thanks for reading this!

I think it has a lot to do with spearfishing and being inverted underwater. I tried to do a sit a couple weeks after that and it was a disaster. Back to the wind tunnel!

I once had a rig come into the shop with a reserve pull of 65+ pounds!Turns out on his previous pack job,the loop was too long."Somebody" shortened the loop at the as resulting in a loop that was so short the pull force became excessive

Thanks a lot, Mr. Colin.....I love your videos!!

Thank you for this piece of knowledge. I found it very helpful as I own a Sabre2 150 canopy with spectra lines that has around 850 jumps total and around 300-ish on the current line-set. I wonder how much slack is mandatory to remain inside the main line after the "CAM".

I whish I could afford the space in my container for dacron ^^

Great job Colin!! Congratulations 🤘🤘🤘

As a packer yours video are a great help in my job , very clear and usefull. Thanks Colin !

You are the Bob Ross of the skydiving world.

I really love all of your videos, your way to explain things is so clear and easy understandable. I wish you've done more. thanks.