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DexterBase
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Folding the nose
Hey, I had some questions regarding the way you are packing.

How do you fold the nose for different delays? Up until now, I have done all of my jumps slider down (off). I am interested in how the way you prepare the nose will affect the openings.

I realize that there is little information in the manufacturers manuals on this and I'm not even sure what questions I need to ask on this topic. If any of you have information you think could help, please share it with me.

Stay safe out there!---Dex
mickknutson
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Re: [DexterBase] Folding the nose
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Hey, I had some questions regarding the way you are packing.

How do you fold the nose for different delays? Up until now, I have done all of my jumps slider down (off). I am interested in how the way you prepare the nose will affect the openings.

I realize that there is little information in the manufacturers manuals on this and I'm not even sure what questions I need to ask on this topic. If any of you have information you think could help, please share it with me.

Stay safe out there!---Dex

I hate to sound like....Whatever, but BLiNC will have far more technical opinions about this subject. And I can tell you this is a good one, as I have seen dozens/hundreds of slightly different ways. Not to mention all the threads already active about the slider preperation.
TomAiello
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Re: [mickknutson] Folding the nose
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BLiNC will have far more technical opinions about this subject.

Mick is totally right here. You are far more likely to get a variety of good answers to technical questions at BLiNC.

There are as many different ways of dressing the nose as there are BASE jumpers.

In my opinion, it really doesn't make that much difference. the only time I change my nose is "death terminal" (terminal velocity, and no worries about low pulls or object strike, so I can tuck the center cell in) and super-low (sub 200'--where I flake the nose cells individually rather than rolling the two sides). Even then, I'm not convinced it matters that much--it just makes a difference in my head.

I pretty much always (exceptions above) just roll the outside 3 cells on each side (so cells 1,2 and 3, and cells 5, 6 and 7) into the middle, then wrap the center cell around the entire pack job. In my head, I believe that this will yield the best heading (because the outside cells inflate through the crossports...[insert long, rambling, boring technical discussion on canopy inflation]). But really, it probably does just about the same as anyone else's pet technique.
mickknutson
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Re: [TomAiello] Folding the nose
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In reply to:
BLiNC will have far more technical opinions about this subject.

Mick is totally right here. You are far more likely to get a variety of good answers to technical questions at BLiNC.

There are as many different ways of dressing the nose as there are BASE jumpers.

In my opinion, it really doesn't make that much difference. the only time I change my nose is "death terminal" (terminal velocity, and no worries about low pulls or object strike, so I can tuck the center cell in) and super-low (sub 200'--where I flake the nose cells individually rather than rolling the two sides). Even then, I'm not convinced it matters that much--it just makes a difference in my head.

I pretty much always (exceptions above) just roll the outside 3 cells on each side (so cells 1,2 and 3, and cells 5, 6 and 7) into the middle, then wrap the center cell around the entire pack job. In my head, I believe that this will yield the best heading (because the outside cells inflate through the crossports...[insert long, rambling, boring technical discussion on canopy inflation]). But really, it probably does just about the same as anyone else's pet technique.

And this is a perfect situation seen on BLiNC....as I have a very different style and opinion on this subject than Tom. Tom's approach works for him, but I use something that Works for me.