RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper
Patients g_boxwood. It helps the first few times to have a friend for an extra hand. one person folds the top flap down and the other folds the bottom flap up. This is only like this until the chute looses some of the slipperyness. The more it is packed the simplier it will get. This short term inconvinience has many more benefits in the long run, percentage of chute opening, quality of flight due to the high quality "slippery" parachute material, and many more. I assure you it is all worth it.