G4 Owner’s Manual – 18.2 – Semi-Stowless Main Bag

A semi-stowless main deployment bag has three or four locking stows and a pouch to hold the remainder of the suspension lines, instead of additional line stow bands.

1.  Fold the main parachute in accordance with the canopy manufacturer’s instructions and place in the deployment bag. Long fold the main parachute slightly wider than the closing flap of the bag.

2.  Close the semi-stowless bag as you would any conventional bag by making the locking stows.  Start in the center, then alternate left or right to the outside stows.

3.  Roll packed bag toward main pilot chute, placing the line stow pocket facing up.  Begin stowing suspension lines by making a large loop on top of one end pocket.

4.  Form a “figure eight” pattern with the suspension lines on top of both end pockets.  Make sure that suspension line loops are completely across bag.

5.  Continue stowing the suspension lines in a figure eight pattern until the main risers are 15” (+/-) from the packed bag.

6.  Lift the end pockets and place over the suspension line loops.

7.  Close cover.

8.  Insert tuck tabs into pockets.  The suspension lines must enter and exit the pocket through the notch in cover.

9.  Roll packed bag toward the risers and place in main container normally.