Not sure about that, I have a Pocketwing and now have BRM and there’s a big difference in packdown between them. If I were only doing downwinders and never needed to go above a broad reach, Pocket wing might still be my choice since it packs down super small.
I feel like for now at least, there’s going to be a tradeoff between upwind performance/stability vs ease of packdown. I’ve seen some pictures of Sam the pocketwing guy on some prototypes and it seems like he’s sticking with the super compact concept but getting a flatter profile that appears to go upwind better.
I think that the big innovation to come will be a better packdown method that prevents tangles and lets you go hands free in one or two quick moves. Currently you have to douse the canopy, roll/pack it up and stuff it into the belt. Doing that on foil while reading bumps is really hard and there are so many opportunities for tangles when you pull the wing back out to relaunch.