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A guy on the trail told me my pack was riding too low and it changed everything
I always thought my backpack felt fine until some random hiker near Mammoth Lakes pointed out my hip belt was sitting on my hips wrong. He said I needed to tighten the load lifters so the weight sits higher on my shoulders. I tried it on the next climb and my lower back didn't hurt for the first time in months. Anyone else had a random stranger give advice that actually worked?
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sagey691mo ago
Oh man, I gotta disagree a bit here. Idk, for me having the weight higher on my shoulders always makes my neck and traps super tight after a few miles. Maybe it's just my body type but I've had way better luck keeping the hip belt snug and letting most of the weight ride on my hips instead.
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felix_bailey451mo ago
Huh, that's a lot of tweaking for a pack that already felt fine. I mean @sagey69, if it aint broke don't fix it, right? Honestly I bet half the "advice" out there is just people needing to feel useful on the trail.
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