Ideally, the weight should be centered at about shoulder-shoulder blade level. Lower than that, it is trying to pull you over backwards, and is very tiring. Higher than that, one feels unstable.
Moderation in all things. Rick --- Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It looks to me as though the load is rather low, > and > > extends rather far back. This might make it > rather > > tiring to carry. > > Low is better to keep the center of gravity low, the > higher it is the > tippier you'll be. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Womer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: backpack hack > > > > Scott, > > > > It looks to me as though the load is rather low, > and > > extends rather far back. This might make it > rather > > tiring to carry. > > > > Rick > > > > --- Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> It's me again, Margaret. > >> > >> The last couple of years I've hauled my kit over > the > >> mountain in a Domke > >> F2 with the backpack straps. This is fine for > short > >> trips, but when I'm > >> climbing a rickety ladder 6500 ft above sea level > >> it's not so good. It > >> tends to sway a lot and puts all of the weight on > my > >> shoulders. So this > >> year I decided to do it right and get a new > >> backpack. > >> > >> But I didn't. I put it off too long and the > local > >> shops don't have > >> anything I'm interested in. > >> > >> However! I do have an external frame hiking pack > >> that I've never used. > >> (It was one of those things I just "had to > have".) > >> I pulled the pack > >> off the frame, slipped the strap rings on the > Domke > >> over the mounting > >> posts and then zip tied them to the frame so they > >> wouldn't slip off. > >> There's a low strap for a stuff sack that I > lashed > >> around my tripod, but > >> I'm not sure it's going to work very well. I'd > like > >> to carry it > >> vertically, but I may have to settle for what I > >> have. > >> > >> Anyone ever do anything like this? If you don't > >> mind, take a look and > >> tell me your impressions. > >> > >> http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/Framepack > >> > >> -- > >> Scott Loveless > >> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
