In my backpacking days I always put the heavier items @ the bottom of my external frame pack & the bulkier item at the top. I normally carried 45 to 65 lbs for extended trips. Did Alaska for 30 days living out of my pack, including cooking & tenting gear. I used a "Trailwise" frame pack, the one used by Colin Fletcher.
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Womer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: backpack hack > 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. -- 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.
