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A hiker on the JMT told me my pack was killing my shoulders and I finally fixed it
Last summer on the John Muir Trail I ran into this guy at a resupply who watched me adjust my straps for the 5th time that morning. He just said "your hip belt is too low, dude." I had it sitting on my hips like a fashion belt instead of up around my actual hip bones. Moved it up 2 inches and the difference was insane. No more shoulder pain. Has anyone else had a random stranger give them a tip that completely fixed a problem?
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aaronroberts10d ago
The guy told me my hip belt was too low and it changed my life. Meanwhile I had my pack adjusted so bad I looked like a turtle on its back trying to get comfortable.
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Yeah, @adam414, that would be the opposite problem... moving it up 2 inches fixed the turtle look for me, actually.
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