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Just realized I've been packing my bag wrong for every single trip
On my last hike in the Smokies, I was struggling up a hill and my buddy asked why my pack was so low. I always loaded the heavy stuff at the bottom, thinking it was more stable. He showed me his setup with the weight high and close to his back. I tried shifting my tent and food up top for the next mile, and it felt like a new world. Has anyone else made this same mistake with their gear placement?
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david1346mo ago
Tbh I thought the same thing about keeping weight low. But shifting it higher completely changed how my shoulders felt, way less strain. Guess the old logic isn't always right.
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garcia.wren6mo ago
Honestly, it's wild how long you can go doing something the hard way. I did the exact same thing with my sleeping bag for years, always rolling it tight instead of just stuffing it loose into the sack. I thought I was saving space, but it never packed down right and took forever. Saw some random video about it and felt like a total fool. Why do we never think to question the basic stuff we learn?
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