I'm already learning the lesson to be compassionate and kind to my own body... and I haven't even left yet. The training for leaving has taught me so much already :) Glad you hear you are listening to yours as well.
Thanks for this! I'm planning to do a slow camino this December for 10 days and cant decide where it is feasible (need luggage transport and a camino where short distances are possible with places to stay).
My first camino was 2 months ago in...
Hoping your quest for the right pack is successful.
If your needs have not yet been fulfilled, you might have a look at the Kelty Trekker 65. It is an external frame pack with an excellent waist belt and trampoline back. It provides for just...
Interesting. Thanks. I would have thought the lack of symmetry would be a problem. My spine is already so asymmetrical, I tend to notice that more than perhaps some.
If you are having your luggage transported, you should have very little weight in your day pack, so I think any daypack will be OK. At that weight shoulder straps shouldn’t hurt your shoulders.
I walked with a very light, unframed, packable...
Since you prefer the trampoline back on the Hikelite (same reason I've held onto my Exos), let's work with that.
These might work for you:
https://www.garagegrowngear.com/products/shoulder-strap-pads-by-packbackdesigns
Garage Grown Gear is a US...
Thanks, @David . Agreed. I loved the loose feeling on my shoulders at first, but the back of the pack is too far away and the straps swayed enough side-to-side that after 2 hours I had an indentation on my skin close to my neck. If my spine was...
I see your problem but do you need the shoulder straps cinched down tight?
Correctly fitted all the weight - All the weight! - should be taken by the hip belt so the shoulder straps are only to stop it bouncing around - leaving a finger or two...
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