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Having walked over 4000 miles in a Deuter backpack that weighted on average about 33lbs/15kg, I would just add that while optimizing backpack fit is absolutely
by lukebuehler 7y ago
Having walked over 4000 miles in a Deuter backpack that weighted on average about 33lbs/15kg, I would just add that while optimizing backpack fit is absolutely important, it is more important to constantly optimize how much weight you are carrying. The latter is way more an art than the former.
- magicroot75 7y agoAs a former AT thruhiker, I couldn't agree more. Though we definitely would have appreciated packs that were easier on the shoulders and gave less swampback. We had no frame ultralight packs and sort of molded the contents of the pack to fit our shorter torsos.