When I haul over 100lbs with my backpack (usually hiking an elk off the mountain) I find that it requires me to cinch my waist belt EXTREMELY tight to get as much weight on my hips as possible. When I cinch the belt and hike for more than 2 miles I find that I get very sore from the results of pressure and chaffing on my hip pointers. The soreness originates when the pressure from the waist belt sandwiches and creates folds in my belt, underwear, and pant waist band. I've thought that there might be better options in terms of how to minimize this. Have any of you had the same problem? Is there a way to mitigate this? I think 100lb +loads are just a bear to deal with no matter what, but I thought I'd ask some of the experts on here.
Side note. I have what I would consider an good load hauling pack--Osprey Argon 85 with some weight transfer and balancing features as well as a belt that I feel is well thought through and seem to do what they advertise. That being said, with any pack I've ever used if I have to haul a load of 100+ lbs or more than a mile or two I experience the problem described above.
Side note. I have what I would consider an good load hauling pack--Osprey Argon 85 with some weight transfer and balancing features as well as a belt that I feel is well thought through and seem to do what they advertise. That being said, with any pack I've ever used if I have to haul a load of 100+ lbs or more than a mile or two I experience the problem described above.