[at-l] mismatched pack/loads Re: Backpack recs

[Sloetoe]

--- cvano at tmail.com wrote:
> While I like the lighter 
> loads, my pack was designed to be heavier and
> fuller.  There are no compression straps.

### You can get around this with three solutions:

1) "Unpack" your sleeping bag -- load it into your
pack as a tube, and pack within it. It will loft out
and take up the extra room. (Plus, it will give you a
head start on the practice you'll undertake with a
light pack.

2) Bungie cords attached to the sides of the pack will
tighten things up, but their comparatively heavy, AND
they will stretch/retighten, allowing your whole load
to physically bounce (and pull on your shoulders) more
than it actually weighs).

3) Do the above with velcro tape ($2.00 from just
about anywhere), which will be very lightweight, AND
will don't bounce.

technotoe

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