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<blockquote data-quote="brcfo_outdoors" data-source="post: 2489745" data-attributes="member: 113623"><p>I would highly encourage you to look at alternative pack options because a good fitting and well designed pack should put the weight on your hips without cutting off circulation to your legs. This hip pads should sit right on your pelvic bones where there are no major blood vessels and articulate as you walk. There are a lot of great options on the market right now and lots of guidance on how to get them to fit properly. 25% on your shoulders and 75% on your hips would be a more reasonable/realistic minimum by what I would consider today's standards, even more so in favor of your hips. I met a guy backpacking who had a recently broken collar bone and had the load lifter straps on his Kuiu pack synched up so that the straps didn't touch his shoulder. While that is an extreme example, I also run a Kuiu and can still work my shoulders with the pack on, I would say maybe 10% of the weight in on my shoulders max. You've been doing it for long enough that it seems like you have a system that works for you, but I still think you would benefit from a change and it might keep you in the woods longer. It will help with fatigue and long term wear on your back and body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brcfo_outdoors, post: 2489745, member: 113623"] I would highly encourage you to look at alternative pack options because a good fitting and well designed pack should put the weight on your hips without cutting off circulation to your legs. This hip pads should sit right on your pelvic bones where there are no major blood vessels and articulate as you walk. There are a lot of great options on the market right now and lots of guidance on how to get them to fit properly. 25% on your shoulders and 75% on your hips would be a more reasonable/realistic minimum by what I would consider today's standards, even more so in favor of your hips. I met a guy backpacking who had a recently broken collar bone and had the load lifter straps on his Kuiu pack synched up so that the straps didn't touch his shoulder. While that is an extreme example, I also run a Kuiu and can still work my shoulders with the pack on, I would say maybe 10% of the weight in on my shoulders max. You've been doing it for long enough that it seems like you have a system that works for you, but I still think you would benefit from a change and it might keep you in the woods longer. It will help with fatigue and long term wear on your back and body. [/QUOTE]
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