How you SHOULD carry your backpack
1) Load the backpack (see “How to Load a Backpack” in Related eHows).
2) Stretch and tighten all the compression straps to make the load as small and as stable as possible before putting on the pack.
3) Loosen the shoulder straps, put your arms through the shoulder straps and heft the pack to your back.
4) Snap shut the waist belt.
5) Shrug up the pack’s weight and tighten the belt until your hips — not your shoulders — support most of the weight.
6) Simultaneously tighten the shoulder straps and then both of the straps on top of your shoulders that bring the top of the load toward your head until the pack feels balanced over your hips.
7) Tighten the straps on either side of the hip belt that pull the bottom of the load toward your hips.
8) Clip the chest strap shut across your chest.
Tips & Warnings
* If the pack is particularly heavy, lunge one knee forward and lift the pack up so that it rests on your upper thigh with the straps facing you. Then, lift it a second time up onto your back while slipping your arms into the straps.
* If your pack is too heavy for you to lift, have a friend hold it up so that you can slip your arms into the straps.
* Wear pants that do not need a belt to avoid possible discomfort
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