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Nearly 47, you're killin' me!!
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Dammit, quit ruining my stories!!! On a serious note, a heavy load for me ain't the same as you young bucks, but it's still pretty good. And I can slip my fingers under the shoulder straps. Which means the load is on my hips and there's not much weight compressing my discs. Agreed. Issues with my back arise from tight hamstrings and glutes or if my form slips when lifting heavy. Packing heavy rucks hasn't been a detriment to my physical health yet, but we'll see down the road... My mental health, on the other hand.... Tight hamstrings are bad news, they cause knee problems too. If you don't have a good set of stretches, get with a trainer and get some.
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Goats! Very Ingenious! I think the concept is Fantastic!
But it's not really "Backpacking" is it? You mean in the classic sense?
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Goats! Very Ingenious! I think the concept is Fantastic!
But it's not really "Backpacking" is it? You mean in the classic sense? Any kind of pack stock adds a lot of comfort to a trip. Nothing like a creek cooled beer in glass, something you'd never carry on your back. As you get older, a cot becomes a really nice asset when you're 5 miles back. Don't sleep as warm as you once did? Your gear hauler doesn't care if your sleeping bag weighs 7 lb. I'm not the purist packer type. I want to see the back country and I'll get there the easiest way possible. The truth is, though, whether you use goats, llamas, or equines, pack animals are just plain fun. They all have personalities and make the trip more enjoyable.
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I just hate the loads when you get them on your back but then can't figger a way to get up... And you're one year older now so it ain't gonna be getting any easier. Happy b-day.
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In all fairness, your guide is an absolute freak of nature and most folks his size and weight would shat themselves before making it halfway with a pack that heavy. He's been doing pretty good on the lynx and wolverines this winter....
Tanner Thats funny but true from what I hear. Phil has told you a bit about him? (It wasn't me BTW). Dude is a freak. I'll post some photos up here soon.... Tanner Know a fair amount about a few folks up in the mountains... probably since so interested in moving to AK as quickly as we can gather it up here and leave it all in good shape here to get away to up there. I'd be in the shat category. hate it when the pack is heavy, and you sit down and roll over, to be a turtle upside down trying to figure out how to rollover and get back up again.... I think I can, I think I can..... Or down to counting steps to the next rest... LOL
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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but back to the OP...the colder it is, the heavier that pack is going to be and the louder the knees will pop.
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What is a really good pad? Look at Exped sleeping pads....the thick ones.
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I just hate the loads when you get them on your back but then can't figger a way to get up... And you're one year older now so it ain't gonna be getting any easier. Happy b-day. Glad there aint video of me rolling around like a dung beetle trying to stand up..I feel your pain.
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What is a really good pad? One possibility for cold hard ground is a combination of an ultralight Neoair mattress for soft plus any of the lightweight ensolite pads for warm.
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I'll post some photos up here soon....
Tanner Tanner, where's those pics????
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A 3-4oz Sea to Summit silk cocoon liner is the single greatest thing that ever happened to a sleeping bag.
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