I expected you not to like having a faulty fit pointed out, and did my best to not offend you. Obviously to no avail.

The intention was to help others who are new to this gear by using the photos on the thread, pointing out an all too common mistakes in carrying/fitting an internal. It's seen routinely on this forum (in photos) and in the backcountry. It's painful to look at.

Sometimes knowing what ISN'T right is as important or helpful as knowing what is, and pictures usually help make the point best.

By your own admission you're a neophyte. Just a thought.

It's become increasingly pointless to want to be of any help and it's threads like this that really make me want to sit on my own hard-won experience.

I can be a bit blunt at times, no doubt, but my intention is to be a help. Some are just too thin-skinned to be any help to.


“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery