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Send us a side profile photo to our email address and we can advise. It is likely something in the harness adjustment. Also , please send us height / belt size info as reference

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Thanks MM. Does the Unaweep not have an adjustable harness to change torso length rather than moving belt and changing extension length?

Thanks Kevin. Will do, but won't be until tonight.

You adjust the harness with the buckles just below the pack frame. You may have to feed the webbing through the triglides by hand.

I've done that, from as short as possible to as long as possible, with many stops in-between. And there is no slack in the tensioning webbing as pointed out in Kevin's fitting video.

Yes the Unaweep does have the torso adjustment in the upper suspension.

I fitted it up per my own intuition.....then later watched Kevin's fitting video.......grin.

After watching the vid, and becoming more aware of all the different adjustment points, I did play with it and fine tune a little.

The main thing for me was adjusting the hip belt above my hip bones/muscles. I had it a tad low on the first use, and it was tiring on the hip muscles. Once I raised the belt ride up a bit, voila!

I'm not sure of the intended load balance, but I'm probably spreading the weight 60/40 between my shoulders and hips. For me that feels pretty comfy.

Then again I've only had about 30 lbs in it. I'm going to load it up with about 90 lbs and see how it feels.

Kevin- pics sent.

Got it , response sent let me know how it works

I will. Thanks for the quick response.

Kevin- I did as you suggested and lowered the frame to the bottom grommet and also raised the harness a bit. With the 2" extensions it does feel better with the recommended fitting weight. Without the extensions I've adjusted the harness as high as I can and not have any slack and this will work pretty good to carry my regular hunting gear. Thanks for the help.

For those who've packed meat, are you putting it in the bag or compressing on the outside of the bag?

Out side the bag for me.

I push all my gear in the bag down to the bottom, then use the middle compression straps and Talon to make a load shelf about halfway up the frame to carry the meat.

I had it compressed by the Talon.

As an aside, I hunted with the Paradox for the first time this year. I was impressed. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have any pictures. It was loaded with everything for six days in the woods and weighed in the neighborhood of 50 lbs. It felt great.

I've used pretty much all variations, and over the weekend got to se all of our packs used in one way or another on pack outs (I used two variations myself). Over all , for me, it just depends on what it is and where I need to go. Overall I prefer in a pack bag, and compressed well as it keeps stuff in place better, but I can strap it between a talon and suspension (did that twice this weekend) and it still works fine for what is needed.

That is just my 2 cents. It depends as much on the other gear I am carrying and how much I want to keep it separate from the meat or what options I have available.

Kevin- please let me know if you got my e-mail from yesterday. Thanks.

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You guys could use some more pictures on your website. Makes it kind of hard to decide if a pack is worth a closer look when the only photo offered is of a fully stuffed pack.

What photos are you looking for ?

I feel we can do a better job of photos , but we have a good mix of real world and standard product photos in various configurations, as it is highly adaptable

http://store.seekoutside.com/evolution-is-6300-coy

We are always looking to improve

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You need more photo's of fat guys wearing/using the packs. Send me one and I'll get you the pics in a couple of years!