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Have always been told light low, heavy high, but the heavy goes as close to your back as possible so as not to pull you back. Weight should be carried on the hips not the shoulders.
Hey Pippa, have gone from boots which I have always worn trekking, to hiking shoes. They were half the weight of my boots. Perhaps we might meet up along the way. Can't wait to start walking.
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