Antonius Vaessen
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2015-2016 VdlPlata - Sanabres
2016.Primitivo
2017 Salvador
2018 Norte (to Sobrado)
2019 Norte again
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Around the 15th of May we will be starting the Camino del Norte. The first 3 weeks my wife will walk with me. Due to an operation
one shoulder cannot be "burdened" as much as the other one. It would be good if there was a possibility to carry more weight on the hips or the other shoulder (without affecting her balance).
I once read a thread from a contributor who only used hipbags.
Does anybody know about the availability and usability of such bags or have another idea how to solve the problem. Of course if carrying a backpack will be to difficult, we can send the pack ahead by taxi.
Camino del norte has many stretches where a wheelie would not be useful.You might try a Wheelie, this is a walking trailer, you can also hire these in some places.
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Does anybody know about the availability and usability of such bags or have another idea how to solve the problem. Of course if carrying a backpack will be to difficult said:I can highly recommend packs from ULA-Equipment (www.ula-equipment.com) in Utah, USA. I have carried their Circuit and Ohm for over 6000 miles, and have never had a sore shoulder!
Here is my suggestion, tighten the hip belt tighter than you think normal at first, and then retighten the hip belt as the day goes on. You should be able to easily slip your fingers under the shoulder strap. If you do this, you will offload your shoulders and carry the weight primarily in your hips. The worry I’d have about hip packs is putting all that weight in line with your lower back. I’d be concerned about back problems.Around the 15th of May we will be starting the Camino del Norte. The first 3 weeks my wife will walk with me. Due to an operation
one shoulder cannot be "burdened" as much as the other one. It would be good if there was a possibility to carry more weight on the hips or the other shoulder (without affecting her balance).
I once read a thread from a contributor who only used hipbags.
Does anybody know about the availability and usability of such bags or have another idea how to solve the problem. Of course if carrying a backpack will be to difficult, we can send the pack ahead by taxi.
Many of the lumbar/waist packs have optional straps, sort of like suspenders.Here is my suggestion, tighten the hip belt tighter than you think normal at first, and then retighten the hip belt as the day goes on. You should be able to easily slip your fingers under the shoulder strap. If you do this, you will offload your shoulders and carry the weight primarily in your hips. The worry I’d have about hip packs is putting all that weight in line with your lower back. I’d be concerned about back problems.
My experience is to avoid unequal adjustments for the shoulder straps. A good pack will adjusted doesn’t even touch the top of the shoulders. When I had troubles it was because my straps had somehow become unequal and the weight was not distributed evenly on both sides of my body. This was really crucial for me.Go to a good professional bushwalking store - explain the problem to them, and they should fit you with the right pack.
For example Osprey have a pack that moulds to the hips. Ie. to correctly fit, they heat up the waistband and ask you to wear it around the store for 15min. This allows the semi-hard plastic in the waistband to mould correctly to the body. If you set it to the right position above the hips, this will ensure a waist oriented load. Just pick a pack that has great waist support.
Also the top strap (usually 2 of them) can be loosened all the way for the bad shoulder. Sinch down the better shoulder and this should minimise (as much as possible) pressure on the other.
Use the chest strap effectively and you should be good.
Good luck.
My experience is to avoid unequal adjustments for the shoulder straps. A good pack will adjusted doesn’t even touch the top of the shoulders. When I had troubles it was because my straps had somehow become unequal and the weight was not distributed evenly on both sides of my body. This was really crucial for me.
My personal experience with the "trampoline" design is quite positive (Osprey Exos 48), and the two most popular packs for the US Appalachian Trail thru-hikers are both trampoline models (Osprey Exos and Zpacks Arc-haul). The air gap achieved by the trampoline feature is only an inch, but it makes a world of difference for ventilating the back on warm/hot walking days.Avoid if possible the "trampoline" backs which tend to reject the load farther behind you.
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