Took me 8 years to realize I was packing my backpack all wrong

I always put the heavy stuff at the bottom because it felt more stable, but after a 12-mile hike in the Cascades last weekend my shoulders were killing me and a random thru-hiker pointed out my center of gravity was off. Has anyone else had that lightbulb moment where you realized you'd been doing something basic backwards the whole time?

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michael_craig6d ago

Started putting my sleeping bag at the bottom and never looked back.

williams906d ago

Never looked back" because my back couldn't look anywhere else after all that.

charlie_allen6d ago

Blame it on poor sleeping positions and questionable life choices, right @michael_craig? At least your back can still hurt in a new spot now, so that's progress. Mine just clicks every morning like a broken sprinkler timer.