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Re: Backpack
Hikin Mama (hikin_mama@JUNO.COM)
Fri, 6 Dec 1996 14:13:47 EST
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996 11:48:56 PST Robert M Lewis <science_guy@JUNO.COM>
writes:
> Make sure that the load is riding on the hips, not
>the shoulders. This meas that the hipbelt must fit snugly. This can
>be hard for the 11 year old scout. I was there, and I survived having
>a loose hipbelt throught my first couple of trecks.
Unargueably the best is to have the belt that fits - but given the
scenario of the person who is just too small to make that belt tight, a
good alternative is to pad the inside of the belt. You can rely upon
good ole duct tape to tape-wrap several layers of a soft fabric (like old
t-shirts) on the inside of the hip belt, thus decreasing the diameter &
hopefully providing a tight fit. Be sure the shirts are folded smoothly
& evenly & the taping is done as smoothly as possible as well so the belt
does not have lumps & bumps to contend with.
Signe Rogers, Advisor
Post 007 - High Adventure
Newton, KS
Quivira Council
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