The shoulder belts dig into the shoulder and it hurts a lot. I am training myself walking on a flat trail for 2 hours everyday with the stuff around 6 LB.
I will be on TMB walk in July and I am going to carry less than 7 LB.
So I am wondering that I need to pad the belts with a sponge layer.
I've been using LL Bean school backpack and it didn't hurt that much even with heavier stuff in it.
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