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Has Anyone Tried a Headstrap?


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    Atif Khan
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    @atifethica-institute-2

    Sherpas, villagers, and traditional load haulers since time immemorial have used headstraps for heavy loads. As uncomfortable as it looks, they must’ve figured this to be their most efficient use of limited resources (fewer calories to waste, fewer hours to spare, maximize physical working life, etc.).

    I realize this is BackpackingLight, but for occasional load-hauling (e.g. waterless stretches), has anyone tried a headstrap to complement the hipbelt? Why aren’t they more common? Does anyone make them? It seems like a possible additional point of load distribution.

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    Atif Khan
    BPL Member

    @atifethica-institute-2

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    Ratatosk
    Spectator

    @ratatosk

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    PaulW
    BPL Member

    @peweg8

    Locale: Western Colorado

    Thanks for the links. This is really interesting.

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