tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post1987096098729945383..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: Walk Thoughts #23: bloodied but unbowedKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-81302648917305084592017-04-09T23:17:35.511+09:002017-04-09T23:17:35.511+09:00Charles,
I just spent a few sweaty, frustrating m...Charles,<br /><br />I just spent a few sweaty, frustrating minutes repairing my chest strap. I might try using it again, but I'll have to squeeze a washcloth between the strap and my chest to try to prevent that scary heart-attack feeling. There's also a chance that the strap will pop off just as it did last time, and I won't have the tools to repair it while on the trail.<br /><br />My pack is plenty snug without the chest strap; I was thinking that very thought just the other night: it felt as if I were toting around a child or a monkey. <br /><br />Yes... a monkey on my back.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-58935285142197859312017-04-08T22:34:47.467+09:002017-04-08T22:34:47.467+09:00Hmm. Not being able to use the chest strap changes...Hmm. Not being able to use the chest strap changes the dynamics of the pack considerably. But I guess you gotta go with what works for you. For me, I have to have everything strapped down and pulled tight, so the pack feels like it is one with my body.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-28021555509901308812017-04-08T11:27:54.103+09:002017-04-08T11:27:54.103+09:00This will sound strange, but I can't use a cro...This will sound strange, but I can't use a cross-chest strap anymore. I don't know why, but when I tried using the strap early in my 2008 hike, the pressure it put on my chest made me feel as if I were going to have a heart attack. There wasn't just a heart flutter or murmur: it felt as if the strap were somehow impeding the beating of my heart. That feeling was frightening, so I became hesitant about using the strap. The problem solved itself a little later in the hike when the strap's mooring broke off, and I was unable to repair the damage. "Oh, well," I thought with relief.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-42673482188699334962017-04-08T07:36:33.177+09:002017-04-08T07:36:33.177+09:00" achy shoulders from pack straps biting into..." achy shoulders from pack straps biting into armpits"<br />You're the expert but I wonder if your cross-chest strap was tight enough. With my much smaller backpack, the chest strap pulls the shoulder straps away from my armpits.Surprises Aplentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178013380916292778noreply@blogger.com