North_by_Northwest Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Does anyone use these on their packs. They look like they might be great for long approaches and heavy loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeclimb9 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 This has been shown to reduce the strain of carrying loads over 45 lbs: Kelty has the license to market it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainier_Wolfscastle Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 This seems lame to me. If you pack is the right size and you are using the load lifters properly, the shoulder straps should not be digging into your shoulder blades. If the pack doesn't have load lifters, then it probably wasn't designed to carry a ton of weight anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 freeclimb9 said: This has been shown to reduce the strain of carrying loads over 45 lbs: Kelty has the license to market it. Â Sit-ups and crunches will do the same thing. Â And I have the license to market sit-ups and crunches used for carrying heavy loads with a backpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 North_by_Northwest said: Does anyone use these on their packs. They look like they might be great for long approaches and heavy loads. Â 3 easy payments of $19.95 and they throw in their famous stain removers and ginsu knives for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeclimb9 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Attitude said: freeclimb9 said: This has been shown to reduce the strain of carrying loads over 45 lbs: Kelty has the license to market it. Â Sit-ups and crunches will do the same thing. Â And I have the license to market sit-ups and crunches used for carrying heavy loads with a backpack. No. It's not the same thing (are you gonna walk while simultaneously tightening your gut?). The gut pad is supposed to yield very noticeable results. Here's a quote: "I wouldn't go backpacking without one." --Rick Ridgeway But I haven't tried one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_by_Northwest Posted February 21, 2003 Author Share Posted February 21, 2003 The action on the shoulders is reduced by the "shox", eliminating a lot of problems we all experience when shuttling a heavy load. Check out this illustration: Â Â I think it's a really great idea. I'm thinking of buying just one. It would save money and weight and I could just swap shoulders when one got tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 That would make an excellent avatar image. Â Why not just put packets of Gu under the straps? Â Freeclimb, how does that gut pad work? What's the difference between the pad and just stuffing an extra shirt between your belly and the hipbelt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeclimb9 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Check http://www.outdoormedicalresearch.com for more info. I guess trying is believing, but I haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 freeclimb9 said: Attitude said: freeclimb9 said: This has been shown to reduce the strain of carrying loads over 45 lbs: Â Sit-ups and crunches will do the same thing. Â And I have the license to market sit-ups and crunches used for carrying heavy loads with a backpack. No. It's not the same thing (are you gonna walk while simultaneously tightening your gut?). The gut pad is supposed to yield very noticeable results. Here's a quote: "I wouldn't go backpacking without one." --Rick Ridgeway But I haven't tried one. Â Ummm, you do walk around with some tension in the abdominal muscles. As you increase the load in your pack, you increase the tension in these muscles. Strength training of these muscles will allow you to carry larger loads more comfortably. Â Try it for yourself. Strap on a big pack and hike while poking yourself in the stomach. Unless you are perfectly balanced, the muscles will have some tension. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 North_by_Northwest said: I think it's a really great idea. I'm thinking of buying just one. It would save money and weight and I could just swap shoulders when one got tired. N_By_N, I think you SHOULD buy it and give it a good test. Then report back here at cc.com and tell us what you think of it. I sometimes have parts of my left leg go numb from the waist belt pressing on a nerve. Perhaps it will take pressure off of the nerve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_by_Northwest Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 Shox file #001-004 "When my neighbor showed me Shoulder Shox I wasn't impressed, He said "Try them on your child carrier and then tell me your not impressed." I told him that I would try them, even though I knew my $200 child carrier was the best on the market and couldn't be improved. Wow! What a difference. I put the Shoulder Shox on my backpack child carrier and put my 3 year old daughter in. I noticed a difference immediately. I went out a bought a pair after I returned my neighbors.  "Stoked" Withheld   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pencil_Pusher Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Looks pretty hokey... more along the lines of the ava-lung. Of course it could just be the pink trim that doesn't make me a believer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 The avalung seems to work, though, on BD's website they have a story about a guy who was caught in an avalanche, used his avalung, and survived. His buddies, not using avalungs, didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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