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Backpack Straps Explained - Hiking Tips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- What are all the straps on a backpack used for? Today we will go through the most common straps on your hiking pack to find out their purpose. Some will be handy, some not so much, but by the end of the video you will hopefully have no more mystery backpack straps flying around!
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I've just bought a new pack - last one I bought in 1974 - confused by all the straps. A most helpful video. Thank you.
Wow that’s super helpful! I always noticed so many straps on my pack but never knew what some was for…Hip belt is definitely most important for multi day hikes
Thanks for watching :) Hip belt is certainly a gift from the gods!!
"I need a manual to all of these straps" - said I to my partner when unboxing my first ever multi-day backpack a week ago. And here it is! Thank you, it was very useful to go over all of them even if I knew main ones from numerous fitting videos watched :))
Thank you so much!!!! I mean I don't use my backpack for hiking, it's just easier to carry it in and out of trains but I kept wondering what all of these straps were for
The presentation and the explanation was top notch with a soothing voice. Keep it up.
Thank you! Maybe one day i'll get into recording sleep stories 😛
This is super extreamly helpful! I had a new bag (Osprey Farpoint 40L) and I have no idea at all how to adjust those straps. This video is made me try and adjust them all to suit with my body! Thanks a lot!
Aww thank you! I'm glad it was helpful! Hooray for your new gear too! 😄
Thanks so much! I just got my first backpacking pack and am working on how to load it. Knowing the use for each strap is very helpful. :)
The video is soo much better just because of the fact that you have such a sweet voice and calm way of speaking.
Great explanation. Even though I’ve been hiking a while, I still enjoyed the review.
Cheers! thats nice to hear 😀
Great video!!! I recently bought a pack with no owner's information. It is a quality item but private branded. So I figured out much of it myself, but you hit some spots I wasn't sure about, explained them better than I understood- and this video makes a great companion for someone interested in buying a pack! Some of those straps I feel are critical for my needs. Thanks for the video!!
Aww thank you! Im glad to hear I could fill in some of the gaps! Exciting that youve got a new pack! 😀😀
I learnt so much from that, thanks
An extremely practical and informative video. Very helpful!👍
Thanks for making this.🙏
thanks for the video. Exactly what I was looking for. Not only I know how to better use the straps on my existing backpack, but I now know what else is available so I can better choose my next backpack. 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching, I hope you own many awesome backpacks in your time haha 🙂
Great review 👍 Thak you ❤❤
Man you are just full of info I’ve looked for , for so long. I’ve never found a clear explanation of just this before.
Very helpful, I had no idea of what those daisy chains were there for. Thank you
Great advice, I learned a lot, thank you! You come across really patient and kind too, I really appreciate that, especially when learning something.
Have a great day :)
Thank you for watching :) Haha Im not sure why but my voice goes into calming mode when ever the camera is rolling 😛
thank you for this great video
I don't have the gear straps, i just assumed they all did. I was hoping to keep my sleeping bag outside of bag.
Thank you for sharing as I ALWAYS struggle to properly setup the straps on my packs. I use military and “tactical” packs that come with a MOLLE system (or extreme daisy straps for lack of a better term). They’re great for adding extra pouches for gear like my first aid kit. As always keep up the amazing work Hayley.
Your pack sounds like it could walk itself on a hike, why have they not invented this? 😛 as always thank you for commenting 😄😄
Rich - Molle equipment is great for adding on extras. Just keep in mind, a pack covered with MOLLE pouches weighs more than a pack designed with built in pockets. An ounce in the truck is a pound on the trail. You burn more calories and sweat more water to haul a heavier load. In turn you need to pack more food and carry more water making the pack even heavier. Of course, if you are into ruck training a heavy pack is just part of the fun.
Your pack, your choice. cheers.
@@settohike They have it's called a llama. 😀
@@ScorpionRegent oh for sure. Im more bushcraft than light weight hiker, but I still enjoy minimising my kit. I also do enjoy weighted pack training. So im "okay" with a heavy pack.
Didn't think I needed to know more about backpack straps, proved me wrong. Great video!
haha I never envisioned myself talking about backpack straps 10 years ago, but here I am! 😛
@@settohike keep it up! It's small things like this people who think they know everything miss out on. Happened to me several times. Now I always watch "what to pack for beginners" and compare packing lists.. heck, even I made one lol
Very nicely articulated - thank you!
Thanks for watching! 😀
Thank you! Mine has pretty much all of these, but always frusrtated me kn how to use these, I figured how to use quite a few of them out, but the ones on the side to hold tall things always stumped me haha!
This is what I'm looking for because I don't the purpose of some straps and loops in my backpack. Thank you for this.
this was really helpful thank you. I'm new to hiking and had just bought a backpack and was just looking at the straps. Good timing!
Thank you! Glad I could help and that the timing gods were on our side! 😆
Thanks, that's useful
Thanks. Love the Dodger shirt.
Haha thanks my supply is running low, I used to have an orange one too 😜
hey good Vid luv.. edumcational for sure. i feel ya on 'bustin the top strap' when throwin the packs on! keep em comin :)
Haha we love an edumcational video 😛 we are now in a battle of the handles, who’s will break first 🤣
all doubts r now cleared. thank you ❤
Veryinteresting. Thanks!!!
Thank you! 😀😀
So very helpful. Thank you for explaining this. 😊
Great explainer video ! Very very useful. The production quality is also fantastic!
Very informative 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!! 😄😄😄
Great help
cheers! :)
Informative.
Great stuff Hayley! Don't think I'll ever remember the proper terminology though 🤣 It'll be more like, "Yeah, you know, the strappy thingy that goes around your waist", or "Yeah, you can tighten that strap thingy on the top of your shoulders", or "Umm... what the hell does that strap do??" 🤪
Haha I hear that 'strappy thing' is a very technical term these days 😛 I can imagine a conversation going:
"Can you please tighten the strap?"
"What strap?"
"You know, the strap"
"There are many straps" :P
Excellent post!! Thank you.
Great information thank you for sharing, the information is so helpful made my backpack a lot more efficient with gear.
This is the most helpful video I've come across, thank you so much!
Thank you for watching! 🙂
Excellent video - earned you a sub.
Pack manufacturers seem to assume you know what all the weird straps are for as none of the packs I've bought come with instructions. OK, some straps are kind of obvious, others you might get an idea of what they do if you play with them a bit (oh, hey, this makes my pack feel more comfortable if I tighten it a bit - but not too much...) but even then, they don't explain what you should be trying to achieve - such as the roughly 45° angle for the load lifters or the optimal adjustment for your shoulder straps relative to your hip belt etc. It's not like we're born knowing how to adjust the shoulder straps correctly for our torso length!
One thing I hoped this video would cover - but doesn't - are those "hand loops" (as I've heard them called) found on some shoulder straps - the ones on mine branch off the daisychain on the shoulder strap just above the adjuster slide for the shoulder strap. Some people have said they're so you can rest your hands in them while you're hiking (to save you the "strenuous effort" of hanging your hands on the ends of your arms????) but I was wondering if they have any other function than that.
I use the "hand loops" on my straps to stow my hiking poles where I can reach them if I need to - have a couple of loops of cord tied around the hip belt stabilisers to put the bottoms of the hiking poles in and the tops of the poles are held by the "hand loops". Can stow the poles or retrieve them without having to take my pack off to access the gear loops.
This is the only video I've seen the explanations for the different loops and straps and their designs for them. I have a red Diamond Candy hiking backpack that has two small loops that each one is attached at the bottom corner of the backpack just underneath the mesh side pockets, which I have no knowledge on their purposes. Perhaps someday, the designers and or companies will include some sort of pamphlet with their backpack featuring an illustration of the loops and straps and the purposes of them.
Really useful thanks
Thanks for making this video!! 👍
Thanks a lot for this video.
Helpful. Thank you.
thanks
Gasp so many strap. Nice explanation dear!
Haha there really is a lot when you start to break it down. Thank you! 🙂
Thanks, it helps me a lot with straps.😊
Great to hear! 😁
Fantastic video. Very informative. I had trouble finding info on the different strap and loop names on various backpacks (even many backpack company websites do not list this info on specification of their backpacks). I need to know the names, so I can search for the specific feature I wanted (which is a backpack with a lot of gear loops and daisy chains, and if possible the bungee/shock cord webbing). Thanks.
my backpack said it came with an emergency wisseli I had never found it. my mind was blown by this vid XD
hahah I love this! What a great day that must of been! 😂
Amazingly comfortable voice. Informative and soothing ;)
Haha thank you, I am always surprised when people tell me that :)
Thank you
thanks for watching :)
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
You are so welcome! 😊
I'd love to know what brand and model this pack is..?? its excellent!!
👍👍👍 .. nice, thank you.
Anybody can share, you to install a sternum strap, but the ones that doesn't have a clip (there's a loop on each end, to attach to the backpack )?
Since that's the case, I don't know how to install it. Most of the tutorial of installing a chest strap, was the ones using a clip
Totally love your jacket!! What brand/company is it from? Looks like...Gorman? Thanks for the helpful video, i too rock the Hyperlite pack and love it (going strong after 4+ years).
Thank you! I hate to admit but its one of those duplicated jackets from Shein, It's super warm though so i'm not complaining 😂 Yay Hyperlite buddies!
Cant seem to find videos on what to do with the daisy chain on shoulder straps..any ideas?
TQ from Malaysia
You’re welcome! :)
Cheers mate
I just noticed that my bag also has a whistle on the chest strap 😂
New toy! 😛
The top “V” shaped strap on your HMG pack is actually a bear can holder.
Yeah, I’m greatful we don’t have bears here 🤣
@@settohike don’t forget drop bears.
@@richoslandscapephotography164 oh my mistake, I cannot forget the drop bears!! 😦
Is there any way you can lock them while travelling?
Good video. Few precisions here:
"to take a significant portion of the weight load off your shoulders and onto your hip". In fact, you shouldn't have any weight on your shoulders, or maybe like 5% max. You should have a small gap between your shoulders and the strap (no more than being able to insert your hand flat).
Important omission here: The adjustment for the torso. Higher-end backpacks have that because two people could be of the same height, but not the same legs and torso length. The video was spot on: TORSO is what counts. But, how do you adjust it??? First, you need to get someone to help you and use a FLEXIBLE measuring tape. The torso length is typically measured as the distance from your C7 vertebrae (the most prominent bone at the base of your neck), down to the height of your iliac crest. Then, go to the manufacturer's website to check which adjustment fits your measurements.
One tip here, the best way to carry a folding pad is not horizontally since you have good chances to hit trees, branches, or people in narrow passages. It's best to attach it vertically and it will also distribute its weight better. Problem solved!
Another tip: Some straps will be too long. Just roll the excess and attach it with a small rubber band.
Have fun outside!
So many features... ±~±
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Where do u hang your tent
in your case, at the top of the highest tree...
My tent goes on the inside of my pack but my sleeping mat is strapped to the outside. 🙂