Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/26
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On Tue, 26 June 2001, Andrew Moore wrote:
>
> I have lower back pain that comes up when I carry too much camera gear
> ("too much" for me is about 3 kg). I haven't tried this yet but I wonder
> if using one of those fanny/front-pack arrangements for some of the
> equipment would take a load off the back, since you're carrying the weight
> closer in to your body and also below the back.
>
I prefer using a fanny pack but I definitely prefer to keep it on the "fanny" side rather than the front side, where other sorts of pain develop particularly if the pack is riding low and is bouncing around too much.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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