Packing a backpack (2014)
People ask me why do soldiers seem to do the opposite - with the bulk of their kit lower down their backs - it’s because if your kit is high up you can’t raise your head to look up when you’re lying down.I also think it’s strange to have your heavy kit up high even in a civilian context when you aren’t lying down - you don’t put the heaviest things on a top shelf normally. I tend to put my heaviest stuff supported by my hips, either on belt kit or lower down in my daysack or bergen.