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Post by cuzimthedad on Apr 3, 2017 15:46:44 GMT -8
I use mine always. As noted, it keeps the shoulder straps from migrating.
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Post by cweston on Apr 3, 2017 16:09:52 GMT -8
I use the sternum strap on my daypack if I'm biking. But that's about it. I do think it helps position the shoulder straps and all that. It's just that for me, the space between "squishing my boobs" and "strangling me" is too small. That's mostly a factor of my hypersensitivity, not reality. But since it feels that way, it's my reality. I can see that. (Well, you know, I can't *see that,* but you know what I mean.) This is the sternum strap on my go to pack, a GoLite Quest 65: You can see that there is a good 6 inches of play to adjust the height of the sternum strap, to find that sweet spot. But a lot of packs have a smaller amount of adjustability, so I can see that that could be more of a problem.
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 3, 2017 16:23:40 GMT -8
Always use mine on all my packs. I find them especially useful when skiing.
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Post by rebeccad on Apr 3, 2017 17:08:43 GMT -8
But a lot of packs have a smaller amount of adjustability, so I can see that that could be more of a problem. I think the problem is more with me than with the packs
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Post by Coolkat on Apr 3, 2017 18:04:31 GMT -8
Maybe I'm the odd ball though. After reading the responses here, indeed! I am the oddball. Won't be the first time nor the last I'm sure.
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Post by herm on Apr 3, 2017 18:15:23 GMT -8
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Post by hikinggods on Apr 3, 2017 19:07:45 GMT -8
As one of the "Boob-Yes" crowd, I always use the sternum strap. Maybe it is different for the more generously endowed crowd...
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Post by Deborah on Apr 3, 2017 19:07:54 GMT -8
I use the sternum strap.
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Post by Hungry Jack on Apr 3, 2017 20:02:12 GMT -8
I like to hang a bag of Cheetos from my sternum strap.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 3:13:09 GMT -8
A common complaint from backpackers was shoulder and neck pain from days long past. The Backpacking industry worked to shape and pad the shoulder straps. Dana Designs, if my memory serves me well, put a group of people in a room. The people were wearing differing packs with different loads. In the room was drinks and food. The individuals were asked to mingle, chat and wear the packs whiles they were videoed and watched. It was discovered that people would shrug whiles wearing their packs; the original name of the sternum strap was ‘the shrug.’ Dana Designs added in a sternum strap to stop the shrug and the rest is history.
I wear sternum straps.
ETA: The people in the room did not notice they were shrugging when asked about it later on.
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Post by herm on Apr 4, 2017 6:40:14 GMT -8
Maybe it is different for the more generously endowed crowd... My wife is among the "more generously endowed crowd" and she always uses the sternum strap.
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Post by Campfires&Concierges on Apr 4, 2017 6:52:29 GMT -8
Too nerdy for town use. I remember usually just using one arm strap of a backpack when I was in school...sounds ridiculously uncomfortable now, but hey.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 8:46:15 GMT -8
I added an after-market sternum strap to a JanSport Super Sack about 30 years ago, that I used for hiking, climbing, and cross-country skiing.
But on my laptop pack (also a JanSport), I don't have or use one. I guess the distance between where I park and work isn't that great.
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Post by rebeccad on Apr 4, 2017 8:57:18 GMT -8
Maybe it is different for the more generously endowed crowd... My wife is among the "more generously endowed crowd" and she always uses the sternum strap. Thus confirming my suspicion that it has nothing to do with the actual compression/strangulation, and everything to do with my obsessive dislike of anything around my neck or getting anywhere near it. I think it also has something to do with my pack's shoulder straps being just a hair too short, so the sternum strap has to ride a little high (though as noted, if it goes much lower it can be uncomfortable for other reasons). Because I have a woman's pack and broad shoulders, I don't have much trouble with the straps trying to wander off my shoulders.
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Post by cweston on Apr 4, 2017 9:34:46 GMT -8
But on my laptop pack (also a JanSport), I don't have or use one. I guess the distance between where I park and work isn't that great. Right, makes total sense. I walk to work, so I'm probably a little more concerned about comfort/fit of the the daypack I carry for the "commute."
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