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Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 12:00:41 No.1388713 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1388725 >>1388734 >>1388810 >>1389101 >>1391209 >>1391219

Anyone currently lightening their load?
>be me
>used to parkour every day with friends
>constantly jumping down enormous roofs
>cartilage? What do you mean I need cartilage in my knees?
Now my knees hurt when I carry my pack. Like, debilitatingly so. It’s okay with no pack. What extreme lengths can I go to to drop weight? I can put up with a lot of discomfort and I’ve heard of people on here with 1lb baseweights

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 12:43:57 No.1388725 Report

Quoted By: >>1388875

>>1388713
Weigh the contents of your pack and see what objects are the heaviest. Eliminate the items that you use the least.
If you've got the money, go for ultralight gear. Shit's expensive, but worth the money if weight reduction is your priority. If you're currently using a tent, look into a hammock or tarp as a lighter alternative.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 12:59:37 No.1388734 Report

Quoted By: >>1388735 >>1388736 >>1388737 >>1388810

>>1388713
Get something to take all the weight for you. Trust me, once you get one of these and learn to use it well you'll think everyone else is fucking crazy wearing packs on their backs. There's also 1-wheel versions and 2 wheel versions that are designed like a bicycle you pull/push. Just never ever get the version where the weight isn't over or between the wheel(s). Somehow, some absolute retard designed one that has the weight between you and the wheel, meant specifically for hiking. That one is the worst one because you carry more weight on you instead of on the wheel. Protip, pulling is easier than pushing when going over bumps, logs, and such.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 13:00:40 No.1388735 Report

Quoted By: >>1388736 >>1388737 >>1388810 >>1388875

>>1388734
Here's the smallest version I can find. Which would be fine for a normal pack.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 13:01:42 No.1388736 Report

Quoted By: >>1388737 >>1388810 >>1388875

>>1388735
>>1388734
And here's the worst design with the worst or bad weight distribution. This places too much weight on you instead of the wheel itself.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 13:03:25 No.1388737 Report

Quoted By: >>1388810 >>1388875

>>1388736
>>1388735
>>1388734
And a 2-wheeled inline version. Note, pulling wheels over obstacles is way easier than pushing them. Seems this guy is doing it the hard way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 17:15:31 No.1388810 Report

Quoted By: >>1388827

>>1388713
trekking poles. kept me going /out/ this year with a fucked up knee, even with a 50 lb pack.
>>1388734
>>1388735
>>1388736
>>1388737
impractical many places, illegal in wilderness and national parks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 18:10:54 No.1388827 Report

Quoted By: >>1388875

>>1388810
I've never been to a park or N.park that didn't allow them. Other than climbing a cliff I've never seen a place where they are not practical. That is why they exist after all. You are probably just not used to doing much outdoors, especially with a light weight cart. I guess that is what I'd expect from 4chan. lol

Remember, the larger the diameter of the wheel the better it will perform in scree, loggy areas, storm damaged areas, etc. The wider the wheel the better it will perform in sand, soft or muddy ground, and through snow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Oct 2018 19:53:09 No.1388875 Report

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>>1388827
>>1388737
>>1388736
>>1388735
Thank you wheelbro, great knowledge, would definitely get one of these if I got into hunting or packrafting, but I live in an area where these would be impossible (ladder climbs, crazy ascents, slippery af steep descents, deep marshland) for long treks.
>>1388725
Thank you anon, good advice, I’ve already switched to a lot lighter gear (down quilt, wind shirt, cut down ccf etc) and use a tarp, I’m interested if you know of any extreme lightweight kits, things you might consider ridiculous or “flimsy” homemade gear

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Oct 2018 06:43:25 No.1389101 Report

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>>1388713
Just think. He's 6'9" and she's 5'2". I bet he destroys her in bed.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 15:51:55 No.1391209 Report

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>>1388713
>"I've seen worse cartilage in knees..."
>"That's good!"
>"No. That's because there is NO cartilage in your knee."
Are you a big guy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 16:14:33 No.1391219 Report

Quoted By: >>1391226 >>1391262

>>1388713
I'm adding more weight because I need the exercise. Current best is 1 hour with 52 kilos.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 16:36:44 No.1391226 Report

Quoted By: >>1391252

>>1391219
1 hour of what?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 17:35:05 No.1391252 Report

Quoted By: >>1391255 >>1391260 >>1391262

>>1391226
brisk walk
I'd try going further but I don't have much time in the evening so it's easier to add weight instead

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 17:39:25 No.1391255 Report

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>>1391252

why are you walking around carrying 52kg, it only damages your spine and joints

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 17:44:34 No.1391260 Report

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>>1391252
terrible idea. alternate daily running for an hour for cardio and lifting weights for an hour for strength. much more effective and much less damaging.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 17:52:18 No.1391262 Report

Quoted By: >>1391273

>>1391219
>>1391252
This will fuck up your knees even more, along with putting strain on your spine (since your knees are already failing). Stop doing that. You are NOT going to regenerate your knees nor you are going to just get used to their state by heavy exercised.
You are already fucked. Now it's time about considering if colagen treatment is still a solution for you and becoming ultralite or maybe even stop hiking. For a while. Or forever.
The sooner you accept the fact you are fucked, the easier it will be to live with it and adjust your walking and hiking to it.

t. pharmacist

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 18:32:26 No.1391273 Report

Quoted By: >>1391283 >>1391293

>>1391262
Not him, but is there a way to preserve cartilage in your knees? It's sort of absurd of not being able to do mobility stuff if you fuck up your knees with that.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 18:50:32 No.1391283 Report

Quoted By: >>1391285 >>1391293

>>1391273
>is there a way to preserve cartilage in your knees
Land on the balls of your feet. This will transfer the force of impact to your calves (where it belongs) rather landing on your heel which transfers the force of impact to your knees.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 19:02:03 No.1391285 Report

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>>1391283
So, forefoot strike, got it. Thanks!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 19:16:18 No.1391293 Report

Quoted By: >>1391298

>>1391273
>It's sort of absurd of not being able to do mobility stuff if you fuck up your knees
That's literally what being old is, anon. Not old-old, but the simple fact you are aging, ever since you were concieved. Wear, tear and degeneration of tissues is inevitable. You can slow it down and use stuff like >>1391283, but want to know the best trick? Stop walking, if you want to have cartilage in perfect conditions. Maybe not at all, but limit it to the stay-in housewife levels. They all have perfect knees when they die out of old age, because they don't use them. Preferably also don't cycle, because that also puts wear on your knees.
But seriously, the fact I have to explain something so basic is confusing. What? You think you gonna stay in perfect shape and health forever? You are going to die and your body is going to fail long before that. Deal with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Nov 2018 19:21:09 No.1391298 Report

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>>1391293
Well, when my body will start to fail, then might as well just off myself and be less of a burden to the rest of family.
Such is life.

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