>>282308>does that change the validity of my statementdue to the context of your post, yes. if that isn't the pack of the person that you are addressing then, his shit isn't "done for".
even then, you missed the largest issue. for all you know "OP" hikes on well established trails and not through "briar thickets". the fact that the load is not well secured is the more glaring problem, regardless of environment. that shit is going to be bouncing, shifting, swinging all over the place, and is loaded in his shoulders rather than his hips.