[pct-l] counterbalancing with water

[Donna Saufley]

One of the innovations we’ve seen was created by Catspaw, a
thru-hiker/ultramarathon runner.  He put cages on his trekking poles, the
type used on bike frames to hold water bottles, and carried his water on his
poles.  This not only took the water weight off his body, it added weight to
the poles which gave him an upper body workout.  Upper body muscle atrophy
is a common occurrence, especially with men.  

 

L-Rod

 

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of robo hiker
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:23 AM
To: pctlist
Subject: [pct-l] counterbalancing with water

 

well it just occured to me (it takes me awhile to catch on :-D) that this
might be an option, to carry the water in front in the desert. has anyone
ever tried this, does it work well, am i stupid? ( don't answer that!!) what
are some of the ways to carry this weight besides in your pack. thanks.

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