You’ll find the lack of weight on your back means the movement of the bag is not uncomfortable. Then gradually tighten up the straps if you want more stability, and gradually increase the load, so you get used to how the bag moves.
Test by a gradual progression - Before you get carried away with tightening up the straps tight, do some walking with the bag to get used to how it moves and sits away from your back, as this will initially be a bizarre experience.
We find it is often more comfortable to place the chest buckle lower on our sternum, and then adjust the straps accordingly. We find running your fingers under the rib pockets helps to get these positioned comfortably.
The stability provided by the wraparound harness relies primarily on the bottom and middle straps, not the shoulder straps. If you tighten the bottom & middle straps first and initially don’t tighten the shoulder straps more than required to flatten the buckle against your chest
Initial Straps setup - the straps should be tightened in small increments, as tightening one set of straps before the other will change the balance of the bag.
The top of the very front of your hip-bone should be positioned in the gap of the hip-belt, (see my thumbs in the above photo). If the hip-belt presses uncomfortably on your stomach it should be lower, around your hips. If it slips down it should be tighter.
The hip-belt should never move out of position. If it does, ensure the bottom half of the hip-belt wraps around your hipbones tightly. The most efficient way to tighten the hip belt is by pulling the right hip belt strap with your left hand towards your right hip and vice versa
Top Tip - The Hip-belt should be positioned so the plastic rod housing at the backrests in the downslope of the small of your back, just above the top of your buttocks, and the buckle at the front is as low as possible so that the bottom of the hip-belt wraps around your hips.
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