Wore my hip belt too high for 8 seasons and a ranger at Mount Rogers pointed it out

Ruby Jones · 2026-10-17T19:55:03.687274+00:00

Did the Grayson Highlands loop last month and a ridge ranger asked why my hip belt was riding up near my ribs. Said I'd always worn it there because it felt snug, but he showed me it was putting all the load on my shoulders instead of my hips. Anyone else go a long time doing a basic thing wrong before somebody pointed it out?

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