[pct-l] Backpack Packing strategies...

[Ernie Castillo]

Excellent information.
So now those "heavy truckers" can come out of the closet.
More credence to "hike your own hike" philosophy. 
There are multiple ways with which one can remove fur from a feline.

Ernie Castillo
PCT Class of 1980 and a former heavy trucker


 
> Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 16:04:50 +0900
> From: completewalker at gmail.com
> To: hoshizaki at ca.rr.com
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Backpack Packing strategies...
> 
> Dear Glen
> 
> The oxygen consumption is widely used as an energy cost among
> Ergonomics professionals, because it is valid and reliable index.
> 
> This article clearly indicated that the energy cost significantly
> decreased during walking with load than without load, and the load on
> the upper back condition was more energy saving than lower back
> condition.
> 
> The contradictory result, that the with load condition was energy
> saving, may be perplexed you. But, these result may be well
> interpreted by the recent dynamic walking model ( inverted pendulum
> analogy). That is, if the pendulum movement might be facilitated by
> the pack weight, energy expenditure will decrease.