Question for Breeze owners:
With the absence of a hipbelt does the Breeze stay fairly close in against your back and center of gravity? Put another way, does it ride close and tight on your back or is it a much looser fit than would be had with a belt and sternum strap snugged up tight?
If it is a looser fit does this generate undue back strain in anyway (other than the shoulder pain some have experienced)?
I had pretty much settled on the Breeze, but in discussing this with a chiropracter he advised that having the load in as close as possible to the center of gravity, which he suggested would be better achieved with a hipbelt and sternum straps, would ultimately be less stressful to the back. He may well be thinking of more traditional loads though and maybe the sub 20 pound load in a Breeze negates this notion.
Just when you think you’ve got it all figred out! So now I’m also considering the ULA P1.
Thanks for any input.
Stuart
Stuart Critchfield