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Originally Posted by NoRoadtrippin
"Safe" would seem to be a shades of gray term in this context IMHO. I mean it has straps and it carries weight. There were likely generations of men who once carried more with less. There are still Sherpas in Nepal who carry huge baskets with a rope across their forehead.
As the RI's said, "Its a technique, but not the preferred technique."
I wouldn't go too far, or with too much weight.
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I was thinking the same thing. People used worst equipment and had to go further distances.