Mr.Sandman Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I did a troop sat and the pack was digging so bad it was killing my shoulder blades..Any ideas for comfort to ease it a bit....Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vf2112 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I always had this and thought it was pack but turned out it was the corners of my chest plate at shoulder strap digging in bit of heat n bend and some foam under undersuit to be sure did the trick Might be different for yourself but hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Tigui Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yeah add some shoulder foam under the suit. If it helps I did 2 things to my pack: 1. Changed the shoulder straps for some that make the pack lift higher which works wonders. 2. Added an invisible polyester bar at the bottom to prevent it sinking into my lower back. Will take pics and post them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ground pounder Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Add a chest strap to the two shoulder straps. The chest strap will pull the shoulder straps together and take the weight more off your shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I just throw a couple pieces of foam on my shoulders...does the trick....also a little wider strap helps disperse the weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladius Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I wear the backpack with the shoulderstaps crossed on my breast under the plate instead of having them straight No digging and not much pain at all. Very comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felice Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I do nothing...i just suffer and fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper1 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Had this issue myself and fixed the problem for 3 troopers in our squad as well. Yes, I use a little wider 1.5" webbing, then add foam and sew to the straps for padding. The main trick to relieving the shoulder weight though is to like a couple said, Add a chest strap, with a parachute clip to put together. On the back as well, add an H back Cross strap though as well, about shoulder blade height, or a couple inches lower. This will remove 90% of the shoulder stress I clip the strap under my chest plate. Works great, I can troop all day with this set up, where before I used to get a headache and back pain within an hr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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