Re: load carriage in military operations
I am thinking of switching to Chacos. My great toes hurt in my Sundowners,
but feel fine in the Chacos (THE most comfortable footwear I'VE ever worn).
I...
John 2011-05-13 12:07:34 #65675
Re: load carriage in military operations
I have been a believer in this for a while. As I have lightened my boots, and gone with non-traditional backpacking footwear, I have had more energy, been...
JoshC 2011-05-13 10:47:56 #65674
Re: load carriage in military operations
Another interesting quote is:
Loads carried on the feet result in an energy cost five to seven times higher than an equivalent load carried on the upper...
John 2011-05-13 09:26:29 #65673
Re: North Rim facilities?
   There is a general store on the North Rim, but it is not nearly as big as the one on the South Rim. They do cater to campers, so I assume they...
Marsha Kesselring 2011-05-13 07:22:44 #65672
North Rim facilities?
I was briefly at the No Rim about eight years ago before a hike but
don't remember much
about it. I know about the Lodge--we have a reservation before we...
janswafford 2011-05-13 04:55:55 #65671
"Brooks's" iPod Shuffle
Hello,
My friend Dave and I recently completed a trip to Clear Creek, we hiked to a sputtering Cheyava, we attempted to climb the redwall crack in Sumner...
Jeff 2011-05-12 16:18:58 #65670
Re: load carriage in military operations
Yep. For example, on p. 7: "Energy cost per mass carried was lowest when subjects carried a mass equal to 40% of their body mass." So that makes the most...
Davidian Marcus 2011-05-12 15:02:29 #65669
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