Eberlestock Pack Fitting - How To Properly Fit And Adjust Your Backpack 

Great to hear!

Thank for the support!

After the Concrete Stress Test video we made, the V90 surged in popularity. We sold out way quicker than expected and our lead times are about 4-6 months right now. That is why it has taken so long. We got caught off guard by the response to the video. Good problem to have for us, but our apologies go out to our consumers.

Overall height isn't accurate and is why we suggest torso length. Everyone is proportioned differently, so I would suggest going off the torso measurement you got! That being said, I personally would say if you are under the 20inch mark, to still go with thee regular. I hope this helps!

@@Eberlestock thanks, I am just trying around here and found out that I need the shorter version of the hip belt ✌️

Talking about the load lifers, I had to modify my Battleship pack to get good load lifter angle (30° to 45°). I think every packs out there are not perfect for your size unless it is tailor made like Kifaru.

Hi Mac. It really isn't as complicated as you're making it sound in our opinion. The short answer to your question is load-lifters aren't being neglected, they're really not the magic solution to carrying heavy loads that a lot of people make them out to be. When a pack is properly fit you should have about 80% of the weight on the hips. The remaining 20% will rest on the shoulders. The weight on the shoulders from the harness is most accurately adjusted using the torso length adjustments. The load lifter straps should be pulled just snug enough so that the harness fits in a natural curve over the shape of the shoulder. Load lifters aren't going to make the load disappear. Whether the angle is 30 degrees or 45 degrees it is going to function similarly. Get the pack adjusted to your body. Keep the weight high and tight to the frame. That is why a pack like the X2 which rides about 2 inches below the top of the shoulder and has load lifters that go from the back of the shoulder to the top of the shoulder, can comfortably carry 100lb+ loads.

​@@Eberlestock , Basically you are saying that Sherpas don't understand load-carrying and that they are over-complicating things? Sorry, but I think you need to reconsider. Correctly operating load-lifter is the engineered replacement for the headband used by the Sherpas to keep the load directly against the spine for optimal carry position. Without correctly operating load-lifters the backpack start tilting outward in a sub optimal carry position as soon as you loosen the shoulder straps to achieve optimal weight distribution between shoulder/waist. Basic mechanics (Rotation around a fixed axis=waist belt). I have your first generation Gunslinger II. I like it in many ways. For such small bag it is ok that the back-length is too short, load-lifters hang as snakes around the shoulder, shoulders need to take all weight and the waist belt mainly suit decorative purposes. However, for your bigger models it would be both desirable and expected to find sufficient back-length and correctly operating load-lifters from a reputable maker as yourself.

​@@militarygearjunkie2522 For all backpacks with sufficient back-length the manufacture can easily add a few extra toggles at different height so that the load-lifters can be adjusted to correct angle for each shoulder harness setting. Some manufactures already do this. Unfortunately the common problem is that manufactures maker the back-length/frame too short so that there is not enough room above the shoulder harness to fit the load-lifters in correct angle. For these backpacks there is no fix and they will always carry like a potato bag. It is trivial from every backpack fitting guide what is needed so I honestly don't know why manufactures make this error. Perhaps Eberlestock can give a good explanation.

@@macmaster9840 definitely agreed with you. For more information, you can find a good explanatory video about the load lifters from Kifaru channel.