The "Prepper Belt" syndrome

[TWP]

I note that medical related topics are lacking here, and I understand the reason... "I am not a Doctor."

This article discusses something we all may be facing.  It is not gender specific and is caused by
packing too much on a hip mounted suspension system, be it a simple belt or a heavy backpack.

Read the article, it has very good pictures and discusses how to avoid and/or treat the condition.

http://theprepperpages.com/treating-survival-belt-syndrome/

I'm looking at our backpacks with this topic in mind.  I'll confess to have overloaded my belt when I
were much younger, it being the "cool thing" to do at the time and in the group I hung-out with.  I suspect
the only thing which prevented my experiencing "the syndrome" was being overweight and having more
fat padding my hips.  Given the choice, I would lose the weight for health reasons... If TSHTF, weight loss
 may be the lease of our troubles.

I would also recommend browsing the rest of the website containing this article.