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Attaching the Hipbelt.
Attaching the Hipbelt Trim Straps.
(1) Thread the strap from its hipbelt attachment point up
through the bottom of the buckle, (2) over the visible bar,
(3) then back down through the buckle and out. This end
becomes the loose end used for adjusting strap tension.
Attaching the Hipbelt
You may want to remove your hipbelt for any number of reasons: to clean
your pack, to create a HipLid™ hipsac or to reduce bulk while traveling. What-
ever the reason for removing the belt, you’ll need to know how to attach it
again properly. Here’s how:
Start with the pack right side
up and the back panel toward you.
Orient the belt so it “smiles” — so
the ends of the belt curve upward.
Insert one end of the belt behind
the lumbar pad and pull until the
belt is centered left to right and
the hook-and-loop
fastener is
engaged. By
inserting your hand
between the lumbar
pad and the belt and
breaking loose the hook-and-
loop fastener, you can insert and
remove the belt more easily. It also
helps to pull the two-inch webbing
and its associated buckle through
the slot behind the lumbar pad
before pulling the padded
portion of the belt through.
Place the belt all the way
down at the bottom of the
slot behind the lumbar pad.
Once the belt is in position,
connect the hipbelt trim straps
to the buckles at the bottom
corners of the pack’s back panel.
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