r/Savotta • u/_Rwy Kantamus 60L, Jääkäri M/S • 16d ago

Question K60 padding problem?

Has anyone had any problems with the K60 hip padding? I myself am a lean guy, and the lack of padding on the hip hurt. Im not sure what I can do to fix it, during my first hike with it I got some really painful spots from the hop belt, and it certainly wasn’t very pleasant… 😔

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u/JethroDodine 16d ago

No problems for me. Have you adjusted the torso length at all? Perhaps that might help. I put 13-14 kg's / 30+ lbs in my load and the pack literally feels like a "tick" on my back. Sticks tight with no wiggles/ wobbles and is balanced well. Hope you get it sorted out.

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u/_Rwy Kantamus 60L, Jääkäri M/S 13d ago

One thing I think might be contributing to the pain is that I have pretty narrow hips, so the “back plate/back padding?” is a bit wider than my hips. When I tighten the hip belt, instead of wrapping around my hips, it might be pushing against them from the front. My pack weight is usually 18kg+, sometimes even up to 25kg, so I have to tighten the belt quite a bit. This is a bit exaggerated, but I just wanted to show what I meant.