How to Fit Your Pack at Home with Miranda || REI

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  • Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
  • Summer is here and the trails are waiting! Don’t leave home without ensuring your backpack fits like a glove. Miranda talks through how to properly fit and adjust your backpack at home.
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  • @oldschooljeremy8124
    @oldschooljeremy8124 3 роки тому +23

    I really enjoyed watching your cat teleport around the room. : )

  • @DBPCINC
    @DBPCINC 4 роки тому +24

    We need to see more of that cat

  • @J.5.M.
    @J.5.M. 3 роки тому +10

    Yes definitely agree that some level of general discomfort is guaranteed with long days and heavy pack. And definitely adjust your straps through the day as needed!
    Interesting to learn the the straps don't need to be symmetrical length... I always did that for some reason. Cheers!

  • @ANNA-cf8vr
    @ANNA-cf8vr 4 роки тому +4

    Bought my first backpacking pack during quarantine so this is incredibly helpful given I haven't been able to go into an REI! Much appreciated.

  • @tim42310
    @tim42310 4 роки тому +3

    Miranda for the win! She’s great with teaching/presenting! Happy and safe 4th of July! 🇺🇸

  • @tdulka
    @tdulka 3 роки тому +1

    Helpful video since I just purchased the same pack and will get to try it out next week. Now I know how to adjust it! Thanks

  • @jayphive2468
    @jayphive2468 4 роки тому +1

    I love watching these! Wow just bought that Flash45 online a few weeks ago and it's great as my first pack!!!❤

  • @CordCrenshaw
    @CordCrenshaw 4 роки тому +2

    I’ve been hiking over to my pantry a lot lately. I miss you REI.

    • @rei
      @rei  4 роки тому +1

      We miss you too (and can relate). Take care and be well, Cord!

  • @johnhorton7106
    @johnhorton7106 Рік тому

    OUTSTANDING video, I greatly appreciate the way you showed (not just said) HOW to put the pack on and adjust the straps (in what order, as well as how much to cause a proper fit. Thank You.

  • @jeffrichards5106
    @jeffrichards5106 3 роки тому

    Hi Miranda. thanks for the great tips on adjusting you backpack. Something that I was never really sure I was doing correctly.👍

  • @DartmoorPaul
    @DartmoorPaul 2 роки тому

    Nice, Miranda. Some really great tips and as I’ve just purchased an Osprey Atmos I now know I have to empty the larder for cans to get the fit right! Genius! 🙂 Great video editing too and really easy and interesting to watch. Good job 👍🙂

  • @marcolu6221
    @marcolu6221 Рік тому

    Always learning from you, thanks!

  • @TheTrailDancer
    @TheTrailDancer 3 роки тому +1

    I love your editing!!! Fun like usual!!! “Pain Points” lol

  • @LWilli5
    @LWilli5 4 роки тому +2

    I love Miranda videos

  • @Ss-go5vz
    @Ss-go5vz 4 роки тому

    I have a Flash 45 and a much more expensive cottage industry pack. I like the cottage industry pack, I LOVE the Flash 45. It just fits my back and carries so much more comfortable.

  • @anyarabb2287
    @anyarabb2287 2 роки тому +1

    I truly enjoy watching your videos, thank you for all the tips!

    • @rei
      @rei  2 роки тому +1

      There's plenty more Miranda where this comes from! Thanks for stopping by. 😁

  • @phillipp1399
    @phillipp1399 3 роки тому +1

    Very helpful and great solutions for getting something like a real pack load. Also, it appears that your cat has no respect for you nor, presumably, for humanity. Also also I already wanted to be your friend but when you start throwing out the “groovy” and such it makes my UA-cam fandom fantasy complete. Such a good thing for REI to be supporting. Makes me proud to be a member.

  • @_-_null_-_
    @_-_null_-_ Рік тому

    6:35 instant like once I've heard this

  • @jerrylance9351
    @jerrylance9351 4 роки тому +2

    Yes I got the rei compression sacks watching ur vids the mtn man here 💜from the smokies

  • @jeffm5808
    @jeffm5808 2 роки тому

    I just got a new REI flash55 in olive oil and between this video the REI virtual pack fitting appointmen i had and your other video on how to measure for a pack yourself . i got it so my pack is very comfortable . i used three cans of French Canadian pea soup and a can of crisco shortening and a hudson's bay wool blanket. i got a two thumbs up for the fit from Carlos. so far i love the pack.
    i accually found out that i can use the straps that hold the lid on to secure the top brain pocket to the front and use it as a chest pocket. i find the top lid works well as a chest pack.
    Great infrmative video Miranda

  • @99jkane
    @99jkane 4 роки тому +5

    It's uncanny how informative you are...

    • @StevenTorrey
      @StevenTorrey 3 роки тому

      Oh, there is nothing like a good pun, and that was nothing like a good bun.... (to steal a line from the film Mary Poppins)....

  • @Jermeister
    @Jermeister 3 роки тому +1

    Thumbs up for that power belch!

  • @titanpreparedness
    @titanpreparedness 4 роки тому

    Wish i would have saw this before my trip last week. My pack was not sized right and during my 20 mile hiking trip i did some damage to my shoulders and back. Great information

  • @pattisharpston6907
    @pattisharpston6907 4 роки тому

    Oscar!!! Doing GREAT Girl!

  • @hope2someday691
    @hope2someday691 4 роки тому

    I’d love to see a layered sleeping system for an ultra light pack. I’m hoping to do the PCT next year if Covid cooperates.

  • @riptide8350
    @riptide8350 3 роки тому +1

    I wonder what the straps on top of the shoulders straps were for very informative thank you going to do this now

  • @rebeccachapman8275
    @rebeccachapman8275 3 роки тому

    Miranda is great and all her videos are so helpful!

  • @thatsamazinggrace9512
    @thatsamazinggrace9512 2 роки тому

    this helped me so much! Thank you!

    • @rei
      @rei  2 роки тому

      Love to hear this!

  • @piewhackit2me
    @piewhackit2me Рік тому

    I am a long waisted woman and it has been difficult to find a backpack that the hip belt actually sits on my hips and not up on my waist.Finally I found one like new at thrift store a REI ridge line frame woman medium and love it.Fits me like a glove

  • @peggyconway2900
    @peggyconway2900 2 роки тому

    🌸

  • @robopecha
    @robopecha 3 роки тому

    great content and i like your humor. you should have your own channel. i hope rei pays you enough.

  • @RobyUanKeRoby
    @RobyUanKeRoby 2 роки тому

    At 6:35 subscribed immediately 😆

  • @Liz-yl8jr
    @Liz-yl8jr 2 місяці тому

    I feel like a lot of weight is still on my shoulders and always seem to have a gap on top of my shoulders. No matter what I do it doesn't seem to fit right lol 😢 I have an adjustable torso bag so I'm not sure if I have that part wrong and that's why

  • @AnimeMartialArtist
    @AnimeMartialArtist 2 роки тому

    I have exactly the same cat.

  • @donnajean72
    @donnajean72 4 роки тому

    A different video on fitting a pack said there should be a gap between the shoulder straps and the top rear of the shoulder. They said the standard rule is two fingers of space. I didn't see the space when you fitted yours. What are your thoughts on that? I think it might have been Hike Oregon's video, I can't remember now.

    • @rei
      @rei  4 роки тому +6

      Great question. The way I learned was that you should be able to slide two fingers between your straps and the top of your shoulder as an indicator that you don't have too much weight resting on your shoulders. I'd say be cautious of intentionally leaving a gap, as this can create a pain point on the front of your shoulders. It's definitely a balancing act! - Miranda

  • @swayback7375
    @swayback7375 Рік тому

    I usually use clothes and find the pack to become too heavy before it’s too full… winter clothes are freaking heavy

  • @worldcitizeng6507
    @worldcitizeng6507 3 роки тому

    Please do a how to clean camp cookware video, especially after its cover with black smoke, thanks

    • @phillipp1399
      @phillipp1399 3 роки тому

      If, somehow, you’re not a fan of campfire patina use something like Cameo or Barkeepers Friend when you get home. For me and my camp cookware I figure if the outside isn’t rubbing off on me or my pack the. it’s sufficiently clean plus I don’t look like noob.

  • @yogalandawellnessyolandati7654
    @yogalandawellnessyolandati7654 2 роки тому

    I need some help how do I get rid of the space between my shoulder and top part of the strap? You referred to it as "puckering" but its just like a triangular space....what if your shoulder strap won't lie flat on your shoulder? Miranda heeeeelp

  • @hermeticxhaote4723
    @hermeticxhaote4723 4 роки тому +7

    Have you ever taken that cat camping with you? I've been thinking of taking my baby girl.

    • @rei
      @rei  4 роки тому +3

      Here's something that may help as you consider the possibilities. Happy trails! bit.ly/2ZrEclF

  • @citizenmafia679
    @citizenmafia679 4 роки тому

    2:35 Has your 🐈 got superpowers?

  • @clarencesmith9580
    @clarencesmith9580 3 роки тому

    The sad thing is if your on a budget you can't buy a brand new pack from REI and find the fitting instructions online like the nice pack I picked up from a yard sale it's a few years old and a discontinued model so finding any info on it is next to impossible.

  • @hannahisraelsen8837
    @hannahisraelsen8837 4 роки тому +2

    "if we were we'd all be Gods!!... Or. Just... People"

  • @94undercover50
    @94undercover50 2 роки тому

    What Name Is Miranda's Backpack

  • @warrenphilips8441
    @warrenphilips8441 4 роки тому +3

    "Carrying a backpack is less comfortable than not carrying a backpack." Got a chuckle out of that one.
    Soft and grumpy people tend not to be outdoorsy, or not for long. I suspect this is also why people who work for REI are often super chill, peak outdoorsy-ness. I'm comfortable just wandering around the store even if I don't have anything specific to get, there and home improvement stores. More than stuff, it is a means to possibilities, to adventure.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 3 роки тому +1

      Funny thing is, for her comments about comfort, Miranda straps on a backpack that is twice the size and weight of this one in another video and looked even more comfortable.

  • @alexandersnider734
    @alexandersnider734 2 роки тому

    Miranda need help, I opened cans in pack and now pack is California Baja Burrito. HOW DO I CLEAN PACK MIRANDA, PACK HAS TOO MANY CALORIES IN IT I CANT EAT ALL

  • @rodrigogorosito4206
    @rodrigogorosito4206 4 роки тому +1

    its easy...if I read REI/Miranda on a video...im in....

  • @melissarobinson9618
    @melissarobinson9618 3 роки тому

    The best time to do "the backpack shuffle" is always at home... on the trail it's an unwieldy dance

  • @willisnorman3370
    @willisnorman3370 Рік тому

    cool! but 2lb 9oz doesn't equal 2.9 lb

  • @alexandersnider734
    @alexandersnider734 2 роки тому

    Miranda what you blur on chess board? WHY YOU BLUR? MIRANDA WHAT IS?! MY PACK IS FIT, NOW TELL ME WHAT IS BLUR

  • @alexandersnider734
    @alexandersnider734 2 роки тому +1

    Miranda your cat has disappeared at 2:35 . Please confirm you have since found cat. He appeared to fall into space-time anomaly. NOT GOOD FOR CATS, SPACE-TIME ONLY FOR SUBATOMIC PARTICLES NOT CATS

    • @rei
      @rei  2 роки тому +1

      We alerted Miranda to your observation! Here's her response "CAT HAS BEEN LOCATED. Cat did fall into space-time anomaly but came back for pets and catnip. Cat is now safely sleeping in a box and thanks you for your concern."

    • @alexandersnider734
      @alexandersnider734 2 роки тому

      @@rei Thank you Miranda and Cat

  • @dragonflyhomestead1871
    @dragonflyhomestead1871 3 роки тому

    Do you have tummy problems? Just wondering, I've never heard someone burp so much and I have a teenage boy!

  • @ivanalban5037
    @ivanalban5037 4 роки тому +5

    I love women who burp without shame.

  • @jsd4544
    @jsd4544 4 роки тому

    Miranda is a cutie. 🤓