I think we should chip in and buy this fella a membership?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzUNPiXsErY&feature=player_embedded

I am relatively new to backpacking, but I am so grateful that I found this site early on. I've never had to experience anything like that.

now that's how real men backpack! i love the part at 0:13 where it almost flew over his head. for a second there i was expecting him to put that other backpack on his front.

i like the suggestion in the first comment...."you need a larger backpack!"
or maybe less stuff?

It wasn't nearly as heavy as he made it out to be. My Dana Designs Astralplane loaded with 90 pounds has never come close to accidentally flying over my head.

I have easily flipped someone 200 pounds over my head in my Judo past. Shouldn't be that hard with a 90 pound pack....;)

I've done Judo too. If you're putting on a pack like you'd throw someone in Judo, you're really doing it wrong! Actually, one impressive thing I've seen is an ex-Israeli soldier throw my heavy pack over his head to put it on.

Those guys must really love the outdoors. I think if I did one of my first trips with that much weight, I might have been convinced to stick to dayhikes.

This is coming from someone who carried a 50 lbs pack on several occasions.

Stand with the pack against your feet with the panel that goes against your back facing outwards and hold the shoulder straps. Then with a mighty heave (not so mighty if UL!!!) lift the pack up and flick over your head then slide your arms through the shoulder straps as the pack comes down and settles against your back. It looks mighty impressive, if not potentially hazardous to bystanders and reducing the life expectancy of your pack with blown stitching.

My daughter used to do that with her pack on Camp Fire trips when she was in high school. We were carrying ~40 lb packs total weight (pre LW days). And she weighed 90-100. The Trip Leader told her she would get hurt flipping it like that, but she did it anyway, just because she could...

I've had several friends break their packs by flipping them over their heads. In fact, one friend had a shoulder straps break on day one of our Philmont trek years ago.

The way I put my pack on, as a right-handed person, is to hold the haul loop in my left had and the right shoulder strap in my right hand. I then lift it up and around the right side of my body while sliding my right and then left arms through the straps. This way most of the weight is held by the haul loop until right before I slip my left arm through. It works for me from 20lbs to 60lbs.

Now that is funny. Love the sound effects.

You should see his friend:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ldaporch#p/u/11/ZiNZHxa5wuU

His backpack even has a backpack.

I love the "hanging chad" on the back of his pack. It would be embarrassing to have that guy in our group. Unless he was carrying a fifth of Glenlivet.