Sentences with phrase «heavy pack»

In summer the dogs were used to carry heavy packs — equal to their own body weight.

You don't have to carry a very heavy pack — our guides are pretty tough and they'll carry the lion's share of the load.

Torque vectoring shifts power to the wheel that needs it in combustion - engine cars using either a complex, heavy pack of clutches in the drivetrain along with electronics, or electronic torque vectoring does a credible job with electronics and selective braking of the wheels.

Making a pouch both easy to - open and child - proof is quite an undertaking, but the development launched last November during an innovation - heavy Pack Expo (see

If you are looking for something even lighter to save weight in your already heavy pack, check out the MSR Hubba NX Tent.

9:40 P.M.. From «Mesaba» to «Titanic» and all east - bound ships: Ice report in latitude 42º N. to 41º 25» N., longitude 49º W to longitude 50º 30» W. Saw much heavy pack ice and great number large icebergs.

The wide, knit waistband won't dig in or chafe beneath heavy packs and a drawcord allows you to adjust the fit.

Other forms of physical training included the long jump and the high jump, running, carrying heavy packs, swimming and vaulting onto a horse.

No doubt some of Jesus» first listeners had been forced to do just that, to drop their farming equipment, fishing nets, or carpentry tools and carry a heavy pack, losing hours of work in the process.

SCARPA's Sock - Fit DV construction uses both Schoeller stretch material and memory foam to deliver a snug and comfortable fit that still delivers support for hiking with a heavy pack.

The upper is better able to adapt to the movement of the foot, even when walking on steep routes with a heavy pack.

Liverpool facing the clash against Stoke with a heavy pack of pressure for a win.

Carrying a heavy pack changes the way kids walk and puts them at risk of falling, particularly on stairs or other places where a backpack puts a student off balance.

It is one of the lightest on the market at only 15 pounds which will appeal to any parent who doesn't like the idea of lugging around a larger, heavier pack and play with all its bells and whistles.

As a nervous small boy with a heavy pack, walking on Hellvellyn and Striding Edge in thick mist was an adventure where perhaps the loss of view that day was a bonus.

The back also looks heavily padded for extra comfort and stability while carrying a heavy pack.

The following day, carrying a heavy pack of sampling equipment over mud and ice, she stumbled a few times during a hike to a stream for measurements.

According to O'Shea's model, published today in The Physics Teacher, it's that ratio that allows lighter hikers to carry heavier packs.

In the course of 20 years of hiking, Michael O'Shea, a physicist at Kansas State University, Manhattan, noticed something rather peculiar: Smaller individuals often seemed better able to carry a heavy pack than larger ones of equal fitness.

Strap on a heavy pack, and even more energy is involved — a lot of it wasted.

At that time, I was getting my workouts from bodybuilding magazines and Marine Corps trainers who tried to smash me, making me run hundreds of miles and hike miles with a heavy pack on.

I was tired of carrying a heavy pack loaded with carbs around with me.

I called my sister after a backpacking trip last September to tell her I had felt amazing tromping around the picturesque Colorado wilderness with a heavy pack on for several days.

I was thinking that the SAS British (Aussie SAS too) Special Forces guys do long marches over mountainous terrain with a heavy pack and gear belt and rifle.

Overall, carrying a heavy pack on the back brings many muscles into play, including those of the arm and shoulder that you use to sling the pack onto the back.

Carrying a heavy pack on the back for many miles of hiking or backpack traveling is something we do for fun — unless you're in the military, of course.

If you intend to travel for an extended period with a pack, and you haven't used one previously, it's important to get used to the feel of it; and nothing will condition you for a heavy pack on the back better than actually experiencing it.

The midsole is more stable and cushioned than boots with comparable weights, so carrying a heavy pack is easier, and the Vibram outsole boasts an aggressive lug pattern for next - level traction on technical trails.

Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance.

This also offers the option to camp at Kwai Lake if this is as far as you want to carry a heavy pack without backtracking from Whiskey Meadows.

After embarkation, we met the owners of the bags, Ben and Kim, and soon learned the reason for their heavy packing; they were moving to Alaska on board the Wilderness Adventurer!

The feeling you get each day when you put your heavy pack down, take in the scenery around you and realise you have made it to this spot by yourself.

Enjoy walking without the burden of a heavy pack, carrying as little as your camera and water.