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PatheticNoetic
PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
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Any advice on how to cure a new pack of it's creaky/squeaky noises?

Other than time and letting it wear in?

I'd rather NOT scare off all the wildlife.

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  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Hot water in the washer did it for me, but my backpack was tough.
    I lost it somewhere in the woods lol.
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    Hahaha.
    How do you lose a back pack in the woods?
    I've got a kid carrier pack though. Wont fit in the wash but maybe I'll just hose it down in the yard and let it dry out there.
  • silversociety
    silversociety Posts: 222 Member
    Make sure it's as tight and snug as possible to your body. Any cords you can pull should help to some degree.
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    Make sure it's as tight and snug as possible to your body. Any cords you can pull should help to some degree.

    Yeah..I've already done that. Still a bit big anyways. There has to be a way to take the creak out of it.
  • 2Dozen
    2Dozen Posts: 66 Member
    Solid metal constructions with the fewest cross-members is the best way to go for a frame in my opinion. Fewer cross-members mean less contact points resulting in less areas for squeaks and creaks. Metal for less flexing if any depending on the weight of your pack. I have a standard frame with large pack that the US Army used to issue a couple of years back, Hands down the best pack i have ever seen including the thing they replaced it with. I can do a 27 mile force march with 80 lbs and no problem. However i believe as your pack eases into its new found life in the outdoors the pack should get noticeably quieter. What type of pack do you have?
  • jppd47
    jppd47 Posts: 737 Member
    Is the noise loud to the people who are walking next to you? The noise of the equipment can sound louder in your own ear than it actually is. :) What kind of pack is it?
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    Solid metal constructions with the fewest cross-members is the best way to go in my opinion. Fewer cross-members mean less contact points resulting in less areas for squeaks and creaks. Metal for less flexing if any depending on the weight of your pack. I have a standard frame with large pack that the US Army used to issue a couple of years back, Hands down the best pack i have ever seen including the thing they replaced it with. I can do a 27 mile force march with 80 lbs and no problem. However i believe as your pack eases into its new found life in the outdoors the pack should get noticeably quieter.

    hehe

    My husband is Australian infantry (killer pack marcher) and he offered no solutions.


    It's a kid carrier for hiking. I've looked around online and some suggest using wax to minimize fabric/metal contact? Any of you heard of this?
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    This thing

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  • 2Dozen
    2Dozen Posts: 66 Member
    A fellow Infantryman, when i was stationed in Hawaii the Aussies used to fly over and train with us. Some solid combatants they definitely are. I have heard of wax , ensuring you shrink the fabric and all. I think you might have tried everything that i can think of. Maybe give it some time.
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    A fellow Infantryman, when i was stationed in Hawaii the Aussies used to fly over and train with us. Some solid combatants they definitely are. I have heard of wax , ensuring you shrink the fabric and all. I think you might have tried everything that i can think of. Maybe give it some time.

    ha ha
    I was afraid that only time would do it.
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    Bump....

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