So I'm planning on thru hiking Ga in May. Last night at REI I tried a Osprey Chick pack on. (hated it by the way)
I had the woman put in 35 lbs. Now I know thats a bit heavy, but I dont know yet how much I will be carrying and I wanted to experience a worst case scenerio. I don't have to tell anyone who has hiked with a big pack how weighted down you feel. So I started thinking, how could I train for this. The ideal way would be to get a pack and start packing it with weight and going hiking. But I went one better. What about a weighted vest? You could wear that around the house while doing chores, etc.
http://www.walmart.com/search/search...eighted%20vest
You could even wear that on the trail. And they are adjustable, so you can start light and work up!
I did do a search on this and didnt find any topics, so If someone has already posted it, sorry!