It's not my skin that I'm worried about, but my cool new threads!  Is there a specialist product for putting on a backpack so that it slides against your back instead of rubbing against it? I've tried sellotape as a temporary measure and I'm also considering sewing a piece of polythene on. It's only the lower couple of inches of the backpack I'm concerned about, as that is what's causing the damage. I'd be grateful for any suggestions.  Rob
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 what pack do you have? what clothing is it rubbing against and where? what sort of rubbing? bobbling or wearing for example. what weight do you carry? do you use the hip belt?
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 Sounds as though the pack doesn't fit you. Re-adjust it, or if that doesn't work, get a new pack. I once walked for a few days with a guy who was carrying a climbing pack that was almost cylindrical. In other words, it didn't fit his back at all, and the greatest pressure was all the way down his spine. He ended up with a horrendous line of burst blisters corresponding to all the bumps on his vertebrae, and it drove him crazy with pain!
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what pack do you have? what clothing is it rubbing against and where? what sort of rubbing? bobbling or wearing for example. what weight do you carry? do you use the hip belt?
Parky
Did you have him tied to a chair with a bright light shining in his face?
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lol. i though it easier to ask so as to save the pack doesn't fit you for later. the answer could be use the hip belt. if the pack is an osprey atmos that's one the places they rub on me. don't wear cool new threads with it. you cool new threads may be pack unfriendly. oooh! so much fun. so little time.
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You could duct tape the area so it has a lower friction. Get a better fitting sack by getting it loaded up at the shop before buying. Alternatively do what I did and suffer until you or the sack conforms and the rubbing dies away. I bought a 50l climbing sack for winter with a view to go lightweight camping later on (before it came fashionable in the UK). It rubbed like hell but I found a way to live with it and the padding on the lower back actually hollowed thus relieving the pain and friction. I now use it for the second purpose it was bought for, i.e. lightweight backpacking. For winter day walks 50l is now too much volume since I have shed a load of gear going less heavyweight. Most rucksacks can be fitted to your back in different ways. By this I mean the shoulder straps can be loosened while the top straps (if present) can be tightened as can the waist belt. By playing around with all the straps a less uncomfortable sack can often be achieved. Also look at how it is loaded, put softer items nearer your back particularly where you contact it (i.e. hips, shoulders, etc.).
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Beware of the waist draw cord on any jacket.
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Beware of the waist draw cord on any jacket. If you take that out of context it would sound a strange warning ther John. Good job it didn't appear at the top of a new page. Sound like it could be a new H&S assessment on the use of waterproofs, beware of strangulation.
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Sound like it could be a new H&S assessment on the use of waterproofs, beware of strangulation... H&S have already been there and done that! Years ago I was at an outdoor trade show and a clothing manufacturer was showing off a new line of kiddies clothing. Someone had a look at a little jacket and pointed out that the drawcords round the hood had little plastic toggles on the end. "Sorry mate, you can't have those. They're illegal. Drawcords on kids clothing have to be captive loops, not toggles. A kid could lose and eye if one of those got whipped in the wind." Totally unperturbed, the manufacturer pulled out a penknife, cut off the toggles, then poked the ends of the drawcords back into the eyelets. Jacket became legal. H&S satisfied!
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  Welcome to the forum there, hoopla!
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Thanks for all your replies - quite an overwhelming response, really - and what a friendly bunch you appear to be as well. I'm a little embarrassed now, because this topic isn't a big deal and you shouldn't waste any more time on it. I should've explained that this isn't an issue when I'm walking in the countryside, using my proper gear. It's only a problem when I'm walking into town or to my brother's place while sporting one of my cool new hoodies and a trendy urban backpack. I think I'll try my polythene idea. Rob
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 Ah we've been hoodwinked. Trendy urban pack and cool threads indeed. Get yourself a nice manbag and come back when you've got a proper question feckin' hoodies <mutter mutter>
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 > and a trendy urban backpack Ah, that'll be the problem; designed to look trendy, without taking any functional aspects into account, like choosing a strap covering fabric that doesn't shred clothing...
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