Gear

Hi All

Anyone got any views or experiences in the maximum age or weight of a child to use a Macpac Possum for example ? I've seen one very locally on ebay for collection. My daughter is 20 months old and she is over average size at two stone. Just wondering how much use would get before she is too big for it.

Hips mate hips put the carrier on, tighten it all up, then try and lift it all up so the hip belt is actually higher than your hips and tighten it as much as is comfortable then loosen the shoulders and let it drop, then adjust the shoulder straps. The shoulder straps are only there to hold the carrier in place and you should be able to move them around or even have a gap at the top. By taking the weight on your hips it's your legs that take the strain, and they get strong quite quickly, learning to drag 25kg on your collar bones is not as easy or as pleasant.

Good look btw !

Thanks for that Simo.

Looks like your littles ones enjoy the outdoors as much as you. I hope I can pick one up soon. Plenty on Ebay. Seems like a lot of people buy them and never use them..Yes thanks about the advice I guess its the same principle as wearing a heavy backpacking rucksack transfering as much as possible onto the hips. cheers