Re: [at-l] Backpack Straps

I knew a guy who used Desenex on that problem--and another.......
When I used an external, I used the hiker stand-by, duct tape, on the problem (pack noise, that is, Felix...)

Chocolate

Stewart Holt wrote:

> >Do any of you have this problem??  What do you do for it??  How about the incessant squeaking as the pack moves while you walk - squirk, skreech, chirp, squeek....
> >
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> I almost eliminated the squeak of the backband on my Kelty pack by rubbing a block of bees wax on the metal frame where the back band wraps. You could use a number of things, like candle wax, but avoid anything with a strong or oily solvent. Deet got spilled on my son's back band and it started to dissolve it.
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