I'm sure he took off after being shot, they're pretty quick. Since it wasn't lethal, it's possible the hunters didn't find him. But, yes, I believe you are supposed to go after them.

When hiking over long distances (70-100 miles in 10 days), people have gone to the extreme of using Duck Tape on their feet to avoid additional blisters. The last time I went on a trek, a person suggested putting the duck tape on the inside of the shoe in problem spots. The sock would then have a slick surface and…

If I'm looking at the image correctly, there's a lot of excess webbing on the shoulders that would allow for adjusting the shoulder straps. I understand why they did it, but that is more than enough material to make a hip strap as well. It's a pretty wasteful design because it loops back on itself. If they redesign…

Point taken, but it's not a matter of ergonomics. Adding a hip belt will allow a person to carry considerably more water. A padded hip belt relieves the pressure on the shoulders, to your point. When I go on long hikes (8-10 miles per day, for 10 days), I'm usually carrying 50 lbs dry (add 3 liters of water to…

No hip belt, you really do not want to carry 40lbs of water using your shoulders. Especially for any distance.

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I'll point anyone to the Excel Bible 20XX and Excel 20XX Power Programming with VBA both by John Walkenbach.