1.   A backpack with a waist strap helps distribute weight evenly.

2.   Kelty attached a waist strap to the base of the frame.

3.   No one else in the car was as fortunate as Apgar, who said he was not wearing the waist strap of his safety belt at the time.

4.   The pack comes with contoured waist straps and an internal frame similar to the ones found in standard backpacks used for hiking.

5.   There was no waist strap and it killed my shoulders when I used it as a backpack.