Kurgo Long Hauler Joring Pack Belt User manual

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Long!Hauler!Pack!Belt!
The$lightweight$Long$Hauler$Pack$Belt$is$designed$for$you$to$wear$when$Ski-joring$or$running$Canicross.$$
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Pack!Belt!Fitting!
To$fit,$start$by$releasing$the$leg$straps$(C)$using$the$grey$side$release$buckles$(D)$located$on$the$front$$
of$the$harness.!
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Place$the$pack$around$your$hips$just$below$your$waist,$the$pack’s$main$pocket$should$sit$in$the$center$
of$your$lower$back,$and$the$red$quick$release$strap$(E)$should$be$in$front.$Attach$the$waist$buckle$and$
then$ adjust$ the$ straps$ on$ either$ side$ of$ the$ buckle,$ pulling$ on$ the$ straps$ to$ make$ them$ tighter$ or$
release$some$of$the$strap$to$make$it$looser.$Any$extra$webbing$that$remains$after$you$have$adjusted$
can$be$rolled$up$and$secured$using$the$red$hook$and$loop$material$at$the$end$of$the$webbing.$
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With$ the$ waist$ adjusted,$ reach$ between$ your$ legs$ and$ grab$ the$ leg$ harness$ straps,$ attach$ them$ to$$
the$ grey$ side$ release$ buckles$ (D).$ The$ leg$ straps$ can$ be$ tightened$ or$ loosened$ using$ the$ red$$
slide$ buckles$ (A)$ located$ on$ the$ back$ of$ the$ pack.$ The$ pack$ with$ the$ legs$ straps$ attached$ should$ be$$
used$while$ski-joring.$$
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For$canicross$you$may$find$it$more$comfortable$to$remove$the$leg$straps$completely.$To$do$this,$release$
the$leg$ straps$using$ the$grey$ side$release$ buckles$(D)$ and$then$ fully$ remove$ the$leg$ straps$by$ sliding$
the$ red$ slide$ buckles$ (A,B)$ off$ the$ pack.$ The$ leg$ straps$ can$ be$ stored$ in$ any$ of$ the$ extra$ storage$$
pockets$on$the$pack.$$
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The$Pack$Belt$should$NOT$be$used$for$bike-joring.$
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When$participating$in$ski-joring$or$canicross$using$the$belt,$be$sure$that$the$quick$release$strap$(E)$in$
the$front$is$locked$in$place$with$the$cam$lock.$The$lock$should$be$all$the$way$down.$The$quick-release$
strap,$allows$you$to$disconnect$the$belt$from$the$towline$immediately$in$case$of$emergency.$This$way,$
if$you$fail$or$fall,$your$dog$won’t$continue$pulling$you.$
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Putting!it!all!together!
Skijoring$
Start$by$placing$the$harness$on$your$dog,$adjust$as$necessary.$Next$place$the$Joring$Belt$Pack$around$
your$hips,$making$sure$ to$secure$ and$adjust$the$leg$ straps$as$ necessary.$Finally,$ thread$the$ Tow$Line$
webbing$loop$through$the$belt’s$quick$release$strap$ensuring$that$the$quick$release$cam$buckle$is$fully$
locked.$Finally$attached$the$tow$line’s$red$carabiner$to$the$dog’s$harness$and$you’re$off!$
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Canicross$
Start$by$placing$the$harness$on$your$dog,$adjust$as$necessary.$Next$place$the$Joring$Belt$Pack$around$
your$hips,$making$sure$to$secure$and$adjust$the$leg$straps$as$necessary$or$by$removing$them.$Finally,$
thread$ the$ Tow$ Line$ webbing$ loop$ through$ the$ belt’s$ quick$ release$ strap$ ensuring$ that$ the$ quick$
release$ cam$ buckle$ is$ fully$ locked.$ Finally$ attached$ the$ tow$ line’s$ red$ carabiner$ to$ the$ dog’s$ harness$$
and$you’re$off!$
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