Hi all,

Brand new to backpacking. Bought all the gear i need and spent some time talking to some local vendors at outdoor equip stores, but am unclear on how to pack my pack weight wise? I just did a 3 day trek to get my feet wet (of which i did alot), and tried putting heavy stuff on bottom and heavy stuff on top. Both seemed ok to me, but i don't want to hurt myself once i get doing longer trips... I read online that you should put heavy stuff ontop, but the local vendors said pack it at the bottom. Any insight, or is it all individual?