Newbie questions about pack fitting on rectangular body shape
I'm going on a 3 night backpacking trip with my sister for the first time in PNW in a few months. She's quite outdoorsy but I'm not yet ready to humble myself by asking her for help haha
I'm *very* confused on how I'm supposed to measure my hips for a pack and where that hipbelt is supposed to sit once I get that pack. Added over a drawing of myself so hopefully other women with short torso have a guide!
In white are my ribs (not to scale). #2 is where my waist is, i.e. the smallest part of my torso. When I put my hand on my hip as shown in measuring guides, it follows the faint (srry) dotted blue line at #4.
My belly button is at #3 and there is <2″ distance between #2 and #4. My iliac crest is #5 and #6 is where low-waisted jeans would sit just for reference.
Am I correct in using #4 as my hip measurement? Or should it be slghtly lower so it sits anterior the actual bone of my iliac crest (as opposed to superior to the bone)?
Also, what part of the hipbelt (top, center, bottom) should be directly on the line that I'm using as my hip measurement? I don't know how I'm supposed to avoid my hipbelt going over my waist unless I wear it lower on my iliac crest or the belt is very thin.