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    Feeling tilted

    So every time I get in my BB recently, I feel like I am ever so slighlty being tilted to the left somewhat. I've tried this with the guy lines out and tied up, same feeling.

    While this isnt a huge problem persay because of the foot box being on the right side, sometimes I wish I could lay the other way when I lay there about to sleep. Is there a reason as to why I'm feeling as though the thing is twisting me to the left?

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    Probably because you are laying too far to the right. Try moving your shoulders an inch or two at a time to the left until the twist is gone.

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    As in my whole body is too far to the right? How diagonal Should I be to the ridge line if thats what you're referring to.

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    To a large extent, you know when you are on the correct diagonal when no part of your body feels tilted.

    In the WBBB I had, I had to have my left shoulder almost to the zipper and my feet in the foot box. There have been recent design changes to the BB so I don't know if the relationship to the zipper is the same.

    If you feel tilted, shift that part of your body toward the downhill side. If that helps but leaves your body curved, scoot your butt to straighten out. It really just takes some experimental scooting around to find your sweet spot.

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    In my newer model xlc if I scoot more toward the head end(like Brandon suggests) I feel a little tilted to the left. I have to slide down nearly to the end of the foot box and it goes away.

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    I'll try those suggestions out tomorrow after my classes (yay midterms) and get some relaxation from my crazy schedule. Plus I can test out some stuff.

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    Apperently I've been keeping the strap at too shallow of an angle. I made the strap go down to about 30 deg and I was in a perfect place. There was sun directly on my face and I still felt as though I would fall asleep any time soon if I wasn't reading.

    Skooching around like you guys suggested worked well too. Thanks everyone.

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    You'll probably mainly need to move your upper body/torso/hips towards the tilt and not so much your feet/legs

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