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Actually no you do not. I used to backpack a lot with the boy scouts. A good back pack puts all the weight or at least most of it on your hips. The shoulders are not the primary load carrying point. A properly fitted backpack has little shoulder weight. Shoulders are just there to keep it upright.
I always been taught, and confirmed (at least for external frame designs) the other way around. Seems to be the default in y day and age. For all I know this is an AR vs AK debate in more diehard packing communities...