I just finished a 7 day trip with an Icon 7200. I had the same problem. My buddy said... "dude, stand up straight". Absolutely corrected the problem and put all that excess weight from my chest and transferred it to my lumbar. I lengthened my trekking poles to help keep me more upright.
My Asolos were great for 3 months wearing them 5 days a week. Got my other boots back from a rebuild and stopped wearing them. Put them on a few weeks later... they had shrunk. Couldn't believe it. I spend a lot of money on boots and I take amazing care of my footwear. Proper greasing, and boot...
I'm sure this is a well known trick, but if I dont want to sleep in my clothing, I boil water (usually snow, or creek water so I dont waste drinking water), fill a nalgene to the top so its just flowing over, then seal lid super tight and toss in bottom of bag. Its like a radiator. I usually get...