Backpack strap system for carrying loads of various sizes and/or shapes

An apparatus for carrying a load, comprising:

• an elongated sheet of flexible material, the sheet being elongated in a vertical direction and having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a front surface, and a back surface;
• a first vertical load strap, the first vertical load strap being attached at an upper end thereof to the sheet near the top edge of the sheet and at a lower end thereof to the sheet near the lower edge of the sheet;
• a second vertical load strap, the second vertical load strap being attached at an upper end thereof to the sheet near the top edge of the sheet and at a lower end thereof to the sheet near the lower edge of the sheet;
• a first horizontal load strap, the first horizontal load strap being attached at a first end thereof to the sheet near the first side edge of the sheet and attached at a second end thereof to the sheet near a second side edge of the sheet;
• and
• a second horizontal load strap, the second horizontal load strap being attached at a first end thereof to the sheet near the first side edge of the sheet and attached at a second end thereof to the sheet near a second side edge of the sheet,
• each of the first and second vertical load straps and the first and second horizontal load straps being divided at a point between the respective first and second ends thereof into respective load strap segments and adapted for repeated separation and reconnection of the load strap segments,
• the sheet being adapted for laying substantially flat for receiving the load and for being wrapped at least partially around the load with the top and bottom edges of the sheets being drawn toward each other and with the back surface of the sheet in contact with the load,
• the first and second vertical load straps and the first and second horizontal load straps being adapted for being wrapped at least partially around the load with the sheet wrapped at least partially around the load and with the respective load strap segments connected,
• the sheet being adapted near the top edge thereof for enabling the load to be carried with the sheet, the first and second vertical load straps, and the first and second horizontal load straps being at least partially wrapped around the load, with the respective load strap segments connected, and with the back surface of the sheet in contact with the load.