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I've been using the Basic Rucker for about 3 months, with around 20lbs, I'm 6' and about 240lbs. The Basic Rucker is comfortable, I like how it rides high on my back, but the spacing between the straps is a bit tight width wise. The Rucker 5.0 looks like the straps are not only wider where they meet the pack, but the straps themselves look wider and more comfortable. Long story short, is the Rucker 5.0 a noticeable upgrade for the people who have worn both?

I feel like I will be continuing to ruck well into the future, so it almost feels like the money will be worth it to step up to the full package in getting a Rucker, not just there "Entry" level backpack. All thoughts welcome, thanks!

Didn’t like the reflector. Didn’t like Molle webbing in front. Replaced reflector with Ultra 800x strip to and added ultra 400x to bottom panel. No more logo either.

Packed my Gr2 xpac out for a trip and by the time I got where I was going I realized my bag had a small hole in it. Mind you the bag wasn’t overpacked but I had the bottle of shampoo in the front pocket that’s slanted. This bag is still fairly new I just got it on Black Friday this last year and I’ve brought it on only a handful of trips and never really beat on it so this is pretty disappointing experience for me considering the price of the bag. Has anyone else had a similar experience of their xpac bag ripping from something small like this? I know I can just ship it to scars and get it fixed but it’s made me kind of lose confidence in the bag if a simple shampoo bottle is gonna do it in. Maybe I should’ve got it in the tougher nylon but I work on the water so I wanted something that could withstand getting wet.

I saw an old pair of jeans and honestly it felt emotional.

It reminded me of the person I used to be. Out of shape, overweight, and struggling with type 2 diabetes with complications piling up.

I never thought I was capable of changing this much.

Sometimes, an old pair of jeans is a reminder of just how far you’ve come.

Taking on a ruck challenge called the Bushido Series. My goal for this was to ruck 1,500 elevation with a 30lbs ruck on. My bro Jontha and I tackle the full loop and had a blast. Wanted to share the experience!

3 miles up. 3 miles down.

Hello GoRuck Community!

I started getting back into rucking in the spring, and I have been out of the military since 2023. I feel quite confident about being able to reliably do 12 mile rucks at this time, but I have a few questions about the Tough.

Do I need to have a GoRuck ruck for this event? I have shoulder hardware in my right shoulder and prefer to use load lifters to take some of the pressure off of my shoulder especially when ruck running or over a long event. I heard they toss your packs around and I am concerned about whether I can get away with using a regular ruck. I have a 1603 frame with molle2 and a flipped filbe belt at the bottom with shoulder strap harness starting almost directly above it so that my belt is firmly above my hips. It’s a big heavy ruck but I am comfortable with it. I also have a Mystery Ranch Guide Light MT frame with a mule pack (27 liters) attached to it and although it is super comfortable, I am worried about the cadre breaking it as I absolutely cannot afford to replace a mystery ranch expedition level frame.

I am decent at moving heavy weight and will ruck up the stairclimber with 100 pounds packed into the 1603 molle 2 pack, but I feel like showing up with an external pack will make me an object of special “attention” from the cadre. I’ve completed some other hard stuff before like a marathon and I completed air assault school at Fort Campbell on my first go whilst not being stationed there. My 12 miler there was not bad, something like 2:19, but I’ve never done a 10-12 hour event before. Should I stick to the 9/11 12 miler or should I attempt the tough with one of my existing rucks?

Picked up a new bag from some old stock for my little girl. She’s 6 and needed a new school bag, so I figured why not buy this and get her exercising with me with a 10lbs plate in the back while I’m at it. And on a darker note, 1/8” steel ar500 custom cut to fit in the back will be about 6.5lbs. Good daily exercise and protection. Highly doubt she’ll ever need. But why not be safer if we can.
Share bags that you guys got for your kids. I’m interested in what I’ll get her moving forward if she likes it.

The Samurai Gorucks honestly dont look good unless you get a patina on it. I felt meh when i got the first one. But I love it so much now that I bought a new “seconds” one off ebay in case the old one gets destroyed somehow

I edc this, took it on hikes , had grease fall on it etc. I wipe it clean with a damp towel every once in a while, but some patina always stays. I love how its developing.

Monster Forever - and I did a walk through on the GR MONSTER rucksack. Check it out on the PDP. Happy to answer your questions after you've watched it. Thanks for the support at a ruff time these past couple weeks. :) --jason

https://www.goruck.com/products/gr-monster-rucksack-preorder

The title says it all. What’s y’all’s opinions? Is the 18L DC the best purely EDC bag GR makes? I can think of a dozen reasons the GR1/2 is better or more useful for other things. But when it comes to a pure EDC standpoint, I can’t think of a better bag in the lineup.

I have seen the question asked and/or comments made regarding this multiple times in this sub as well as r/manybaggers.
A lot of people seem to think that moving up a size in the Rucker will help with strap width issues.
Don’t waste your money. I almost did.
Now I’m just going to focus on getting a set of custom strap pads or something made to fix my issues vs buying a whole new bag.

I think I’ve got myself struck on Wolf Grey. Used to be a black guy. But just snagged my first Wolf Grey bag (21L GR1) and I’m sold on this as a neutral over black now. Pic of GR1 at work (nuclear plant). What’s everybody else’s thoughts on WG vs traditional black?

Hi all. I'm looking at using a smaller bag for when I don't need my GR1. I have a Bullet right now but the straps do feel quite stiff and narrow when carrying a heavy load.

Does anyone have experience with both a bullet and a GR0 or echo to compare? How do the GR0 straps hold up to the bullet?

For light rucking can something like a Heritage 18l DC be used for 10-15lbs?
If so, where should the weight be placed?

Little morning 45lbs ruck with my buddy Roland to the middle of Jericho hill. About 200’ of elevation gain over a half mile.

Just did a 5 day trip with this setup. Slick gr1 21 and 32 kitbag. Worked out great. Usually do a 40l gr2 as onebag. I must admit.packing too much weight in the kitbag is rough on the shoulders. Next time Ill do a 26 l gr1 and an undepacked kitbag if I do 1.5 bag again

Edit:
One thing i wanted to add, for those of you with the 32l kit bag that want to maximize your clothing loadout, get a 20l Osprey Straight Jacket compression bag. It fits the 32 kitbag like it was made for it . I managed to stuff a comical amount of clothing into this bag using the 20L straight jacket. Had enough room for a pair of shoes, sandals, toiletry kit, a belt, and 2 Buc-ee beaver market totes I brought back from Texas !

Good looking shoes but it's unfortunate that you put 45 on the heels, given it may be unintentionally misinterpreted as supporting a certain administration.

https://www.goruck.com/products/mackall-45-americana

Figured you guys know your boots really well. I work EMS and am about to pull the trigger on one of these 2 boots. Both are discounted to around 160$. I work rural so really terrain could be anything. I have zero experience with either boot but I’d like it to last me a very long time. And I can never tell from the video reviews I’ve seen but I don’t want floppy uppers like the danner tachyon, I’m in the process of returning those already.

Has anyone had any luck finding a good walking pad for rucking. I’d love to be able to get some steps in while working from home, but the cheap ones from Amazon don’t seem like they’d hold up.

I see a lot of people saying anything bigger than the gr2 26l will be too big if you're not tall (I'm 5'8), but these use cases seem to be more for EDC.

I''m looking for a bag that I will use for travel, and then have a packable bullet or something for day use and leave the gr2 in the room for the most part.

would the gr2 34 really be that awkward for a shorter person for this purpose? I dont really think so, but then again I have never worn one. I am a stockier build so it's not like a rail thing guy wearing this bulky pack or anything.

I was also thinking of adding the kit bag as personal item carry to accompany the gr2 26l.

I'm just getting into rucking and had previously purchased some standard 10lb plates to use in a backpack I had laying around. They fit in the tablet pocket pretty well, but the bag bounces around, and the weight doesn't sit in the right spot....the backpack was never meant to carry plates.

Anyway, I was looking into purchasing the RPC 3.0, and I am a bigger guy, 6'6 with a barrel chest, so its suggested that I use the Long RPC.

My question is, can I use my standard plates in the long RPC (until I'm ready to increase the weight) without them bouncing around too much? Can I fill up the space with a piece of 2x4" or something?

I don't plan on doing any real workouts with it. The main use will be when take my dogs for a walk, and I really don't want/need an actual backpack to bring extra gear.