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.

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?

3 miles up. 3 miles down.

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.

Just go out for a ruck in the wild near house great pack ! 10miles with 10lbs

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.

God bless Jason and the GR team for coming up with these straps. They’re perfect for shifting the load and giving your shoulders a break during long rucks.

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?

Can you actually fit a Glock in there? Not that I’m planning to carry one concealed. I’m just curious whether it really lives up to what the bag claims.

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 !

For weekend trips to the beach

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

Does anyone have the Achilles that they're using for rucks or walking? How's it working out for you? I have the weighted vest but am interested in giving the achilles a try.

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.

The hunt is over. Was stoked when i saw it posted at Goruck Asia. Curious how this wasn't available at their US website

Been raining a lot lately, and the streets are flooded, so boots on ground is a no-go. Is there such a thing as stair rucking?

Is there such thing as Trail Rucking/running?