Rucking Gear Question

[CjMelendrez]

I want to keep up on the weighted walks I was doing with my dog prior to elk season but I don't want to add unnecessary wear and tear on my hunting pack. So my question is, do you guys use plate carriers similar to mil style or the link below?

TacTec® Plate Carrier

Tactec Plate Carrier

www.511tactical.com

Or do you opt for a dedicated weight vest similar to:

https://www.goruck.com/products/training-weight-vest or https://www.511tactical.com/tactec-...1iX7qtz2JwyJMRzaFk-9MWdOKP8uFvOuMiYaJWi0NDXc5

Or something even more basic like this?

Ruck Plate Carrier 3.0

MAXIMIZE YOUR WORKOUTS WITH A STREAMLINED PLATE CARRIER The Ruck Plate Carrier™ (aka RPC) houses a Ruck Plate® (sold separately) and is worn high and tight on your back for natural stability. Your chest stays open so you can breathe better to push harder. Your intensity during workouts should be...

www.goruck.com

thanks for he help! too many options for basically the same goal...

 

[Coach Chris]

This is the vest I have for weight vest training of any kind

75 LB V-FORCE® II Long Weight Vest | WEIGHTVEST.COM

V-FORCE® II 75 lb. long weight vest is the narrowest, shortest single body 75 lb. weight vest design on the web. Shipping Included USA!

www.weightvest.com

 

[CjMelendrez]

This is the vest I have for weight vest training of any kind

75 LB V-FORCE® II Long Weight Vest | WEIGHTVEST.COM

V-FORCE® II 75 lb. long weight vest is the narrowest, shortest single body 75 lb. weight vest design on the web. Shipping Included USA!

www.weightvest.com

damn, that thing is intense. I'll look into it.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

I have the outdoorsman training pack that holds regukar lifting plates...been using it for years.

 

[justinspicher]

I am not sure how wearing a ruck outside of the woods puts wear and tear on it, unless it’s not made with any sort of quality. I have been carrying the same pack for almost ten years, throughout the year with no issues.

With that being said, I don’t carry anything outside of what I would typically carry on a normal outing. No sand, concrete, cat litter or anything like that just to carry weight.

 

[*zap*]

Just strap weight plate to the frame you have.

 

[WanderingFarmer]

The Mike Prevost rucking programs call for some hard and heavy work which wound up putting some wear and tear on my pack after a couple seasons. The stress points from picking up and setting down a 80+ pounds eventually showed some fatigue.

Found an eberlestock f1 mainframe for cheap and that’s now a permanent training pack and occasionally gets thrown in if I decide to hunt white tails further than I dare to drag one out. I

 

[mtwarden]

I think there are some advantages of using the pack you'd use for hunting—you get to know your pack intimately as far as all the adjustments, etc; also I think there is also some adaptations your body makes to the pack you're using.

Like @justinspicher I don't think there is much risk of wearing out a quality pack. Now if you're going to gym to do weighted exercises, I can see that a vest probably makes more sense.