Rucking with your pack

[mtnbound]

Are you guys carrying this extra weight with your normal pack gear for a hunt/outing?

I have a second frame setup for doing work in the gym like step-ups or treadmill work.

When I do an outside training I use my normal pack setup with my standard loadout plus whatever weight is needed to meet my goal.

 

[LongWayAround]

I bought a couple different size bags of quikcrete, wrapped them in duct tape, and put that in a woven charcoal bag. Strap that to the load shelf. I think I have 60lb and 80lb.

If I want something lighter, I have a bag of pea gravel that's like 35-40lb.

Lighter than that, I'm just bringing a water bottle.

 

[justinspicher]

I usually just carry what I’m taking for the day. I carry enough weight for no reason in the military.

 

[skipper907]

Anyone come up with a good way to use the meat shelf on your pack for rucking? I use a stone glacier. Just curious if you've come up with a way to secure it in place nice and tight. Thx Pete

good option is to get a cheap dry bag and fill with sand to needed weight. On mine i changed out two of the bag straps buckles to male and female so I could clip them together

 

[peterk123]

Sewed up a pack for rucking. Books a 40lb sand bag. Super secure.

 

[tcook7]

A 45 lb bag of Woodstove Pellets is money. Its softer than sand and seems to stay in place pretty well. Really easy to add a few things to your pack to get to 60-80 lbs.

Great idea. Probably a more realistic feel as well as opposed to the smaller footprint of the sandbag


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[Fireflyfishing]

I usually just carry what I’m taking for the day. I carry enough weight for no reason in the military.

This

 

[GunsAreFun]

Be careful with bags of concrete and carbon fiber frames or frames with right angle edges. They can wear down the carbon fiber and/or rub through the fabric. Happened on my K4.

In addition to the trash bag and duct tape, I know wrap mine in an old sweatshirt. I also don’t of my rucking these days with my KUIU Pro because the inside of the main bag has really good cinch straps and provides an extra layer of protection.

 

[JPGuns03]

I usually just carry what I’m taking for the day. I carry enough weight for no reason in the military.

I still do that even though I'm out of the military lol guess old habits die hard.

 

[GaryT1776]

I don't use my hiking or hunting packs for rucking. I've been a three to seven day a week GORUCK'r since 2019 and am on my second GORUCK Rucker pack. My first, 2019, was the early generation without any of the improvements needed to make the pack comfortable.

I bought my current Rucker 3.0 in 2021. They are onto 4.0 now.

Anyway, I ruck 4 miles on Monday, 4 miles on Wednesday, and 12 to 20 miles on Saturday. Every week. Rain or shine. Negative temp to 100F.

My weight has been 65 pounds for a long time, but two weeks ago I added another 10lb plate bringing me to 75 pounds.

The ruck has approximately 5600 miles on it (as tracked by my Sunnto AmBit Vertical GPS watch) and barely shows any wear at all. I've used this ruck on several 25 miles and several 50 mile GORUCK events too.

I really don't feel even my Kifaru packs would hold up to this "hard use" with ruck plates in them. The materials just don't seem as durable.

A coworker started rucking with his western hunt Stone Glacier pack but bought a GORUCK set up late last year because his SG bag was showing wear after weekly rucks for 9 months.

 

[GaryT1776]

Sorry, I meant 26.2 miler and 50 milers. I've always used it on a variety of other non-GORUCK events. Here are examples ...



I highly recommend using a Goruck RUCKER for training. GET THE WAIST BELT.

 

[*zap*]

Lots of good ideas.

 

[C_W_Phil]

I will be setting up my Mystery Ranch Metcalf to use for rucking practice this summer. Weights from 30-60 pounds total. I have not used the shelf yet, but plan to.

 

[jermolind]

I use the Amazon rucking weights but just wrap them up in a big beach towel. It helps to pad the weight & also bulks it up so there's more to grab with the straps.

 

[sodaksooner]

I just use a 50 lb bag of sand in a garbage bag with duct tape wrapped around. I just throw it in the main compartment and cinch it down really well. I don't bother with the load shelf, although I use a different brand of pack.

 

[LongWayAround]

I have been using a 60lb tube sandbag from Home Depot (the kind people use to add weight in a truck bed) so far this year. The cylindrical shape seems to carry nicer than a flatter typical sandbag. It feels about the same as my usual 50lb traditional sandbag.

The lady and I did about 7.7 miles with probably 1500' gain/loss on Sunday. I was over it by the end but felt good the entire time and the next day.

One thing I have wanted to try are the Rogue sandbags that are somewhat triangular. I suspect that putting the narrow end facing down would ride better on the pack frame with the majority of the weight sitting high on your back.