The Mystery Ranch Chestie Mil Sternum Strap is exactly what it sounds like… it’s a replacement sternum strap for Mystery Ranch backpacks. It also turns out that it fits perfectly on the shoulder strap MOLLE on GROUCK bags. Quality The quality of the strap is exactly what you’d expect from Mystery Ranch. It’s well put […]
Securing Your Bricks With Straps
I’m saying this as a statement… if you individually wrap your bricks you’re going to want to secure them. If you opted to make a large 2 by 3 brick block (like many of my friends do) then you really don’t have to worry about securing it as much. The goal here is to keep […]
Yoga Blocks (Brick/Weight Support) Review
The idea behind getting yoga blocks for your challenge is to raise the weight in your ruck up as much as possible. The higher up you can get the weight and the closer to your back the easier it will be to ruck with it. The one downside is that bear crawls will be more […]
9/11 (12th Anniversary) Remembrance and Workout
9/11/2001 is a day that Americans will remember forever. From 7pm – 9pm tonight the SEA/TAC TRVLSQD group will honor the lives lost by getting together for a remembrance ruck and workout session. As I’m not able to make it down there tonight (due to work obligations) I’ve decided to combine my current planned workout […]
Limited Edition GORUCK Packs (Ranger Green & Navy Blue)
GORUCK has finally released the long awaited Ranger Green and Navy Blue rucks. GORUCK has confirmed that these are a limited edition run. @AllDayRuckoff hey Brian, yes they are a limited edition run. — GORUCK (@GORUCK) September 13, 2013 If you want to purchase the ruck simply click the image of the ruck to be […]
Escape the Rock Triathlon 2013 Recap
The Seattle (Mercer Island) Escape the Rock Triathlon was the last triathlon of my 2013 season. It started out on Mercer Island with a 1/2 mile swim that composed a triangle. After that it was a 12 mile total out and back on the closed I-90 express lanes. We finished up with a ~2.5 mile […]