The MSR Deluxe Dromedary Bag is a monster of a water bladder. The useful sizes for us (ruckers) are their 2 liter and 4 liter models, but they have 6 liter and 10 liter models as well (good luck with one of those on a Challenge.) It’s made out of 500-denier and 1,000-denier Cordura so […]
TRVLSQD Tab – Blue Patch
The TRVLSQD Tab is given to and worn by members of team TRVLSQD. We’re a pretty crazy family that gets together weekly for workouts designed to prepare people for GORUCK events. The idea was that there would be the green tab that everyone could wear and colored tabs that symbolized completion of events. The blue […]
Field Notes Brand Notebooks Review
I always seems to be forgetting something. More often than not it’s related to this site and involves something I want to review or research. I’ve started carrying small notebooks and a pen around with me to jot that stuff down because otherwise I’ll forget. I know some of you are probably saying “well that’s […]
Triple Aught Design Death Card (SWAT)
I got the Triple Aught Design Death Card patch from a buddy in an online forum. I had seen it originally in an old post on TAD’s site and started searching it out. The thing with TAD patches is that they sell out like hot cakes and once they’re sold out good luck finding them […]
Cadre Brian aka Firegod Patch
Cadre Brian aka The Firegod was the cadre of my first GORUCK Challenge in Seattle. He brought the pain like I could not beleive… hundreds of yards of bear crawls in the first hour, hours and hours on a huge log, and a false finish like I’ve never seen in a challenge since. Class 053 […]
Military Athlete GORUCK Heavy Training Plan Review
The got the Military Athlete GORUCK Heavy Training Plan about 12 weeks out from my event. The plan retails for $40 and can be purchased from the Military Athlete website. When I was training for GORUCK Heavy I had completed four GORUCK Challenges but never had attempted any event of this distance or magnitude. Required […]