Light does not equal easy… no truer words were ever spoken. If you haven’t read my AAR of GORUCK Light 067 I highly suggest that you do. You’ll see that GORUCK Light isn’t as “light” as you may expect. In fact, the event should probably be called “GORUCK Challenge Minus 4 or 5 Hours” as […]
GORUCK Reverse Flag Patch (Red)
The GORUCK Reverse Flag patch in red was the first GORUCK patch I bought. It came with my GR1 and I wore it during Seattle GRC 053. Because of that it has always kind of a special place to me… at least more so than the other GORUCK Flag patches I own. I remember reading […]
Fixing Rough Zippers (Bowstring Wax)
When you first bought your bag the zipper action was smooth as silk. Now, after countless challenges, mud runs, and hikes the zippers are starting to feel a little rough. The pull isn’t as smooth and there are spots along the line that you know the zipper gets stuck at. If you have this problem […]
Reaper (Arid) PVC Maxpedition Patch
I picked up the Reaper (in Arid) PVC patch from Maxpedition. I decided to get it for two reasons: first it has a lot of detail and second I strongly agree with the belief behind it. This quote from their website says it all, “(t)his PVC morale patch features an extraordinary depiction of the infamous […]
Bricks vs Sandbags
Article Updates 8/5/2016 With the introduction of the Ruck Plate we have released a new article titled “Choose Your GORUCK Weight” which is more up-to-date and complete than this post. GORUCK now allows you to bring sandbags instead of bricks to their events which opens up a big debate on which to choose. I’ve trained […]
GORUCK Light 067 Seattle AAR
A small preface to this AAR: I have completed four GRCs and one GR Heavy. I train a good deal with TRVLSQD and know my way around these types of events. It’s hard to take the smile off of my face and I generally look at everything in the most positive way possible. This was […]