I’m dating this post so that that you will know when I reviewed GORUCK’s Scars program. At the time of this review Clay was the GORUCK employee who was overseeing Scars repairs. The Scars program has gotten some flak in the past and who knows if it will be good forever… but what I do […]
Princeton Tec EOS Headlamp Review
The Princeton Tec EOS headlamp was originally purchased for The Seattle GORUCK 053 Challenge in August ir 2011. Back then there were no reviews for GORUCK events and this headlamp was on Steep & Cheap for something like $20. Figuring the deal couldn’t be beat it was purchased and that was that. Years later this […]
Petzl TacTikka Plus 4-LED Headlamp Review
I purchased the Petzl TacTikka Plus headlamp in March in anticipation of the SERE Urban Seattle event. One of the required items was a headlamp that had a red filter on it and this was one of the few headlamps that fit the criteria. I already owned a headlamp… the Princeton Tec EOS but since […]
Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July! I’m celebrating mine with a nice run, some good eating, and spending time with family. Make sure to enjoy yours and stop to think about what makes this country so great!
Packing for GORUCK Heavy 009
Packing for this event was different than packing for any other GORUCK event I’ve done. The Cadre was promising a record setting amount of time in the water and suggested we pack to accomodate that. In addition he was bringing snorkels for us which means goggles are pretty much required. Because of this you’ll see […]
GORUCK Sandbag Released
GORUCK has released their long awaited sandbag today. They’ve put out four different sizes ranging from 20 pounds to 80 pounds, filler bags to put the sand in, and weight patches so you know how much is in their. The pricing is incredibly reasonable when it comes to high quality sandbags and make sure to […]