u/Knubinator

Picking rucking up again, and thinking about footwear. I've got trail runners that I like, but I feel like they don't have the sturdiness/durability I'd need, so I got some Belleville C390s that are comfortable, even if I got some blisters after. I don't know if they need more break in time or if I got them like a half size off. Either way I didn't notice the sizing issue until two miles in, so not like I can return them anyway.

So my question is what people like for footwear? I've got Darn Tough socks that I love and wear every day.

Hello, I am in the St Louis metro, and was wondering if there are any rucking groups in the area? I have a few routes around my house planned, building up to five miles, but thought it'd be nice to get together with others for the occasional social ruck, maybe do Forest Park or something?

My goal right now is a three hour 12 miler by the autumnal equinox. I just picked a terrible weather week to start doing it again, but the boots came today, and I'm going to wear them all weekend to break them in a bit before I start going out with weight on my back. Speaking of weight, I should get a lighter plate; maybe 30lb wouldn't be great to start with.

Wanting to get back in the game with the new Tomcat release, but I'm running linux these days. I have a windows install, but it's only 1TB and my games drive on linux is 2TB, so I'd really like to use that if possible so I can have the terrains I want.

Edit: I'm just going to use my windows install and ordered another nvme for it.

Looking at SPES jackets, and currently all their jackets of all brands seem to be $100 or less, and I just find that suspicious and wanted to ask the community first.

Edit: Suspicion confirmed.

I ordered a pair of gloves April 7, gave them my glove size April 8. Then nothing until May 1 when I messaged them asking about my order, to which they said "within three weeks". Well last Thursday was be the three week point, and I messaged them Thursday about my order, and have received nothing. I'm pretty new to HEMA, is this normal for them? I expected more from a company that people seem to like. I ordered a mask and mask protector from HF (two separate orders) and received both a long time ago.

At what point do I ask for a refund and go to PHA? Everything I've ordered from them came within a week or ordering. I understand that SupFen is in Pakistan, but it's been two months.

So I want to get a forest tattoo wrapping around my lower leg. I've always loved the outdoors and forests, and I'd like to memorialize that.

But, I want to sneak kodamas in there because they're forest spirits and they're cute as hell. Is that cultural appropriation? Or is it cultural appreciation? For context, I'm an American who hasn't yet made it to Japan.

It's definitely meant to be an homage to forest spirits in general, but I can't help it that Miyazaki made the cutest, silliest little guys for it.

I keep hearing worse and worse things about the St Louis faire, and wondered if there were any others that were a reasonable drive? I haven't been able to go in a few years but want to start attending again, maybe start dressing up.