u/timmmmah

I keep switching back & forth between a heritage 21L GR1 & 26L GR2 and it’s like I need something in between. (I have a GR1 26L & it’s too long for daily use & feels weird when loaded. I’m a 5 foot woman). I really like the organization of the GR2 but omg it’s taking so long to break in I’m wondering if it ever will. I’ve used it for a month ish. The zippers are tough to unzip in a hurry & it’s not stretching enough to let me use the front pocket for a water bottle easily. Those are my 2 main complaints. I use my backpack at a horse farm & I’m always in a hurry to get the horses fed & stalls cleaned etc. When I need something I need it quick & I get frustrated with the GR2. The GR1 is great but I need just a little more room. 🙃 Those of you who’ve had the GR2 for years will it loosen up & stretch more?
UPDATE - Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ve reloaded it & redistributed my stuff in such a way that I can much more easily use the front pocket for a water bottle bc there’s nothing pushing on it from inside. I’ll get some zipper lube & I think that will go a long way to making the bag easier to use

I googled quickly while working & didn’t find anything on a Two Rose Coal Co in Hellier. Did anyone else search & have any luck?

This weekend a new LLBean store opened in my town & they brought a couple hundred returned totes from the outlet. I think I spent more time digging through that bin than looking at anything else or trying on clothes. I passed on this absolutely cursed bag on Friday, could not stop thinking about it all night & came back for it Saturday. I have so many questions for whoever ordered it. How did you get them to embroider like that on the left side?? And why didn’t you want what you ordered???

Please show me the gems you have found in the return bins or you ordered yourself

The Everglades camo GR1 was my first Goruck last year & I got it without really having a huge need for it as opposed to any other backpack. But this spring I took over the daily care of some horses & suddenly I not only needed it I needed more organization. I had zero plans to upgrade but the sale got me. I loaded the new one & thought oh no it’s so stiff & almost seems smaller, then I remembered that the 1000 denier ones have to be carried for a while before they stretch & get softer. I’m sure I’ll get used to the new one & it will break in & get comfortable to carry but I’m weirdly sad to put away my colorful old friend

I borrowed The Madness of Believing from the library after seeing a recommendation for it on this sub. It genuinely is a good book for those interested in the inner workings of infowars although quite a bit of it is focused on Josh making excuses for how he stumbled into this role after very specifically entering a contest to be hired there. This is what Alex drunkenly said to his employees at the dinner table on the eve of the 2016 election’s inauguration when he found out his pregnant wife’s baby might have microcephaly. I laughed out loud then felt bad for laughing bc poor kid having to be AJ’s child regardless of medical diagnosis 🫤