r/Rucking

Too many unresolved complaints about the product they sell. The website and online shop are completely missing information about WHO is selling, what is the name of the company, what is the number assigned to them by Company House, the company's legal address under which the whole thing is registered with Company House is missing, you won't find any advisory communication email there and I'm not even talking about a telephone connection. And you don't find it strange and you buy there like irresponsible little children. They know very well why they are missing the information they are required to provide, it is not a choice! Look at social media, there are plenty of promotional videos, but you won't find an opportunity to write an opinion under any of them. Why? The photos show people who were paid for the advertisement or who were given backpacks as gifts. Foolish people must make good money, so risk is ok for them. How is it possible that no one has reported them to the police and relevant authorities during this time? What they are doing is not legal. AND NO, NOBODY DEMAND CEO INFORMATION. What is need is company number and address, exactly how it is from Companies House page! And it is not enough have even some "contact form", it have to be proper email which is not deaf. Again.... this is mandatory in the UK.

I am training for the wildland firefighter pack test. I have to carry a 45lb vest and walk 3 miles within 45 minutes. Achievable, but definitely something I want to practice for. I have until spring.

All of the weighted vests I'm seeing that fit women's bodies only go up to 16 lbs. I have a 40lb men's vest, but it doesn't fit properly at all, and is worse than the backpack I've been using. I can use a backpack, but the test itself is with a vest, so I'd like to practice as close as possible to the test conditions.

Any suggestions? Any way to make the men's vest fit better? Or should I just stick with my REI Trail backpack?

Hey,
I'm looking to buy a Rucker in Europe. I will buy it with the weights (if they are available).
Maybe someone is looking to get out of rucking or you know a friend that decided this is not for them.

Update of previous post. On the 7th of August I overloaded myself on a ruck and have pain in my upper back/neck. It hurts/burns in between my shoulder blade area and travels up to my neck where i feel discomfort looking down. I've also had a dull headache since then and it hasn't gone away. What the hell did i do? Is there any recovery?

Hey all, I recently sustained an injury that prevents me from my typical weight training routine for a good while until I get things under control. However, I just got into rucking to practice for a long backpacking trip, and I'm absolutely hooked.

My question is: Is there any way to boost the stimulus on my back muscles while rucking? Anything I should know about weight placement, specific packs, or cues to focus on when walking?

I notice if I really focus on stabilizing my core and keeping a straight posture, then I get a decent pump in my lats the next day. But I'd hate to rely on "pump" as my metric of if I'm actually targeting my back muscles in a meaningful way...

Thank you.

Went up from a small backpack to a weighted vest, to a 16-pound weighted vest, I am now at a 20. Went up yesterday. It's comfortable.

I ruck mostly indoors.

Had an injury related to non-rolling, which limits some of my arm workouts. Boo!

I am going up more slowly. And I can place a six-pound vest under the 20-pounder. It's very roomy, but I want to be a couple of weeks before I aim higher.

Eventually I want to buy a new backpack. Can anyone recommend a solid hiking backpack with front belts? Something that can hold 30 to 50 pounds. I want to also use it as a carry-on or micr-hikes.

Hi Everyone. I lift 3x a week and do cardio 3x a week. For cardio, I either row or ruck. For rowing, I do a 30 minute row with 3:50 steady and. 70 second sprint. I am dead after this usually and cool down on the eliptical.

For rucking, I am 5ft 8in 152-155 pounds. I ruck with a 55pd vest and do up hill stuff for 66minutes totaling 3.7ish miles. I work hard on this but it’s nowhere near as exhausting as the row and elliptical.

I was told not to ruck more than 1/3 your body weight. When I am not feeling it, I ruck.

My question is: what does next level rucking look like then? I feel like I have plateaued and don’t want to do something like increase weight when everyone seems to agree you shouldn’t do more than 1/3 your body weight.

Just starting. No ruck option in Apple Watch, so looking for suggestions. Use hike in watch, or add an app? If app, which one? Thanks!!

I'm relatively new to this but love the feeling and changes this has brought about my body in a relatively short time.

I use a weighted vest - Titan Fitness - that is adjustable by 2.5lb increments.

I started off too heavy in the past, but restarted recently at a more comfortable weight and pace. I'm 220lbs, pretty muscular/strong and I usually row, for cardio - I restarted with a 25lb ruck, recently however, and do about 2.5 miles in the morning at about 3.2 - 3.5 mph.

I've increased the weight to about 40lbs over the past month and a half, and I'm still comfortable at this higher weight. I could go up to 45 and even 50 pretty easily, I think. I think the vest might hold a max of 60, maybe 70.

Is there a wiki here, or a guide? This 2.5 miles takes me about 45 minutes or so, and I'm reticent to spend more time doing this (just because I do it at 5am, before work, while it's still cool.)

The pace is OK (I guess I could try a little faster!) but I know I could increase the weight. Is there a % of bodyweight where the weight could be too much, i.e. bad for joints or posture, eventually? What are your thoughts, those that have been doing this for much longer?

Appreciate you and any insight/time that you could give me.

I’m a beginner looking for a rucksack that is not huge and military like. I feel like most of the rucksacks are too tactical looking for me to wear anywhere. are there any good north face or osprey bags that could handle 10-20lbs in the laptop sleeve? Thanks.

Do you put in a waist pack while wearing something like a goruck without space in the bag, or do you put in the backpack in the case of having a military backpack? Can you give the link? The idea is also to have a way to store the phone, keys and stuff like that while rucking. Considering a goruck, they have a waist strap so i don't know how we could use a waist pack on top.