There’s a limited set of training options for rucking other than rucking itself. But, rucking is the one sport that requires practice in that act, only, to improve. To ruck you have to ruck. But, I say that with one caveat – endurance running helps a ton. Embracing longer runs, ten or more miles every […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day: Battalions of 170th IBCT work as one team
CAMP GRIFFIN, AFGHANISTAN Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose Cruz, a Bonce, Puerto Rico native, now the armament technician for 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team with B Company, 24th Brigade Support Battalion, 170th IBCT replaces the compensator on an M4 carbine with a flash suppressor for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery Regiment, 170th […]
TYR Tactical Gunfighter Belt: Bridging the gap between a riggers belt and load carriage belt
The USMC issued sub-belt is bulky, uncomfortable, and will not fit under a ruck. Yes, it will fill the purpose of moving some gear off your plate carrier, and yes it will support missions not requiring armor but it isn’t comfortable. If you’re already in an uncomfortable situation shouldn’t your gear be comfortable? With this […]
Velocity Systems UW Pusher Chest Rig Gen VI
Flashback to 2016 to me, an advanced infantry school student, sitting in the pouring rain after being awake for 47 hours continuously and finding myself as the navigation man for the 5th straight patrol. Yet again it was dark and I was digging through my admin pouch for a red lens light and map pen […]
Jungle Boots | Footwear of the Salty
Before the days of Salomon, Merrell, Oakley (all of which I own and love) and the endless list of boot options available to soldiers (at least in the SOF community), and the “after market” desert boots available to all, there was one venerable, unchallenged boot for the grunt. Few items conjure a nostalgia like seeing […]
Eberlestock J-51 Warhammer Pack
I’m a pack whore. Now that we have that out of the way, here’s a first impression on the Eberlestock J-51 Warhammer pack. In an earlier review I reviewed their G-1 Little Brother pack. The J-51 and G-1 are made to build together a larger pack by means of zippers along the whole length of the pack. The […]