From Wired: “If you’ve spent years customizing your own idiosyncratic carry system, complete with handsewn straps and just the right pouches for all your gear, then you will be thrilled by the GR1. Its slim profile in no way betrays its awesome carrying capacity, which is bolstered by a hefty amount of MOLLE webbing to accommodate …
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PRESS: 5 Rugged Backpacks Built for Adventure
From Gear Patrol: “The backcountry is the absolute worst place for gear to fail, and an adventurer’s pack — carrying the most valuable resources — can never, not even for a moment, falter. The proper water-resistant daypack is small and agile, bereft of extraneous detail. It should also be designed to minimize the chances of …
PRESS: 7 Tougher-Than-Hell Military-Inspired Backpacks
From Gear Patrol: “Nearly ten years ago, ex-special forces soldier Jason McCarthy founded GORUCK with the simple conviction that he could build a backpack unlike any that existed at the time. He wanted a backpack that would be ideal for serviceman fighting overseas and commuters heading in for a day at the office. His answer was …
PRESS: Michael Waltz GR1 Go-Bag Loadout
Green Beret and Congressional candidate Michael Waltz shares his GR1 go-bag loadout. When chaos descends, you won’t run for your life, you’ll ruck for your life. And all you’ll have is what’s on your back and what’s between your ears. .@FoxNews .@foxandfriends .@RCamposDuffy We had the missile scare in #Hawaii, & the thing I worry about most …
SCARS: Joe’s One-of-a-kind Murder Red GR1
Meet Joe aka Joey Block Party. He’s the one handling all of your SCARS requests via email. We wanted to congratulate him on a pretty cool accomplishment. He’s been training to become an official SCARS Technician and to earn your stripes one of your tasks is to build a GR1 from scratch an have our …
PRESS: GORUCK GR1 Review by WIRED
From WIRED: “The GR1 is copied from a Special Forces medic’s bag (you can Google “DA med-pack” or “tactical medic pack” to find used ones on eBay). Med-packs use a mounting system called the MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) system. Med-packs are covered in MOLLE webbing, inside and out. Medics store and organize their gear …