Rucker 5.0
Category: TRAINING RUCKS
PURPOSE BUILT FOR RUCKING
A TWO MILLION YEAR LEGACY
Rucking has been around for over two million years. Our bodies evolved to efficiently carry weight back to the tribe, high and tight on our backs. Two thousand years ago, Roman Legionnaires used rucking as a test to select their best soldiers, a practice that continues with today’s Special Forces. And the body remains as da Vinci drew it, elegant in its creation and refined to ruck weight over time and distance, on our backs. This is the life we choose.
The Rucker® 5.0 supports for your spine’s natural curvature while you’re out crushing calories, building strength, and saving your joints one step at a time — and it retains the fit and feel that is as timeless and natural as the human body.
The Rucker is the greatest and most comfortable rucksack ever built. Though many imitators exist now, it has no equal. The only thing tougher and more elegant than the Rucker is the person using it, and that means you.
NEW FOR 5.0:
- Lumbar Support: A “damn that’s big” foam pad designed for maximum lumbar and lower back support.
- Magnetic Internal Pockets: Upgraded internal storage with silent, snag-free magnetic closures for quick and secure access that will not get crushed like zippers and function way better than VELCRO.
WHY WE RUCK
Benefits of Rucking
- Burn more calories than walking alone by adding weight to your natural stride
- Train your heart with efficient Zone 2 cardio that maximizes fat loss
- Build muscle and bone density, strengthening your legs, glutes, back, and core with every step
- Improve your posture by engaging your core and pulling your shoulders back
- Save your joints with a low-impact alternative to the high-impact stress of running
- Ditch the screen and get outside for social fitness with your real-world community
Features
- Ruck Plate compatible with two (2) internal Ruck Plate Pockets
- 3x Ergonomic Lumbar Support contours to your spine's natural curve
- Extra padded, dual-density shoulder straps to carry heavier loads more comfortably
- Two (2) interior pockets—one large mesh pocket and one small go-to pocket—with secure magnetic closures
- Four (4) padded handles: top, bottom, and both sides for Ruck PT
- Built-In Frame Sheet supports the integrity of the pack as you weigh it down and allows you to carry a heavier load more comfortably
- Includes adjustable and removable Training Sternum Strap
- Three (3) rows of external MOLLE webbing on the front and side let you customize your ruck, like attaching a Padded Hip Belt (sold separately)
- Bottom grommet drain holes
- Hi-vis reflective stripe across the front for safety
- Internal d-ring and hydration tube exit port under the top handle of the ruck
- Opens flat so it's easy to pack and organize. Special Forces medical rucks share a similar design.
- YKK zippers with silent, glove friendly zipper pulls constructed from parachute 550 cord
- Highly water resistant aka rainproof
- 2"x3" hook-and-loop on the front panel to customize with the patch of your choice
- Additional 2"x3" hook-and-loop patch panel on the Ruck Plate pocket
The Rucker®is patented. For more information, visit goruck.com/patents
Specs & Materials
- Primary Material: 1000D CORDURA®
- Back Panel & Shoulder Strap Underside Material: 210D HT (High Tenacity) CORDURA®
- Lumbar Support: 30MM High-Density EVA Foam Padding
- Hi-Vis Reflective Stripe: 300 cd/lux m²
- 20L Dimensions: 11.5"W x 18"H x 5.5"D
- 25L Dimensions: 12"W x 20"H x 6.75"D
- 20L Shoulder Straps: 15.9"L
- 25L Shoulder Straps: 16.5"L
- 20L Internal Mesh Pocket: 11"W x 10"H
- 25L Internal Mesh Pocket: 12"W x 13"H
- 20L Internal Go-To Pocket: 11"W x 6.5"H
- 25L Internal Go-To Pocket: 11"W x 6.5"H
- Ruck Plate Long Pocket Dimensions: 9.75"W x 15.5"H
- Ruck Plate Short Pocket Dimensions: 9.5"W x 11.75"H
- Sternum Strap: 17" - 7.5"L x 1"W
Size guide
THE 20/20 RULE
If you aren't sure where to start, the standard is simple. A 20L Rucker paired with a 20LB Ruck Plate is the ideal setup for most people.
THE BELT TEST
When rucking, you want the weight high and tight on your back, which the Rucker’s design promotes. You also want the bottom of the ruck to be higher up on your back because the more that the ruck feels like it’s one with your back, the more comfortable rucking is. Less, in this case, is more.
The easy to explain fit guide is that you ideally want the bottom of the Rucker above your beltline. If it’s at or below, avoid putting any additional heavy weight in the bottom of the ruck. High and tight is the goal.
NOTE: if or when you use a Padded Hip Belt, you will lower the rucksack just a bit to transfer more of the weight to your hips, over your beltline. Using a Hip Belt is a different technique than a pure shoulder carry. We recommend hip belts as an option on longer, heavier rucks. The shoulder carry is how you get a full body workout through rucking, and is the perfect way to start rucking.
