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Posted September 10, 2011 By admin and has no comments yet.

Pouch Ranger
Where do I want most of the weight inside my Army rucksack?

I have been under the impression while loading my Army ruck that I should try and keep as much weight as possible close to my body and toward the middle/top of the ruck.
What I do to keep the weight off the bottom is use my boots or elbow/knee pads (depending on the packing list) to keep the larger portion of my equipment elevated off the bottom of the ruck. I have also been competing in some ROTC Ranger Challenge competitions and the packing list is so small that I can usually fit almost everything in the outside of the ruck and inside the radio pouch. I then am able to clench the ruck as tight as possible and have almost all the weight mid back and higher.
I'm in a competition very soon and have run out of time to try different weight configurations so I would like some "verbal" input.

Thanks!

You want it high on your back and not on your lower back. Weight distribution is important.

Do what works for you.

This article might help http://www.armytimes.com/offduty/health/military_muscle_070416w/

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