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So far I love the Complete Ruck System but the amount of time it took to be delivered was ridiculous. I ordered other products from Wild Gym’s and there was no issue, so maybe just a glitch. Either way I’m very happy with my purchase. Thanks

I am 61, 6'2" tall, about 200#, and exceptionally fit for my age. I work out in the gym, do Pilates, and I have two Huskies which get at least 5 miles per day. They used to double that, but one is in rehab now, and we are limited on distance and speed. In order to keep the effort up, I dove into rucking. I was in the Marine Corps Infantry for 10 years, and I can recall going all day with a 60 lb. ALICE pack (which was a 20-year-old design back then), and it didn't feel good, but it didn't kill me... When I was in the Heavy Machine Gun platoon, adding a 75 lb. 50-cal receiver to the pack when it was my turn (the three choices were the receiver, the 37-lb tripod or the 25-lb barrel) was something I did (but never got used to), so carrying a heavy pack is not new to me, although that was 35 or so years ago.

The Feather is my 4th rucking pack. The first three (Amazon) all just about killed my shoulders after an hour at 40 lb. .I was able to deduce what they were doing wrong, and the third one (Gymnastics Power) was pretty nice except for the fatal flaw of keeping all the weight on my shoulders, and none on my waist.

Enter my search and finding the Feather. It took me a while to convince myself to spend that much, but I couldn't find anything else comparable, so I bit the bullet. I got it on a Friday afternoon and rapidly went from 30 lb. on my first ruck to 50 lb. on my 4th, between 2.5 and 3 miles each time. I am stable at 50 lb. now.

The concept is great. It is compact, close to my back, very adjustable, and keeps the weight on my hips, where it is supposed to be. Only two gripes so far.

The booster pack overhand knot stuff sounds like a work-around. The straps should be able to hold the max weight the booster is designed for without tying knots in them. Yeah, I tied the knots, but I'm not happy about it. Maybe a connector that has more friction either through thicker straps, or another "wave" (don't know the technical term) in the webbing connector, or something.

The pad in the middle of the back at the base of the straps is poorly shaped. I can't imagine that testers of all sizes put 60 lb. in the pack and went rucking and all gave a thumbs up. With 30 lb., I can feel the lower curves of the straps digging into my back, regardless of pack height adjustment. I have a picture in the photos with red lines to show where I mean. With 50 lb., they are distinctly uncomfortable, but not enough to stop me from using them.

I am about to compare the carrying comfort of the Feather to two high-end, fairly expensive backpacks. I understand that this is not "fair", but it was the best way to make the points I want to make.

My large backpacking pack is a Gregory Baltoro 65. If you look it up, and find a picture of the back, you will see a distinct difference between the contact patch for the upper back and the Feather - the Baltoro's straps are on the outside of the back pad, not the inside. If you can see the pictures, it is the orange pack. It would not be as easy to adjust, and probably more expensive to manufacture, but having straps that are on the outside of the back pad sure would feel a lot more comfortable, as long as 60 lb. of steel wasn't creating a hot spot regardless of putting them there. This pack retails for $270, $90 more than the Feather

My midweight pack is an Osprey Atmos AG 50, which is not a fair comparison with its floating design, but man is it comfortable! I am pretty sure I can feel the plates in the Feather pushing against my back at times, and a floating harness sure would keep them from doing that. This pack retails for $350, right about twice what the Feather goes for. It is the green pack in the photos

So, bottom line, after 30 miles, the Feather is the best-designed and most comfortable (and most expensive) rucking pack I've tried out of four, but I didn't expect workarounds, and avoidable discomfort in a pack explicitly designed for carrying 60 lb. of steel around for exercise.

I'm 6' 3" 245 lbs. I love to backpack and figured this rucking thing would be a good workout to prep me for longer trips. I freaking love this pack. I've tried on some of the others, but never felt the one I like more then this. I like how adjustable everything is, and I can have the weight sitting on my hips if I want (I split the weight about 50/50 on shoulders and hips). I was also nervous it would be able to hold a much as I wanted. With the expander kit it will hold 50 lbs easy. 30 lbs easy without the expander. Anyway... Be careful buying one of these... It might just turn you in to a rucker. And don't buy the weights from here. Way to expensive get them from Uncle Jeff ;) dimensions of the weights that will fit are in the pics.

I chose this ruck based on the design and support the hip belt provided. It’s amazing the weight you can carry with-out feeling it on your shoulders. I’ve done several 10-12 mile rucks with 15-20 lbs and some shorter 5-6 miles with 35lbs. As a woman and a veteran it’s such a great feeling to have gear that feels like it was made for me. I’m doing the Bataan Memorial Death March next year, everyone else on my team went with a goruck. This is far more comfortable to me. Again the weight distribution is insanely good. I’m very happy I went with a feather-ruck.

Pack works great was a tremendous upgrade from my old computer bag love the comfort and the convenience of the features