The guys at GORUCK added a post detailing how to wrap your bricks and some of the reasons why. As is always appreciated, they included some wry humor and plenty of references to beer. One thing I’d still love to see is their take on selecting bricks. http://www.gorucknews.com/challenge/wrapping-bricks-explained/
This is the continuing saga of my questionable choice to sign up for the Minneapolis GORUCK Challenge. Brick Selection: As a participant in the GORUCK Challenge, I will have to carry 6 bricks in a backpack, while completing various tasks, for 12 hours, in a row, starting at 10:00pm. I make good choices. The … More GORUCK Challenge Training, Pack Experiment 1: Bricks and More
Ah, the interwebs. Thanks to that Google thing, I was able to find a couple of video-photo-collages of the Minneapolis GORUCK Challenge from May of 2012. The music makes it feel like some mirror-clad-techno-health-club-workout, but you can turn your sound off. The one thing the videos don’t capture is that this is about 12 hours … More GORUCK Minneapolis: In pictures/video
Probably one of the biggest choices I have to make in preparing for the GORUCK Challenge is which backpack to use. One of the conditions of the event is that you must carry 4 bricks with you for the entire challenge, among other requisite and recommended gear. Oh wait, make that 6 bricks if you … More Pick a Pack
Monkey with Chainsaw 