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Spring/Summer 2025 Live Reveal Presentation - Wednesday 15th January at 1700GMT

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    bagley920
    Joined: 10 Oct 2011

    I have yet to completely fill by GR1 an I'd rather my bag be too big than too small

    If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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      toddjcoley
      Joined: 11 Apr 2013

      i have just been reading a review http://brooksreview.net/2012/12/gr1/  how do people find front loading on the gorucks?

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        Megatron1505
        見習いボス
        Joined: 10 Jul 2011

        Read the review on Carryology, pretty spot on. If you can justify the price they are great, the best pack available, just depends if you need the best pack available.

        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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          toddjcoley
          Joined: 11 Apr 2013

          @Megatron1505:

          Read the review on Carryology, pretty spot on. If you can justify the price they are great, the best pack available, just depends if you need the best pack available.

          I always need the best!

          anyone heard or used the http://www.tombihn.com/PROD/TB0103.html  looks maybe to be a better day pack as it is top loading?

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            Megatron1505
            見習いボス
            Joined: 10 Jul 2011

            A couple of other brands to Google for you…..

            Killspencer
            Ignoble

            Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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              michaeljcr
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 14 Oct 2010

              I think I posted this before, so apologies for repetition, but I use my GR1 more or less every week for a one or two night work stay. Here's my usual two night load out:

              Clothes: Two dress shirts, two t-shirts, underwear, very occasionally a spare pair of trousers or a lightweight jumper.
              Gadgets: ipad in a Portenzo case, notebooks (typically Midori Traveler's Notebook & large Moleskine), Kindle and sometimes a laptop (currently a Thinkpad X230).
              Other things: Wash bag, power leads, pens, a book etc.

              For one night I halve the clothes. It's almost perfect for two nights, perhaps a bit big for one, but fine. It's fantastically well made, highly recommended, but I'd mention just a few irritations, as follows:

              1. The laptop compartment at the back is a very narrow fit. It's optimised for thin laptops, particulalry Macbooks, and last week (two night stay) I had to carry back a few extra things and couldn't fit my laptop in the the compartment. The bag was too tightly packed. I managed to get it in the main compartment in the sleeve in the back, and left my wash bag and a lightweight waterproof in the office. As I mentioned, I'm currently using the Thinkpad X230 12.5" laptop, not exactly a monster, but it's slightly protruding 6 cell battery was just too much. Even on a less over stuffed bag day, it's not an ideal fit.

              2. The front pocket is not much use, except for little bits and bobs like train tickets, keys, perhaps a kindle if you haven't got a full bag. It's entirely limited on how full the main compartment is, as to how much give there is, so don't expect to get much in there.

              3. The rucksack straps are very comfy, but not very long. I'm roughty a 48" chest, and there's not much give in the straps. Personally I like a bit more length so I can adjust as I want, especially over bulky clothes. I this case it's fine, but I wouldn't be wanting them any smaller.

              Overall, if you want a daypack, or an overnight bag for essentials, the Radio Ruck is probably fine. If you're looking for something a bit bigger, to do two or three night trips, or even longer, the GR1 is perfect. I think it's a bit big for a daypack, personally, but it depends on how much you want to carry.

              I'll try and remember to take some pictures this week while I'm away (one night).

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                toddjcoley
                Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                Cheers for that. My day pack would include a dslr maybe mac food warm clothes and water. I have a 25 lt bag now and sometimes that is to small when you put a jumper in. I would pull the trigger now on gr1 but duty puts me off. Going to hurt when my vibergs are sent.

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                  Megatron1505
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                  Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                  Buy it through Context, they will write whatever value you want on the package. You can ask them to value it at $10 if you want to….but if it gets lost in the post you will only get $10 back. Your risk dude.

                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                    toddjcoley
                    Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                    mega mega mega….. you are my new man crush, the amount of shit you know and have to teach the world! 😘

                    do you have a web address for them?

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                      bagley920
                      Joined: 10 Oct 2011

                      http://www.contextclothing.com/brand.php?brand=Goruck

                      If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                        toddjcoley
                        Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                        thanks!

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                          Chris
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                          @toddjcoley:

                          mega mega mega….. you are my new man crush

                          Have you seen pictures of him? Yikes…

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                            toddjcoley
                            Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                            i have met the man!

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                              Chris
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                              And he's worse looking in person isn't he?  At least I thought so.  I still have nightmares.

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                                Megatron1505
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                Fuck you fake tex, if it wasn't for your chronic alopecia you would be mimicking my beard right now. I am your hero and you know it  😉

                                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  Chris
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                  Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep at night…

                                  And Pam, if you're reading this- as always, you have my deepest sympathies.

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                                    toddjcoley
                                    Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                                    chicks love gorucks right?

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                                      Megatron1505
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                      True, unless you're a Yankee pretending to be a Southerner.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                        Chris
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                        Despite the word "North" in the name, being from North Carolina really, really doesn't make me a Yankee.

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                                          toddjcoley
                                          Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                                          good cause this is a present for her but really for me 😶

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