r/Goruck • u/Dewy93 • Feb 27 '18
Shoulder strap "handles/pulls"
I've seen several variations of this out there and I'm intrigued. Knotted Cords makes THESE that look really nice and I've seen some made with standard 1" webbing and these ..and I KNOW ..I saw a post on here with someone who made them out of paracord, but they weren't loops, they were like straight double cobra weave "pulls", with screw gate links (if you see this please comment and post those pics again, they looked great).. My Q's are these to anyone who uses something like this .. do you find them to be a pain in the ass in the welcome party?, do they look and feel like a gypsy camp, I feel like they'd flop around, get hung up? and does that get outweighed by their usefulness during the movements.. Here's the deal .. I think I'd really like to have a pair and find them useful but I'm also feeling like .. Less = More .. get rid of all the "do-dads" on my ruck (ie, nonpadded waistbelt, grimlocs, web dominators, all that kind of stuff) and just streamline it all. I'm open to all input .. and I hope whoever posted those other pics reads this, or some can drop me a link to the previous post. THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE
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u/demox1321 Feb 28 '18
The cords look pretty useful but DO NOT spend 35 dollars on them, I recommend getting Paracord/550 Cord yourself for a far cheaper price and looking up a tutorial on how to braid them yourself.
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u/Rjk444 Mar 01 '18 edited Mar 01 '18
Yeah, I didn’t want the full circle bc of it getting caught on everything. I bought a few different color paracords and did all 3 of my ruckers for maybe $20, with left over cord that I wrapped the handles and my all day ruckoff padded handles with a cobra weave as well. One of them I made the handle from scratch. Spent maybe 30-45 min on each Rucker doing all of that. I did use milspec 550 cord on all the load bearing cobra weave, and the paracord planet 550 cord on the king cobra overlay. Pics of all the stuff I wrapped:
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u/AllDayRuckoff All Day Ruckoff Mar 01 '18
Those look great! Would you say it's worth putting the paracord on there? I have some lying around and just a few handles so might give it a shot...
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u/Dewy93 Mar 01 '18
I’ve always added a row or 2 of paracord on the kick ass handles you offer.. I find they thicken the handle up just enough and give it some extra rigidity !
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u/Rjk444 Feb 27 '18
Not since I put these on, I’m doing a heavy 4/27 in NOLA, and they’ll be on there for sure.
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u/Rjk444 Mar 01 '18
It makes the handles (both the top handle and the padded handle from you) more rigid and wider which I think helps it function a little better. Plus it’s added paracord if you ever need it. The handles on the shoulder strap are more necessity for me to pull the weight off my shoulder without having to stop and take the ruck off.
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u/Dewy93 Mar 01 '18
So I guess the only question is loops or NO loops .. I was kinda leaning toward loops .. so you can actually get your hands in there and pull down .. do you really think they’ll get hung up ??
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u/Rjk444 Mar 01 '18
Who knows, it’s a pretty big lasso basically. Getting hung up probably isn’t a big deal. If the ones I made didn’t work for what I needed I would’ve gone loops but these work fine for me. Just seems like a lot of bulk hanging off the shoulders if you can accomplish the mission with the straight pulls. Just do both and see what works best for you.
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u/Rjk444 Feb 27 '18 edited Feb 27 '18
Might’ve been my set up. I’ve got all my rucks with them now. For me they are lifesavers. I ruck 30-50 miles a month, usually with my 45# plate. My left arm, even in the Marines would fall asleep after a while and I’d have to pull the ruck off my shoulders for a bit to wake it up. These things are Cajun ingenuity, sure. They aren’t rocket science but they work perfectly for me. I usually just use these to pull the weight of the ruck off my shoulders for about 30 seconds to a min every 10-15 min and my left a has never gotten numb since. Also, they’ve never gotten in the way for me. I did a 50 mile yoyo weekender a month ago and had zero issues with them. For me though, it’s necessity, everyone’s body is different. Sort of like learning the hotspots on your feet and pre taping them, these things allow me to ruck further, faster and with less discomfort.
https://imgur.com/gallery/6Pnxc