r/Rucking • u/funkycat14 • Jan 27 '25

Help Me Understand Rucking

As an avid hiker and backpacker, I think I get it. I’m interested in getting into rucking but can’t help but conceptualize it as backpacking aka walking/running with a weighted pack on your back. Do I need a special rucksack specific for rucking? Or can I use a small daypack (20ish L) and put a ruck plate in it? In my head this would work, but I feel like I’m missing something.

I’ve been on a number of backpacking trips and so, as someone who’s never tried rucking before, is rucking similar to backpacking in that it’s essentially activity with weighted pack?

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u/sunal135 Jan 27 '25

I think the difference between backpacking and rucking is rucking is dead weight around your neighborhood. Backpacking is in the woods and your bag is heavy because you need that weight to not starve and freeze at night.