Rucking Gear

Rucking Backpacks and Weights

Rucking is walking or hiking with weight on your back, and the gear matters — a standard rucksack isn't built to carry a loaded plate safely or comfortably. The Force Fitness range covers a rucking backpack, cast iron rucking weights and the accessories that go with them, so you can put together a setup that suits how and where you train.

The backpack and rucking weights come with a 5-year warranty, every order has 60-day returns, and UK delivery is free on orders over £100.

Key Features

The Rucking Backpack is built from 1050D Cordura with a dedicated plate compartment, padded lumbar support and shoulder straps, and a sternum strap to keep the load stable. It holds about 20.5 litres and can be bought as a backpack alone or with weight added in 5kg increments. Rucking Weights are solid cast iron plates with a matte black powder coating, available in 5kg, 10kg, 15kg, 20kg and 25kg, designed to fit the backpack's plate compartment.

Where and How to Use Rucking Gear

The Rucking Backpack suits longer sessions where you also want to carry supplies — water, a phone, a laptop or hydration pack in the internal sleeve — alongside the weight. It's built for outdoor use on trails, roads or hills, and a reflective strip across the middle helps you stay visible on darker evenings. If you'd rather carry weight close to your chest without a pack, see our weighted vests.

Exercises and Applications

Rucking is used for endurance walks, hill sessions, and load-carrying training originally drawn from military conditioning. It's also used as a walking-based alternative to running, and as a way to add resistance to an otherwise easy walk. Because the weight is added via separate plates, the same setup scales from a light introductory load right up to a serious training weight as fitness improves.

Rucking Benefits

Rucking turns an ordinary walk into a training session: the added weight makes your legs, back and core work harder, and you can do it anywhere you can walk. Carrying the load on a pack rather than in the hands keeps the arms free and spreads the weight across your back. Because plates can be added in increments, rucking gear scales with you. Beginners can start light and add weight as endurance and strength improve, rather than needing a heavier setup from day one. For a full introduction, read our Get Started Rucking guide.

Rucking Accessories

Rucking Weights are the core accessory for this range, sold separately so the Rucking Backpack can be built up to whatever load suits your training, rather than being locked into a single fixed weight. The 2 Litre Hydration Bladder fits the backpack's front pocket so you can drink on the move, the Backpack Hip Strap clips onto the MOLLE webbing to move some of the load onto your hips (fits 26–40" waists), and the Bamboo T-Shirt is a fitted training top cut long enough not to ride up under your straps.