GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest

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Let’s take a look at the brand-new 24.7 Cold Weather Vest – just in time for your winter cold-weather training.

The GORUCK brand stands for establishing better Americans, the Special Forces way of life, and a life or death approach in making the world’s most rigid gear. This includes the world’s toughest vest — the 24.7 Cold Weather Vest, made from the ground up.

GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest Black Green worn 2
GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest Black Green worn 2

Here are some of the styles we are going to look at:

24.7 Cold Weather Vest – Overview

The 24.7 Cold Weather Vest fuses the best of warm weather fabrics and technologies into the perfect cold-weather vest that produces warmth minus the weight. The interior is Polartec® High Loft™ Fleece that is remarkably soft, notably warm, and highly lightweight. High Loft™ has the most exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio of all Polartec® fleece fabric technologies. The exterior shell is composed of woven Polyester Ripstop applied in wind jackets for the cycling industry.

GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest anatomy of the vest
GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest anatomy of the vest

The shoulders are strengthened with GORUCK’s ToughDry Fabric (the same as Challenge Pants) made of 94% nylon and 6% Spandex to be entirely abrasion-resistant under your ruck. This vest is thin enough to layer it over a long sleeve or under a waterproof jacket. With its flexible arm opening, you can move freely and do any activity without constraints. It is fast-drying with two external front pockets at the accurate height for your hands and a zippered Chest Pocket with a lock-down YKK zipper that will hold your iPhone 13.

GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest front pocket
GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest front pocket

The 24.7 Cold Weather Vest, aka the Vest of Power, is made for traveling. It is also a statement of environmental bona fides and politics. As for environmentalism, this vest is USA-built with materials that will never fail and won’t end up in a landfill is about as environmentally mindful as it gets. As for politics, you’ll find the colors of the American Flag in this vest — red, white, and blue.

GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest worn front
GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest worn front

GORUCK Spearhead Beanie

Made from 100% acrylic yarn, the GORUCK Spearhead Beanie is perfect to cover your head during cold weather. It is a form-fitting USA-made knit beanie and is perfect for cold weather rucking.

GORUCK Spearhead Beanie worn by an athlete 2
GORUCK Spearhead Beanie worn by an athlete 2

Doing a GORUCK Event in the cold will not bother you anymore. The beanie measures 21 cm in width and 20 cm in height.

GORUCK Spearhead Beanie worn by an athlete 5
GORUCK Spearhead Beanie worn by an athlete 5

24.7 Cold Weather Vest – In Summary

That’s our close-up look at the 24.7 Cold Weather Vest.

If you are traveling this winter but don’t want to bring additional weight with you, the GORUCK Cold Weather Vest is the perfect vest for you. It is lightweight and highly breathable while giving you the warmth you need in your outdoor endeavors. It is made in the USA and backed with the Scars Lifetime Guarantee.

By the way, are you training serious this winter? Check out our Cold Weather Training Tips.

GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest black back worn
GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest black back worn

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GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest Black Green worn full
GORUCK 24.7 Cold Weather Vest Black Green worn full

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