Best ruck plates
Plates for a ruck plate pocket or a weight vest, chosen for what their makers publish: the weight, the footprint, the thickness and the material.
Picked by our editor from the maker-published specs in this directory. Nobody here has carried any of them.
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1. Ruck Plate 20LB
GORUCK
20 lb of powder-coated ductile iron in GORUCK's Standard footprint, 0.84 in thick, made in the USA.
- Plate weight
- 20 lb
- Material
- Cast iron
- Price
- Mid-range
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2. Ruck Plate 30LB Standard
GORUCK
30 lb in the Standard footprint, 1.38 in thick: the plate GORUCK names for the GR1.
- Plate weight
- 30 lb
- Material
- Cast iron
- Price
- Mid-range
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3. Ruck Plate 10LB
GORUCK
The lightest plate in GORUCK's Standard line: 10 lb of powder-coated iron, 0.52 in thick.
- Plate weight
- 10 lb
- Material
- Cast iron
- Price
- Mid-range
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4. FlexLoad Rucking Weight Plate 10 lb
Hyperwear
A flexible 10 lb plate (steel shot in PVC bottles inside a nylon sleeve), 0.75 in thick, sold single or in pairs.
- Plate weight
- 10 lb
- Price
- Budget
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5. Curved Ruck Plate 14.25LB
GORUCK
A curved, powder-coated cast iron plate: 14.25 lb, 12.5 in tall by 10.5 in wide.
- Plate weight
- 14.25 lb
- Material
- Cast iron
- Price
- Mid-range
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6. Sand Ruck Plate 15LB
GORUCK
15 lb in a 1000D Cordura shell rather than iron, 1.5 in thick, sold to go in a ruck plate pocket.
- Plate weight
- 15 lb
- Material
- Cordura 1000D
- Price
- Budget
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7. Ruck Plate 45LB Long
GORUCK
45 lb of powder-coated iron in GORUCK's Long footprint, made in the USA. GORUCK says it is not secure in a GR1.
- Plate weight
- 45 lb
- Material
- Cast iron
- Price
- Premium
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8. Curved Weight Vest Plate 14.5LB
WOLF TACTICAL
A curved, powder-coated steel plate at 14.5 lb, made for a weight vest and sold in pairs.
- Plate weight
- 14.5 lb
- Material
- Steel