GORUCK Curved Ruck Plate 9.25LB

What decides this choice

The decisive specifications we could verify from the maker or our sources. Anything the maker does not publish stays out of this block and appears once in the full table below.

Plate weight: 9.25 lb
Material: Cast iron

Price

Price range: Mid-range; Our own grouping rather than a figure anybody stated. It moves when we move the boundaries, without the figure moving.
Recommended retail price: $85.00; Loaded with the catalogue; The figure we hold for this pack. No one has approved it, so nothing on file says when it was last checked.

Full specifications

Every specification the registry holds for this kind of gear is listed, including the ones the maker does not publish.

Specification	Value
Plate weight	9.25 lb
Material	Cast iron
Curved	Yes
Thickness	Not listed by the maker
Coating	Powder coat
Height	12.5 in
Width	10.5 in
Depth	Not listed by the maker
Made in	Not listed by the maker
Warranty	Lifetime

Figures come from manufacturer pages, editorial entry or our launch catalogue. Use the disclosure below when you want source and review detail for each row.

Source and review details

Specification	Where it came from	Checked by a person
Plate weight	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value
Material	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value
Curved	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value
Thickness	Not recorded Nothing on file says where this value came from. That is what we know rather than a placeholder for something better.	No one has approved this value
Coating	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value
Height	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value
Width	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value
Depth	Not recorded Nothing on file says where this value came from. That is what we know rather than a placeholder for something better.	No one has approved this value
Made in	Not recorded Nothing on file says where this value came from. That is what we know rather than a placeholder for something better.	No one has approved this value
Warranty	Loaded with the catalogue This value arrived when the catalogue was first built, and no run proposed it.	No one has approved this value

Packs that take this plate

Worked out from the measurements on both specification sheets rather than stated by either maker, so a pair nobody has measured yet is shown as unanswered and never as ruled out.

Basic Rucker

Empty weight

2.13 lb

Plate pocket height

—

Plate pocket width

—

Not enough measured to say
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket height on the pack.
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket width on the pack.
GR1 USA - Waterproof X-PAC

Empty weight

2.3 lb

Plate pocket height

—

Plate pocket width

—

Not enough measured to say
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket height on the pack.
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket width on the pack.
GR1

Empty weight

2.8 lb

Plate pocket height

—

Plate pocket width

—

Not enough measured to say
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket height on the pack.
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket width on the pack.
GR2

Empty weight

3.9 lb

Plate pocket height

—

Plate pocket width

—

Not enough measured to say
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket height on the pack.
- Nobody has measured Plate pocket width on the pack.
HYPER RUCK

Empty weight

4 lb

Plate pocket height

15 in

Plate pocket width

11.5 in

Goes in

Check the price at GORUCK

Our reading of this pack

An editorial take written from the specifications on this page

A reading of the numbers above it, rather than a measurement we took or a ranking we gave.

In short

The Curved Ruck Plate 9.25LB is a cast iron plate from GORUCK, built with a curved profile to sit against the back inside a rucksack's plate pocket. It weighs 9.25lb, measures 12.5in by 10.5in, carries a powder coat finish, and comes with a lifetime warranty. The sheet does not state a thickness, a depth, or a country of origin.

What stands out

Cast iron construction gives a defined material for buyers comparing plate build.
The curved shape is stated outright, which matters for anyone matching a plate to a curved pocket rather than a flat one.
A powder coat finish is specified, which tells a buyer what surface treatment to expect on the plate.
A lifetime warranty is listed, giving a stated coverage term rather than a limited one.
Height and width are both given (12.5in by 10.5in), letting a buyer check fit against their own pack's plate pocket dimensions before ordering.

What to watch

Thickness is not stated, so a buyer cannot judge how much room the plate needs in the depth of a pocket.
Depth is not stated, which leaves a gap in the plate's full footprint.
Country of origin is not published, so nothing can be said about where the plate is made.

Who this is for

This suits a buyer who has a curved plate pocket to fill and wants a cast iron plate at a stated 9.25lb, 12.5in by 10.5in, with a powder coat finish and lifetime warranty on record. It is a harder call for anyone who needs to confirm the plate's thickness or depth before buying, or who wants to know where it is manufactured, since the sheet is silent on all three.

Published under the byline Unedited machine draft, and no editor has rewritten it

Published on September 17, 2026

A language model drafted this piece from the specifications on this page, a named editor published it without rewriting it, and nobody at this publication has carried this pack.