GORUCK Echo 2022 First Impressions - The Mini GR1!

Quick first impressions of the GORUCK Echo 2022! This is a wonderfully built 16L backpack from GORUCK. Full review in the weeks to come, but for now, here are my initial thoughts!

Gear in the video:

1. GORUCK Echo 2022

2. GORUCK GR1 21L

3. GORUCK GR2 Field Pocket

4. GORUCK Wire-Dopp

5. GORUCK Bullet 15, Radio Ruck

#GORUCK #GORUCKGR1 #GORUCKECHO

[JBOutside]

NICE! I almost picked one up but then I looked around and noticed I had a stack of other things to review. The Radio Ruck is just about the most perfect ruck in this size category...LOVE both of my Radios...to the Echo just wouldn't work for my towering 5'9" frame 😂

[samuelmalcolmbudhenry]

Mine is coming in tomorrow! Thanks for dropping this, it’s going to bridge me until the pack gets delivered!

[CeeMKE]

Love this! Love the laptop compartment, I wish my bullet rucks had that. And that was an excellent point you showed of how you store your laptop in the main compartment and just pull back the top to pull it out. Quick and easy. I can already hear the lazy people complain that it’s too much to do to pull your laptop in and out of the compartment that way but that was pretty cool. This is a great daypack Goruck, as usual excellent review bro keep them coming.

[dimmk]

lol I thought you said no more GORUCK videos for a while! anyway, keep'em coming! actually like the look of the new space for your video

[HerrPischinger]

Can you do a video about some of your favourite features that you've found on bagpacks? Keep up the awesome content!

[Brandon-]

I spy the Apex hanging front and left (your right)so as to be admired from your vantage point 😀

[jaredweiman]

That GR1 in M81/Woodland that just came out... 🔥👌🏻

[Misterion]

Dang that's a chunky boi laptop sitting on your desk :)

Bag closet is the best studio yet.

Loved that you have the Radio and Bullet to compare it to. The Radio ruck looks like a good option for me if I ever get another GR1 style bag. Echo would be snug. Thanks for the video!

[_The_Mig_]

Hey JT! Love your content and I'll admit I'm quite jelly of your collection 🤪

[NullusTristis]

This might be a dumb question but would you say this fits about the same as a 15l bullet or slightly more? Thanks 🙏

[messmeister]

I wanted to like this bag so much. I even had one in Arid. Unfortunately even at a lowly 5’9” the bag just wouldn’t fit me right :/

[royborg]

Thanks for your reviews, they are very helpful. I purchased an Echo after I saw your review. The Echo I received though has some flaws. Like the shoulder straps and the top handle are not aligned perfectly and slightly off center. I looked at a lot of photos online and also at your video carefully to see if this was a normal issue or not. Does your Echo or other rucks have these inconsistencies?

[arturv]

Speaking of the Wire Dopp, GoRuck told me they aren't restocking any for the "foreseeable future" so out of desperation I paid $215 for one on eBay. Then I thought I could've maybe had someone custom make a similar one for me. Oh well, too late lol. Would you happen to know any custom makers like that?

[raycontego]

I noticed that the USA made ones have more loose and uneven stitching than Vietnam made.

[toodamnskippy]

Pro Tip: Rent your bag room out on Airbnb I guarantee it will be booked by all of your fellow bag nerds. All I want is the first month booking.

As for the Echo, great size for smaller people but maybe a bit too much of an overlap.

[seechangenyc]

You think the Radio Ruck (which I might prefer but it's sold out) is a better purchase than the Echo or GR1 21L? I only want one. There is a slight difference in length/depth: 17" vs 16" vs 18" (my torso is 17" and I'm 5'6")...I just bought the GR1 21L – which might be a tad long. I wish they allowed one to test these bags in the real world. Would have loved to see each on your back...which one fits you better? You're my fit model because of your height...P.S. who wouldn't stick with you? What you say is so much more valuable than where you say it...

[erichanson]

Thanks JT! What is the make and model of the bright green bag in your closet?

[Peter.Charles]

I like the low profile, comes close to my blacked out Topo Trip pack, also made in USA.

[ninjaneil]

Would love a comparison to the TAD gear Scout Fast Pack vs Goruck Echo...

[jcpalermo]

I think I’ve decided that my first Goruck will be a Rucker 2.0. I’ve recently started walking with weights in my backpack (using MW R6 and 30lbs of dumbbells), but I feel like if I get a Goruck and a 30lb plate, the weight will be even more comfortable on my back and shoulders. Eyeing the 20L small frame MCB (I think its MCB) been out of stock for ages. The Echo is a bit too small and pricey and for me and that’s saying something as I tend to spend for packs.