ATTENTION -

The Triad Battle Buddies Troop 556 will be holding a Battle Buddies hike on Sunday, August 30th. We will be meeting at 2:45pm at Marketplace Mall on Peters Creek Parkway and doing a 3 mile out and back on the Salem Creek Greenway.

This is an effort to build on the Battle Buddies concept the NOVA dudes came up with to get people up off the couch, active in life, fit, and active in the preservation of individual rights through civic engagement. Hell, one day you may be hard enough to be a Cola Warrior like me.

Primary goal is to get some of us together, get our fitness on, and find out how weird we all are over dinner afterwards.

Date and time: 30 AUG 2020, meet up at 1445, stepping off at 1500.
Suggested location: Salem Creek Greenway at Marketplace Mall.
Parking: 2101 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27127. I suggest parking on on LEFT side by the Dollar General. This puts us right by the trail head.
Trail is a paved / gravel path that we'd hike 3 miles out and back for six total miles with target pace of 17-20 minute miles (3 - 3.5mph).

Guidelines are the same as the American Battle Buddies (see below).

35lb ruck for beginners / old / broken, 45lb ruck for novices, and 55lb+ ruck for meat eaters, masochists, and berserkers in great shape that still have functioning knees, backs, and shoulders. We need at least three people on the hike so there are two witnesses for each person that's rucked up and meets the pace requirement of 17-20 minutes miles to count toward a third class qualification (again, see below). Helmets are optional but no rifles since we will be in the middle of Winston-Salem. CCW A-OK.

If you don't have a ruck, don't sweat it. If you are out of shape and can only go a mile at a slow walk, don't sweat it. If you can only carry 10lbs in your ruck, don't sweat it. If you can only go one mile an hour, don't sweat it. Just come for the hike. Do what you can. Everything starts somewhere. There are 9 days between today and the hike to start moving individually, so make good use of them. Move around for at least 30 minutes in some way at least three times a week as a start.

The primary goal is to get dudes together to socialize, have some fun, and see if we can't do something like this on the regular. Not trying to smoke ourselves...yet. That time is coming for those of us who have been doing these.

We go rain or shine unless the rain is an ice cold deluge that puts people at risk of hypothermia. A stray shower we can work through.

Not sure what our options are for food afterwards, but if you want I bet we could find some place to grab some grub.

Please RSVP via posting 100% IN.

***If we have zero RSVPs on the poll by the time of the hike, I will still be there, working on not being fat.***

@Philmore
@UH_SALT_RIFLE
@jdsbusa

@FreeFallE7
@cmts58
@qualityhardware

@2apatriot
@wparkinson
@ncjeeper76

@JasonD
@ARguy
@DarkLordVader

@GLOCK-23
@Bandhunter
@TheTower

@hsracer201
@CaptColtMossberg
@Spartanatheart

@PhillyandBCEagles
@ForestRegion
@Ammon

@SaturnSport8k
@Seanquigley
@ForestRegion

@Klaustrophobia

I'm in

Troop 556

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That was thanks to @ARguy

I"m nursing tendinitis from too much rucking. Anything past 3 miles lately has been brutal. We'll see how it feels.  

If I don't see you there, I'll see you here in October.

Make sure to take care of that! You need to make sure everything is properly healed up before November.

Bump for the morning crew

Are you ready?

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Nice dude! I’ll know by the middle of the week if I can make it.

I'll be attending another Apex class that day. You guys have fun though!

Which one? That med class they are having today was tempting.

I really want to get the best bang for my buck from a 200 mile drive each way,  so I'm doing 'shooting while moving fundamentals' on Saturday,  camping the night and then getting in on the 'solo CQB' on Sunday.

I'll put up an AAR no doubt.

Please do.

Make sure to take pics.

Bump

Come out, you NC folks! Hell, even some of you fruits in VA!

Can I set the pace? I will have two rip its before the march

You do normally end up setting the pace for the fast crew

But if you bring 4 of those, I may be able to keep up....

I'm in for the hike, wife will be able to cover baby duties (at three months old, Little Battle Buddy is not yet ruck qualified).  Will see if I can grab anyone else.

I am in con ed hell on a critical care recertification. I finish Friday and then have to mow the farm Saturday. I need this. See you guys on Sunday. I am pent up.

YAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

50/50 me and the wife will make it.. gits some other things going on

Come on out

Makes me want to live in NC again (last was 1982)

Come one, come all!

See you guys soon

Just saw this today or I might have joined you guys. Next time.

We’d love to have you!

Official but not mileage:

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I was wondering how the mileage could be off when we’re doing an out and back. What I realized is when we take our break at the turn around point, I don’t pause the app because I want to track total time including the break. So I figure it’s still logging my movements which adds the extra.

Either way, great job, guys!
FreefallE7
Philmore
Qualityhardware
Thetower
DarkLordVader

Great day. Solid NC crew, as always. Thanks to @alphajaguars for getting this set up.

@DarkLordVader made his own gear, so mad props to him.

Silkies inbound. You know who that is.

Nice pics!

Send them to [email protected] and we might get up on instagram.

Yea I am feeling it today, that was too much weight for a 51yr old man

Well you smoked me on the return leg so Rangers lead the way once again :)

Thanks to everyone who came out and to AJ for organizing.  A great fun time was had and conversation was superb.  Great to be in your company!

You were moving out on the return leg. I thought I had a decent pace, but every time I looked up you and qualityhardware were further ahead

Y'all keep your eyes peeled for the 10/3 event. I'll get it posted up in the HTF and GD in the next couple of days so we can figure out how we're going to participate.

Great to meet you @TheTower. Thx for coming out.

My knee hurts.

i feel ya amigo.

Definitely up for that.

We need to plan a 12 miler at pace in the cooler months, too.

I checked the weight of my ruck and kit..58lbs no wonder I hurt today.

My back is no longer made for that and my ruck it gonna be lighter next time.