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'I Bought the WEIRDEST CAMPING GEAR I Could Find' with Steven Smith (Throwback Thursday)
Episode 404
Steven from 'My Life Outdoors' joins the show to discuss a variety of topics that include weird backpacking/camping gear, the best and worst backpack…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Are EXPENSIVE Zpacks, Hyperlite & Other Cottage Brands Really WORTH IT? with Rob Pelton
Episode 403
Rob Pelton joins the show to pull back the curtain on cottage brands. Are brands like Zpacks, Hyperlite, Enlightened Equipment really worth the price…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
ANDREW SKURKA: 3 Things PRO Backpackers Do That You Don't
Episode 402
Andrew Skurka – one of the most famous backpackers of all time – joins the show to discuss some 3 or 4 things professional backpackers do that most o…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
10K SOS Calls Logged on Garmin! But is it SAVING LIVES? (Throwback Thursday)
Episode 401
Derek and Carl 'break down' the data released by Garmin and share some of the interesting stories that involve pushing the red button. Also, somehow,…
10 months ago
8 ABSURD Backpacking GADGETS You Might Purchase with Alex Hatlevig
Episode 400
Alex Hatlevig joins the show to discuss backpacking gadgets and trinkets that you might be buying that are useless (or mostly useless). Sure, you can…
10 months ago
VOMIT in a Bag! The WORST Freeze Dried Meals in the Universe?
Episode 399
What are the worst backpacking freeze dried meals? And are some of them really as bad as people say? Derek and Carl asked over 40,000 members of the …
10 months, 1 week ago
6 Pieces of Bad Advice You Should Stop Taking with John Kelley (Throwback Thursday)
Episode 398
What are 6 pieces of backpacking advice that are just plain bad? John Kelley joins the Backpacking & Blisters podcast to co-host and discuss a lot of…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
A CONTROVERSIAL New ULTRALIGHT Strategy That Will Blow Your Mind...with Alisha McDarris
Episode 397
If you’re looking to shave about a pound off of your pack weight without spending any money (potentially), Alisha McDarris from Terradrift will tell …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Top 10 MOST BIZARRE Camp Experiences We've Ever Had (and You Can Too!)
Episode 396
Bizarre trail and camp experience stories are the backbone of the B&B community. Derek and Carl run down their top 10. Some you’ve heard, some you ha…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Death Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)
Episode 395
One of the most experienced, adventurous, death-defying backcountry experts, Marty Morissette, joins the show to discuss some of the tactics he’s emp…
11 months ago