On this Episode we share the BEST and WORSE gear advise we’ve ever received. What are the highlights, and the low lights in learning the hard way? And what have we learned about taking advise? This episode is all about HOW these moments have altered the way we backpack today.

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We ask you: What’s the WORSE or BEST Gear Advice you have ever received?

What we talk about:

The 3 in 1 Rain Poncho (until a thunderstorm hits)

The REI Shuffle

Every piece of good advise comes with an opposite effect.

Is the color pink the new cheap?

“How’s that working out for you”?

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