Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

When you are done with a ride your bottom hurts.  Normally we don't pay much attention to what we sit on, but with bike seats, it is important.  They not only cause discomfort, but also  having the proper seat helps provide much needed power.  Listen as Justin Allen tells us what we need to know about bike seats.

Everyone knows to wear dark glasses.  But are you wearing the right ones, what are you guarding against, and what are the long term problems of sun hitting our eyes?  Do dogs need to wear dark glasses?  The answers are not what you think.  Listen and find out about your eyes in the outdoors. 

Born in the USA.  This incredible and fun sport has its own history and its own set of injuries.  Listen and learn about what was originally two sets of skis glued together. 

Two horrible disease are out there when you travel into the wilderness.  Now we have vaccines for both.  There already is a vaccine for Dengue Fever. Now there is  a new vaccine for  painful Chikungunya.  They once thought these two diseases were the same.  So what is the difference between them?  Listen and find out about how to stay healthy in your travels. 

It is not the end of malaria by a long shot, but the second vaccine is coming out.  If your wilderness travel takes you into malaria country,  then you need to listen to this podcast. 

Just when you thought it was safe to go outdoors in the USA! So diseases that were thought to exist only in tropical countries or localized in the USA are now spreading.   Listen as we talk about three diseases that can affect us as we recreate in the USA. 

As the temperature of the earth rises,  mosquitos are moving to new areas.  And with them the diseases they carry.  Dengue Fever is now in Europe and the USA.   Vaccines are limited. But a new and effective treatment is being tested.  Listen as we talk about the spread and new treatment for this dangerous virus. 

How well did you do on the last quiz?   Again we challenge your knowledge of wilderness medicine. 

What on earth is that?  A tiny stinging sore sits right on top of a joint on a toe.  You have been wearing sandals on a warm summer day, hiking in the back country in a forest with small streams.  You don't remember bumping it.  This is a chilblain.  They are common, yet most people know little about them.  Listen and learn about these tiny irritating sores. 

How much do you know about wilderness medicine?   Listen to this podcast quiz and find out!