Youtuber Spiguyver co-hosts with Derek and Carl this week. They compare canister and alcohol stoves as well as how to make hammocks part of a backpacking trip. Spiguyver offers other tips and tricks as an experienced backpacker along with a compelling story behind his trail name.

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Backpacking Gear

In this Derek-driven episode, the relevance of the 10 essentials are explored. And what if you could only bring 4 of them? Does this relate to "Essentialitis"? You be the judge. By listener demand, Derek and Carl scratch the surface of some gear chat with their favorite piece/brand. And, gauntlets are thrown as they pose backpacking challenges to each other.

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Backpacking Gear

Even the most prolific hikers have ailments from time to time. While simply managing it or toughing it out is an option, there are some "solutions" out there. This week Derek and Carl discuss some obvious and not-so-obvious methods to make the journey more comfortable. Also, do zipped up sleeping bags keep gas from escaping into the tent atmosphere?

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Backpacking Gear

What do you do (or depending on who's talking...what do you avoid) when you're on an island and a smoke monster is chasing you? Or really, when you're simply lost in the backcountry. With speical guest Knowlton (coming to us from Nepal), three scenarios are explored. 

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Backpacking Gear

This episdoe features an interview with Jason Fitzpatrick from Mile Mile & a Half as well as Chris Smead (Chris is Awesome Productions). Both of them (along with Derek and Carl) give their 3 tips for tackling the long trail. Also, who is the ideal trail partner for such an endeavor? 

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Backpacking Gear

This episdoe features an interview with Jason Fitzpatrick from Mile Mile & a Half as well as Chris Smead (Chris is Awesome Productions). Both of them (along with Derek and Carl) give their 3 tips for tackling the long trail. Also, who is the ideal trail partner for such an endeavor? 

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