Aron Snyder is a man of many hats and should be highly interesting to you if you are interested in the outdoors, weightlifting, backpacking, MMA or hunting.

As a former military man, search and rescue team member and MMA fighter, and the current knowledge guru at an outdoors gear company called "Kifaru" (use code "BGF15" for 15% off backpacks, rucks, sleeping bags and sleep systems, tents, stoves, sleds and anything else there!), he takes his physical training seriously and specializes in a real world approach that gets men and women prepared for everything from wilderness survival, to epic backpacking trips, to the difficult hunts on the face of the planet. He's an outdoor photographer, freelance writer, and one extremely hardcore, tough guy who knows plenty about getting a heavy backpack to fit right, surviving in harsh conditions, taking epic nature pictures, hunting big animals, and much more.

When it comes to all things outdoors, Aron is one of the most entertaining, knowledgeable guys you'll ever meet, and during our podcast discussion, you'll discover: -

How Aron went from lifting big weights, taking steroids and being a gym rat to being a hunting guide and outdoors expert...

-The craziest situation Aron has ever found himself on during an outdoors expedition...

-How to get a heavy backpack to fit as comfortably as possible for as long a period of time...

-How Aron loaded his backpack to handle 180 pounds for 8 miles...

-How much of a backpack weight should be on the hip bones vs. the shoulders...

-Why some backpacks cost so much...

-What you would find in Aron's ideal backpacking pack for a multi-day pack...

-How to start a fire in no time flat in the wilderness... -Aron's top water filtering and purification tactics...

-What kind of tarp and stove combination Aron carries...

-The most amazing photo Aron has ever taken...

-And much more...

Resources from this episode: -The Kifaru website (use code "BGF15" for 15% off backpacks, rucks, sleeping bags and sleep systems, tents, stoves, sleds and anything else there!) -Study Ben mentions on testosterone -Trenbolone supplementation -The Rokslide website -Gritty Bowmen podcast -TrainToHunt -The Steripen -Aquimira water purification -Trioxane -Delorme Inreach -Kifaru Supertarp/Megatarp -Kifaru Ultralight stove -Instagram.com/Aron_Snyder

Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Aron or I about backpacking, hunting, Kifaru or anything else we discuss in this episode? Leave your thoughts at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply! 

At the Kifaru website you can use code "BGF15" for 15% off backpacks, rucks, sleeping bags and sleep systems, tents, stoves, sleds and anything else there.

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