Matt Favero is the Director of Marketing at Zpacks, one of my top two favorite backpacking gear companies (Gossamer Gear is the other). 

I ask him:

• How did he get involved in Zpacks?


• What backpacking opportunities exist in Florida?


• What’s the dumbest backpacking mistake he ever made?


• What Zpack product is he most proud of?


• What is his funkiest item?


• What makes Zpacks special?


• What will the 2020s bring to the backpacking world?

Or watch the unedited version on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi3jBqwodaU

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