New gear from the future, innovative updates and fun new snacks round out the discussion from this year’s Outdoor Retailer Show. Tupperware Mike and Jendiana join Carl to discuss all of these great gear items and stories behind various companies on site!

Some of the companies discussed in this week’s episode:

-Enlightened Equipment

-Scratch Labs

-Outdoor Element

-Gnara (Women’s Specific Pants): (Use BACKPACKING20 for 20% off)

-Grim Granite YouTube Channel

-Hardside Hydration (Swig Rig)

-Claros Farms (Freeze Dried Fruit)

-SALTT (Electrolyte Powder)

-WrightSocks

-Dark Energy (Rechargeable Batteries)

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Our Favorite Gear

Outdoor Vitals Summit Down Sleeping Bag

Mystery Ranch Radix

Mystery Ranch Bridger (Heavy Duty Trips)

Nemo Tensor Sleeping Pad

Jetboil Flash (for larger groups)

MSR Pocket Rocket 2 (for solo or smaller groups)

Katadyn BeFree

Black Diamond Spot

Helinox Chair Zero

Big Agnes Copper Spur

Nemo Hornet

Hoka Speedgoat Trail Shoes

Pearl Izumi Thermal Arm Warmers