The benefits of trekking poles while hiking, far outweigh the cool points you’ll lose by using them. This week on Gear Tasting Radio, Bryan highlights some things to look for when selecting your own set of poles, including handle material and features of the feet.

In the last moments of this week’s episode, we cover some rapid-fire tips for hikes, including equipment to take and selecting proper footwear.

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Learning new skill-sets is something we heavily advocate on ITS and this week’s Gear Tasting Radio recommends a “Jack of All Trades” philosophy when it comes to this type of learning.

In addition, we discuss staying current on your skills and bringing the learning process full circle by helping impart your knowledge onto others.

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Whether you’re just camping or preparing for a survival situation, there are a large number of factors to consider when sleeping outside. This week on Gear Tasting Radio, we discuss selecting gear like tents, hammocks and sleeping bags that ensure you’ll stay warm and comfortable.

We also covered several types of ground pads, which can be an invaluable insulating asset and help cushion you from nature’s floor.

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Bryan is joined this week by John Lovell of Warrior Poet Society for a special episode of Gear Tasting Radio. The attempted live stream we did at the time of the recording didn’t turn out well so unfortunately, there’s no video to accompany this week’s episode.

However, Bryan and John did cover some great topics, including John’s choices for our 5 Item 48 Hour Challenge and his recommendations on getting in shape for Special Operations. In addition, both Bryan and John highlighted their favorite knives and why they usually don’t prefer battle belts.

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While we always try to keep the tone of Gear Tasting Radio somewhat light, this week we wanted to have an honest conversation about the mass shootings that continue to dominate the news cycles in the United States. This is a charged issue for many people, but we attempted to discuss the root causes of these events and how we believe they can be deterred in the future.

These events aren’t black and white issues that can be solved with a single action, but multi-faceted problems that will require open and honest dialogue between all of us.

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With 52 episodes now under our belt, this week on Gear Tasting Radio we’re celebrating one year of bringing you an in-depth look into the usage and philosophy behind the equipment in our lives.

Not only did we recap some past episodes and give some updates, but we also announced a “real life” 5 Item 48 Hour Challenge that we’ll be doing to put our skills and gear to the test.

With online ordering at an all-time high, package theft is becoming more and more of a problem. This week on Gear Tasting Radio, we answer a Question Over Coffee and discuss a few steps you can take to thwart package thieves.

While your first instinct might be to start renting out a Post Office Box, we offer a few solutions as an alternative, including one device that we feel every home should have.

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SHOT Show 2018 saw tons of new gear introduced, including some gear from ITS! This week on Gear Tasting Radio, Bryan discusses the new products we unveiled at SHOT, as well as some of his favorite items from other vendors at the show.

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If you could only take 5 items to survive in the woods for 48 hours, what would they be? This week on Gear Tasting Radio,we discuss the 5 bare-bones items we’d take with us, knowing that we only needed to survive for 48 hours. If you’re imagining a bunch of high speed gear in our hands, you might be surprised!

In addition, we’ve put the call out to the listeners to tag us on social media using the poundtag #GearTasting with the five items they'd choose for this endeavor!

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When discussing philosophy, no conversation is complete without covering Stoicism. This week on Gear Tasting Radio, we give our interpretations on the 12 Tenets of Stoicism.

In addition, we highlight some examples of integrating Stoicism in our lives, including routines, practices and resources.

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