MeatEater’s Gear Talk Podcast

This week Clay Croft joins Jordan and Janis once again. This time to discuss car camping! They discuss everything from sleeping on the ground to sleeping on top of your vehicle, the most badass kitchen setups, how to keep cool or warm and how to stay organized.  

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This week we discuss getting your rig stuck and unstuck with Clay Croft from X Overland. We cover tires, traction boards, tow straps, jacks, chains, attachment points and how best to use the aforementioned equipment. If you travel down muddy, rocky, snowy, wet dirt roads in search of hunting adventure this episode is for you.

To see more of what Clay Croft is up to check out:

https://www.xoverland.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@ExpeditionOverland

https://www.xoverland.com/xo-podcast/

List of items mentioned in the Gear Talk podcast: 

CLAY CROFT

Hi lift jack

https://hi-lift.com/hi-lift-jacks/

ARB air compressor, single and twin, portable

https://arbusa.com/air-compressors/portable-air-compressors/

Maxtrax recovery kit

https://maxtraxus.com/collections/4x4-recovery-gear

Maxtrax recovery boards

https://maxtraxus.com/products/maxtrax-mkii-signature-orange?_pos=3&_sid=2ca7e32c2&_ss=r

Warn recovery kit (tow strap, snatch strap)

https://www.warn.com/products-epic-recovery-kits

Warn (or Factory 55) soft shackles

https://www.warn.com/spydura-nightline-soft-shackle-102559

https://www.warn.com/spydura-soft-shackle-102556

ARB hydraulic jack

https://arbusa.com/recovery/arb-jack/

ARB Tire repair kit

https://arbusa.com/air-compressors/tire-accessories-2/

Slime repair kit

https://slime.com/collections/tire-repair-kits

General Grabber AT/X tires

https://generaltire.com/tires/light-trucksuv/grabber-atx

General Grabber X3 tires

https://generaltire.com/tires/light-trucksuv/grabber-x3

Warn winches

https://www.warn.com/products-winches-hoists

Shovel (different levels, Home Depot to DMOS)

DMOS Delta Pro shovel: https://alnk.to/3TYKquO

DMOS Nomad shovel: https://alnk.to/dppFoyH

Noco battery jump pack

https://no.co/products/power/boost

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Interested in traveling to hunt? This podcast covers it all from packing your gear into duffels, checking your rifle with airlines, what to carry in your carryon, all the way to logistics of getting your meat home.

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Janis and Jordan talk with MeatEater's own Garrett Long about everything that makes a great hunting bullet. They talk caliber, design, materials, and the performance we can (or can't) expect from our modern projectiles. They also discuss the nuances of copper, bonded, and cup and core. Additional topics include: why pinching a chainsaw is a real bummer, Jordan's plans to hunt Hawaii, and why a 7 Mickey Mouse used to get you laughed at. 

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Jordan and Janis discuss a young woman’s 32-day turkey Grand Slam, their personal backcountry stove systems, how Janis protects his kids’ ears, inserts for hunting boots, Nemo’s Roamer car-camping pad, and handling leather boots in wet conditions.

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Jordan and Janis answer listener submitted questions. But first, an organizational gear hack Jordan stumbled upon while in the city and Janis’ continued lion hunting fails. They give their take on the best gun if you can only have one; clothing options for hike-and-sit whitetail hunting versus slow tracking-style whitetail hunting, which also translates to mountain hunting; rangefinding binoculars vs binos and a rangefinder; white gas vs canister stoves; the weight of their hunting packs; and what gear to buy that will actually save weight in your pack. 

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This week we have Taylor Chamberlin on the podcast to discuss broadheads. We also discuss shot placement and why Taylor can’t have a deer running 100 yards after the shot. Taylor dives into mechanicals versus fixed blades and breaks down what he’s used and how they performed. 

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This week Jordan and Janis are joined by Steve Baker of WorkSharp to discuss knife sharpening. They discuss the tools needed, technique used, some problems you can run into and ultimately how to keep your knife sharp in the field. Also discussed this week is Jordan's guiding season, why you shouldn’t be scared to wash your outerwear, and Florida turkey hunting.

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This week we dive into what Janis carries while turkey hunting from the mountains of Montana to the swamps of Florida. We also discuss Jordan getting stuck, new products dropped and a couple listener questions. 

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This week Jordan and Janis break down Jordan’s gear list for an upcoming spring black bear hunt. Janis picks apart the list with questions in order to get to the bottom of why Jordan carries what she does. Backpacks, rain gear, tarps, bullets and stoves are all in the discussion along with much more. 

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