It's episode 250 of the Backpacking Podcast!!! What have we learned? Are we growing as backpackers? Do we still succumb to our ADHD during each episode? Tune in and find out!

JK and Jeremiah discuss the plusses and minuses of backpacking in the cold.

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Join us as we ring in the new year with one of our best friends and chat about new gear, trips, and whatever comes to our twisted minds.

We all start out somewhere with our gear, and we progressively update as we learn more. Join JK, Jeremiah, and special guest Johnathan Woodall from the YouTube channel, Woodall Trails, as we discuss our gear journeys and where we've come from.

Jeremiah and JK ask Chat GPT to give us tips on how to start backpacking. Were they good ideas? Were they awful?

Jeremiah and JK discuss their choices for favorite gear for 2024.

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Jeremiah and JK talk about the recent temperature drop and what they would want for Christmas this season.

Tonight, we hang out with a true backcountry creative. He’s skilled in bushcraft, backpacking, and survival. But there’s a lot more to Gordon Crum than you may know.

He’s a long trail veteran who has recently conquered the Continental Divide Trail. We’ll pick his brain on how he prepared, planned, and accomplished the amazing 3100 miles-plus trail.

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This Veterans Day, we’re having former US Special Forces medic Brent Fuchs on the show. Brent is an avid outdoorsman and professional speaker who is impassioned about positive mindset and resilience. Join us as we learn about Brent’s past adventures and what adventures lie ahead.