Celebrating Milestones and Elevating Adventures with Craig the Natural Medic

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As I approach my 50th birthday in April, I'm excited to share my plans for 2025, including a trip to southwestern New Mexico and Arizona, focusing on nature and gear reviews. Join me in a contest for amazing hiking prizes and look forward to fresh content that inspires your outdoor journeys. 

• Plans for a big birthday adventure in New Mexico and Arizona 
• Return to gear reviews and outdoor tips on the channel 
• A contest for subscribers with exciting hiking gear prizes 
• Focus on sharing experiences and lessons learned outdoors 
• Reflection on past journeys and looking forward to new adventures

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey there, good morning.
This is Craig the Natural Medic, and I am coming at you with a
what I'm going to do in 2025video and we're going to do a
contest because I've got animportant date coming up for me
I'm going to be turning 50,coming up in April, so stay
tuned for contest details towardthe end of the video here.

(00:22):
Toward the end of the videohere.
It's been a fast start to 2025,but I feel like I have got some
solid plans for the year comingup for the YouTube channel here
and the podcast, and justwanted to inform you about those
really quickly.
So, as I said, I've got a bigbirthday coming up.

(00:42):
I'll be 50 years old.
I know you didn't think that,but that's coming up in April.
April the 4th is my birthday.
Finding a big trip towardssouthwestern New Mexico, into
Arizona, and then back up.
I'm going to see a lot of thenational parks and national
forests in the area is the planfor that, so there'll be a lot

(01:02):
of those videos from that.
The area is the plan for that,so there'll be a lot of those
videos from that.
But hike with me.
But I'm going to switch back onthe channel to more of a tips
and tricks product reviews, asI've done in the past.
I haven't really had a chanceto do those.
Now that I'm feeling a lot moresettled here in New Mexico and
I have a place to do, I can dothose and we'll have the first
of those coming out next week.

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I've got a couple of productsthat were sent to me.
I can do those and we'll havethe first of those coming out
next week.
I've got a couple products thatwere sent to me I need to
review in the coming weeks, plusone that I picked up last year
for a trip I did back atGuadalupe Mountains that I had a
chance to review.
So look for that.
But the biggest thing you cando to help me get the word out
to more people so I can sharemore of my expertise and

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knowledge and trip experiencesis to this is part of the
contest here.
Like this video, subscribe tothe channel and type in the
comments I'm in down below.
That will enter you into thecontest.
I'm gonna select the winnersprobably that first week or two
of April around my birthday time, probably right after my

(02:05):
birthday, after I get back fromthat trip.
That's to be announced still,and you probably want to see
what the prizes are.
So, without further ado, hereare the prizes for that.
Prize number one is ainflatable sleeping pad.
I don't believe it's insulated,but it is a nice inflatable

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sleeping pad.
Don't know the weight on it,still in the plastic, and I'll
get that to you if you are thirdplace.
Okay, we're going to do three,three, three places here.
Okay, so that's number three.
Number two prize is a Trekker1.0 tent.

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This is a one-person trekkingpole tent from River Country
Products.
I've used it a couple of timeson the trail.
I like it, I think it's a greattent, but I've upgraded now and
I don't need it anymore.
So I can pass it on to somebodywho would like to have it and
would like to use it.
So that could be you.
And then for first prize, Iused this several years ago.

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That's just a test product.
This is a pack from RhinoProducts.
That's what it's called.
Yeah, it's the Nevo RhinoAdvanced 45 Plus 5.
So it's a 50 liter pack.
It's got some nice features,ventilated back.
It's got some comfortablestraps.
It's got a decent pack size foran overnight or maybe a few

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nights, if you can pack reallylight.
But if you'd like to win any ofthose things, make sure to let
me go over the steps again.
Make sure to like this video,make sure to say I'm in the
comments and subscribe to thechannel.
That way you can win.
But definitely look forward tomore tips and tricks coming to
the channel.
That way you can win.
But definitely look forward tomore tips and tricks coming to
the channel, more productreviews along with you know my
regular hike-alongs and justreviewing locations, so you'll

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know about those to check out inthe future.
Anyway, I hope 2025 is treatingyou well, I hope everything is
going to suit you and hope tosee you out there on the trail.
Okay, bye-bye for now.