Backpacker Radio
From the Appalachian Trail to the Pacific Crest and everything in between. Backpacker Radio is a show all about the wonderful world that is thru-hiking and long distance backpacking. Co-hosts, Zach "Badger" Davis and Juliana "Chaunce" Chauncey muse on the backpacking life and the latest from the trail every other week. Topics include but are not limited to news, trail culture, interviews, gear, advice, and all you can eat buffets.
Episodes
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we are joined by Lloyd Vogel, CEO and co-founder of Garage Grown Gear, the online retailer feeding your obsessions with ultralight and cottage gear.
In this one, Lloyd walks us through building the business from his basement when his mom was helping keep sales alive, h...
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Trail Goss #5
Trek Propag...
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we are joined by Eliza "Swerve" Sweeney, a textile design graduate who's taking on the CDT with an almost entirely homemade kit, including her backpack, tent, quilt, and even her underwear.
In this one, Eliza walks us through skipping her final physics exam to squeeze ...
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Trail Goss Episode 4: Influencer Fined for Pett...
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we are joined by our longtime pal Austin McDaniel, aka P.I., a Triple Crowner, Ultralight masochist, and full-time tennis instructor.
In this one, we dive into Austin hiking the Ouachita Trail in ten days while recovering from COVID, navigating the Ozark Highland...
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Trail News: Hiker Found Dead on Katahdin Was Reportedly an AT Thru-Hiker by Katie Jackson
Trek Propaganda: Ultralight Is Taking Over Thru-Hiking … Or Is It? by Kelly
QOTD: What's one hobby you wish you were good at and have actively tried but you continue to be bad?
Question Thing of the Week
Triple Crown of 'Back in my day's' ...
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by LMNT, we are joined by Livvy "Stumbles" Weld, a Triple Crown thru-hiker, Trek Writer, and budding ultrarunner.
In this one, Livvy breaks down how a tub of frosting earned her the trail name "Sugar Mitts," how her own thru-hikes accidentally talked her dad into becoming a thru-h...
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Trail Goss Episode 1
Trek Propaganda: From a Homemade Tent to Custom Shorts, She Made All Her Own Gear for the CDT
QOTD: What gear maintenance task do you take the most seriously / ...
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by onX Backcountry and Topo Athletic, myself along with, Katie, and Jabba break down our recent hike of the Loowit Trail, a 31-mile loop circumnavigating Washington's active Mount St. Helens volcano.
In this one, we dive into the chaotic road-trip logistics that involved our rental van ...
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Trail Goss Episode 3
Trek Propaganda:
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by onX Backcountry and LMNT, we are joined by Michael "Broadway" Grant, a world traveler who has visited 56 countries, cycled across America, and is currently daily-vlogging his way through the PCT.
In this one, Broadway dives into getting bitten in the face by a six-pound chihuahua whi...
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Trail Goss: Nick Fowler's PCT FKT
Trek Propaganda: Fastest PCT Hike in History: Nick Fowler's 45-Day Thru-Hike Sets New Overall FKT by Katie Jackson
QOTD: Predict one aspect of the Zeitgeist in 2040
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by OnX Backcountry and Topo Athletic, we are joined yet again by our pal Whitney LaRuffa, known on trail as AllGood. AllGood has hiked thousands of miles with his K-9 companions over the years, including his first thru-hike of the AT way back in 1996. AllGood is one of the most entrenched figures in the world of hiker trash,...
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OR Echo Hoodie Review
Trek Propaganda
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10 Women-Owned Ultralight Gear Brands We Love by Katie Jackson
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by onX Backcountry and LMNT, we are joined by Bee Corrado, a backpacker, public school Spanish teacher, and outdoor content creator currently pushing her way through the Pacific Crest Trail.
In this one, we dive into how Bee almost adopted the trail name "crack sniffer", a bloody ...
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In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by onX Backcountry and Topo Athletic, we are joined by Miranda Webster, the creator behind Miranda Goes Outside- a former 12-year REI employee turned full-time outdoor content creator.
In this one, Miranda breaks down her journey from an outdoorsy novice working as an REI cashier to amassing over 200,000 YouTube subscribers, the detailed process of designi...
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Fun Nutritional Facts
Trek Propaganda:
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Missing CDT Thru-Hiker Found Dead in Tetons by Kelly Floro
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Ch. 64 – Vermilion Valley & Vitamin I by Starlight
QOTD: If you could only eat one continent's cuisine for the re...
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by LMNT, we are joined by our longtime pal Elise Ott, aka Sauce, who recently completed the 94-mile Yosemite High Route. She breaks down the realities of off-trail High Sierra travel, from navigating 7,000-foot vertical climb days to the difficulty (or lack thereof) of route-finding without a GPX line.
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Minus33 Sun Hoodie Review
Trek Propaganda: How To Deal With Wildfire Smoke on a Thru-Hike by Katie Jackson
QOTD: What one song would you play on repeat for your enemy as a form of psychological warfare?
Lowdown Thing of the Week
Triple Crown of cliche Instagram captions
Mail Bag
5 Star Review
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