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The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast

057: How to Remain Thermally Neutral

The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast

Heather Legler

Hobbies, Leisure, Sports, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today on The First 40 Miles, we’ll tackle an issue that no presidential candidate has had the courage to tackle—and we have the numbers to back it up. Then on Today’s Top 5 list, a whimsical wish list of impossible gifts. On the SUMMIT Gear Review, a 100 year old piece of paper that can withstand a winter rainstorm or blizzard. Next on the Backpack Hack of the Week, a simple, kinda embarrassing way to keep your feet dry.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 57 of the first 40 miles.

0:04.7

If you're new to backpacking, or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love

0:10.0

backpacking, then this podcast is for you.

0:13.2

They'll talk about the essentials, how to lighten your load, and how to make the most of your time

0:19.3

on the trail.

0:20.3

I'm your host Heather Legler.

0:22.3

And I'm Josh Legler and this is the first 40 miles

0:27.0

Can you believe it we launched the first 40 miles podcast a year ago tomorrow with the first five episodes. It was really fun to see

0:36.7

by the end of December we had a thousand downloads of the show. And then we were just blown away when by February we had reached

0:46.0

10,000 listens and now looking back it's just amazing and it's over half a

0:50.8

million listens at this point.

0:53.7

That is amazing.

0:54.6

I have to say our audience is the best audience out there.

0:58.8

We have just engaged dynamic positive listeners.

1:04.7

It's just been a ton of fun to interact on Facebook and Twitter

1:08.3

and just share that love of backpacking.

1:10.3

Well today on the first 40 miles we'll tackle an issue that no presidential

1:15.4

candidate has had the courage to tackle and we have the numbers to back it up.

1:20.4

Then on today's top five list a a whimsical wish list of impossible gifts.

1:27.0

On the summit gear review, a 100 year old piece of paper that can withstand a winter rainstorm or blizzard.

1:34.6

Next on the backpack hack of the week a simple kind of embarrassing way to keep your feet dry.

1:41.3

All this and that's about it today on the first 40 miles.

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