136 | Rookie Gear Mistakes (And a giveaway announcement...)

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In what specific ways do new backcountry hunters tend to carry more gear than they need? Where is the greatest opportunity to simplify and lighten the load? We see it over and over again. New hunters tend to overpack clothing and other "just in case" items. As Andrew Skurka said on one of our podcast episodes, we tend to "pack our fears". When you are new to backpacking and backcountry hunting, it is natural to think, "Well, this is only a few ounces. And that is only a few ounces. So I should probably just throw them in the bag." Those ounces become pounds, and as the saying goes... pounds become pain. On this episode we had the opportunity to speak with Chad from Backcountry Rookies (BackcountryRookies.com). Chad is going on his first backcountry elk hunt this fall. During the show Mark and Steve go through Chad's gear list, item-by-item, to ask questions and make suggestions that can help Chad lighten his load. Enter the giveaway at: http://ExoMountainGear.com/InMyExo Learn more about the podcast at: ExoMountainGear.com/podcast

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Hunt Backcountry Podcast presented by Exo Mountain Gear.
0:18.0	This podcast and the gear that we produce at Exo Mountain Gear share the same purpose.
0:22.8	To make you more capable, confident and successful Backcountry Hunter.
0:27.5	This show is all about providing you with valuable information from experienced hunders.
0:32.3	To learn more about the podcast or about our Backcountry Hunting packs, visit exo-mountaingear.com.
0:52.8	Before we dive into this show and learn more about the topic today,
0:56.9	I wanted to tell you really quick about a cool opportunity that we're launching a giveaway,
1:01.4	a chance for you to win some great prizes.
1:04.6	Go to exo-mountaingear.com forward slash in my exo to learn more about everything that's up for grabs
1:11.3	and how you can enter. It's super simple.
1:13.9	Just as this, we want to see what's in your pack.
1:17.4	We want to hear about the unique gear items that you carry,
1:21.2	maybe what's different, what's special, what's your favorite.
1:24.3	Just tell us about it.
1:25.6	You can go get all the details again at exo-mountaingear.com forward slash in my exo and there's prizes.
1:33.9	So we're going to give away an exo-mountain gear gift card, some apparel from first light,
1:38.4	a custom exo-mountain gear bench made knife, a quilt from catabatic gear and more.
1:44.3	So there's great prizes up for grabs. Go learn more. Go get entered exo-mountaingear.com forward slash.
1:51.2	In my exo.
1:54.2	Speaking of what's in a pack, in this episode we speak with Chad from Backcountry Rookies
1:59.9	as he heads into his first Backcountry Elk Hunt and we really debrief his gear list for this hunt.
2:06.2	So Stephen, I go line by line, item by item, ask some questions and make some suggestions
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