#29 | Valentine's Day 2.0 with Grizzly + Jenna, Tent Orgies, and How to Hike 30-Miles in a Day
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
4.6 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2019
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
In today's special Valentine's Day episode of Backpacker Radio, we sit down with Grizzly and Jenna, a couple due to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and Colorado Trail this year. We learn about how they plan to keep the love alive in the midst of 3,000 miles of backpacking. We also breakdown how to hike 30 miles in a day, and talk a whole lot about orgies on trail. It's a very sexy show, so grab the chocolate and the oysters, and pull up a seat.
Subjects discussed in today's show include:
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- Gossamer Gear Anniversary Video
- Use code "TREK15" at GossamerGear.com to save 15%
- Sawyer Permethrin
- Sawer Micro vs. Sawyer Squeeze
- TRAIL CORRESPONDENTS!
- AT FAQ: Resupply boxes? How many and where do I send them?
- Thru-hiking = many section hikes
- Interview with Michael "Grizzly" Ivey and Jenna Duesterhoeft
- Backpacking backgrounds
- Jenna: Superior Hiking Trail
- Grizzly: JMT, PCT, CT, SHT, part of CDT / upcoming: PCT then CT
- Having to push back the PCT from 2018 to 2019 due to illness
- How they're preparing
- Concerns for their relationship?
- That time Grizzly chased a grizzly bear
- Considerations that tall hikers (6'5) that rest of us don't have to think about
- Big 3:
- Grizzly: Zpacks Duplex, Pa'lante Simple Pack, Katabatic Sawatch
- Jenna: Sharing tent, Katabatic Sawatch, Hyperlite Mountain Gear 3400 Southwest, Therm-a-rest NeoAir Xlite
- Stoveless backpacking and cold soaking method / foods
- Time constraints to accomplish both the PCT and CT in one summer
- Concerns of burning out by CT?
- Trek propaganda
- Thermarest Uberlite Review / Comparison Video
- The 4-state challenge
- Questions from Chaunce's sorority sisters
- Tent orgies
- 5 star reviews
- Jenna's SHT profile
- Jenna's Canyonlands profile
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| 0:00.0 | In today's special Valentine's Day episode of Backbacker Radio, we sit down with |
| 0:06.6 | Grizzly and Jenna, a couple due to hit the PCT and Colorado Trail this year. |
| 0:11.6 | We learn about how they plan to keep the love alive in the |
| 0:14.6 | midst of 3,000 miles of backpacking. We also break down how to hike 30 miles in a |
| 0:19.1 | day and talk a whole lot about orgies on trail. It's a very sexy show, so grab the chocolate and the oysters and pull up a seat. |
| 0:26.6 | But first, if you listen to Back Packer video, you know that both Trons tonight are big fans of gossamer gear, |
| 0:31.8 | manufacturers of lightweight backpacking gear and accessories. |
| 0:34.8 | Their packs carry comfortably, their roomy shelters protect in harsh weather conditions, |
| 0:39.4 | and the trekking poles are some of the lightest on the planet. |
| 0:42.2 | Gosmer gear is changing the perception of deli... And the trekking poles are some of the lightest on the planet. |
| 0:42.9 | Gosmer gear is changing the perception of delicate ultralight gear. |
| 0:46.7 | Chaunts and I are both users of Gosmer gear's packs and shelters. |
| 0:49.8 | I use the Gorilla, their 40 liter pack on the PCT and will be using their new model on some shorter trails this year. |
| 0:57.0 | I also use a handful of their accessories such as the smartphone shoulder strap pocket and their Fannie |
| 1:03.2 | Pack. Chaunts use the gossamer gear's the one shelter on the |
| 1:06.8 | PCT. It's the one you need after all. She will also be using it again this |
| 1:10.9 | year on the AT. And for you couples out there, Gossmer |
| 1:14.3 | gear now has a two-person version of this tent, named, you guessed it, the two. |
| 1:18.9 | To celebrate being in business for 20 years, Gossmer Gear has an awesome short video highlighting their history. |
| 1:24.8 | It's worth checking out and we will link to it in the show notes. |
| 1:28.1 | Listeners of this podcast can score an exclusive deal on Gossamer Gear products. |
| 1:33.0 | Use discount code Trek15 for 15% off your cart |
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