I'm going to Welcome to the Hunts Backcountry Podcast. This is episode number 462 and I am

really excited to share today's conversation with Ryan Jordan the founder and owner of Backpacking Light. Backpacking Light has

been a fantastic resource for more than a decade for anyone who wants to get into backpacking through hiking or other outdoor adventures

and take an analytical look at their gear with the goal of not just being lighter and

weight but also being better and function.

And so Ryan and his crew at Back Back Backing Light, this isn't a hunt-focused site.

They're not approaching things from the perspective of backcountry or backpack hunting, but Ryan actually is a backpack hunter himself.

Steve and I have been using Backpacking Light as a resource for information and research and gear reviews for many years.

And so it was a pleasure to come together with Ryan and have this conversation and learn more about backpacking light, the benefits of a

lighter pack, the differences between general backpacking and backpack hunting,

and how that influences specific gear selections.

We get into certain things like headlamps and why a headlamp may be different

for a general backpacker or through hiker versus a hunter and a whole lot more.

So if you want to hear more about gear and gear philosophy, everything from high-level benefits

of having a letter pack to the nitty-gritty details on how to choose

gear items, you will no doubt enjoy this conversation.

Ryan has a special offer just for you guys listening to this show so be sure to check out the link in the show description for Backpacking Light to get some free resources from him and again that is an exclusive offer. So thanks to Ryan and his team for

making that offer to you guys, the listener. You can even hit pause and go check

that out now if you'd like and then come on back and let's get into this conversation with Ryan Jordan. Well Ryan, excited to have you on the show today.

Steve and I both have been following Backpacking Light using the resources that you have created,

the community you've created there personally, but for listeners who are maybe unaware, can you give us the 30,000 foot view on yourself and backpacking light?

Yeah, you bet. I've been backpacking and exploring the backcountry for my whole life since I was a kid and

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