#62 | The Strawbridge Family: Thru-Hiking the PCT as a Family of Six
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
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🗓️ 2 March 2020
⏱️ 130 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, we are joined by five sixths of the Strawbridge Family. The Strawbridges successfully thru-hiked the PCT SOBO in 2018 with four kids in tow- ages 11, 13, 14, and 17. We chat about everything you can dream of regarding hiking as a family, including how they handled school, gear, their pace, everyone's emotional and physical well being, and so on. Vince and Monica, aka mom and dad, are fact checked by Georgie, Henry, and June, the youngest three of the four kids. This is a fun interview, Chaunce and I laughed in excess, and hopefully serves as inspiration for young families looking to inject more adventure into their lives.
We close out the show with a triple crown of ways to pass time on trail and of course, more listener poop stories.
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| 0:00.0 | In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by the Trek, we are joined by 5 6th of the Strawbridge family. |
| 0:09.6 | The Straw Bridges successfully through hiked the PCT's southbound in 2018 with four kids in tow ages 11 13 14 and 17 |
| 0:19.2 | We chat about everything you can dream of regarding hiking as a family including how they handled |
| 0:24.4 | school, gear, their pace, managing everyone's emotional and physical well-being and |
| 0:30.4 | so on. |
| 0:31.4 | Vincent Monica, aka mom and dad, are fact-checked by Georgie, Henry, and June, the youngest |
| 0:37.4 | three of the four kids, who are all in studio. |
| 0:40.6 | This is a fun interview. |
| 0:42.2 | Chaunts and I laughed in excess and hopefully serves as inspiration for young families |
| 0:47.5 | looking to inject a little more adventure into their lives. |
| 0:51.0 | We close out the show with a triple crown of ways to past time on trail and of course more |
| 0:56.3 | listener poop stories. But first, this episode is brought to you by Z-Pax, makers of ultralight shelters and backpacks, seat and |
| 1:05.0 | and accessories. The duplex is an award-winning ultra-light tent from Z-Pax which has |
| 1:10.5 | become one of the most popular shelter options for through hikers. |
| 1:14.4 | In fact, the duplex was the most used shelter on the Appalachian Trail |
| 1:18.4 | for two years running according to the Treks and Riker survey. |
| 1:22.2 | First off, this spacious two-person town according to the treks and your survey. |
| 1:22.6 | First off, this spacious two-person tent weighs in just 19.4 ounces and packs down super small. |
| 1:30.1 | Leaving more room in your pack for food, frisbees, food, a bag of wine, food. leaving more |
| 1:35.0 | the room in your pack for frisbees food a bag of wine food or more food |
| 1:36.0 | the setup for this tent is easy and offers more space compared to |
| 1:40.0 | popular freestanding tent options in addition to solid ventilation for a single |
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