#99: Matt and Karen’s Annual Gift Guide

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Places & Travel, Nature, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Science

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Are you ready for the most wonderful time of the year? We’re here to help you fill out your holiday shopping list before that last-minute panic sets in. And while you’re at it, you might even find an item or three to suggest to Santa for yourself. In this episode, we’ve put together a collection of our favorite travel-related items that make perfect gifts. And once the holidays are over, you can revisit this list throughout the year when you need that perfect gift idea for the outdoorsy person in your life. Below are links to all the items we mention in this episode. You can also find these items on our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. Please note that we may be paid a marketing fee if you buy a product through one of the links below but doing so does not affect the price you pay. Any fees we earn from these links help support our podcast. Thank you! - Darn Tough Socks - GAIA GPS Premium - S.O.L. Fire Lite Fuel Free Rechargeable Lighter - Crocs - Teva Re Embers - Patagonia Black Hole® Duffel - Patagonia Ultralight Black Hole® Mini Hip Pack - Patagonia Nano Puff® Jacket - Just Go Travel Studios - RUMPL Blankets - Kindling Cracker - Solo Stove Products - Dirtlander.com - Kahtoola MICROspikes - Swiss Army Camper Knife - Work Sharp Knife Sharpener - RTIC Soft Pack Cooler - Carhartt Beanie - Nalgene Water Bottle - UBeesize Phone Tripod with Wireless Remote - Books Dear Bob and Sue Dear Bob and Sue: Season 2 Dear Bob and Sue: Season 3 Dories, Ho! - America the Beautiful Pass - Passport To Your National Parks (passport stamp book) - Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter System - Steripen Ultra UV Water Purifier - Jetboil Flash Cooking System - Yeti Products To help support our podcast, consider subscribing to our Patreon account here. Subscribe to The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and if you’ve enjoyed our show, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. Five-star ratings help other listeners find our show. Follow us on Instagram at @mattandkarensmith, on Twitter at @mattandkaren, on Facebook at dearbobands, or check out our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. To advertise on The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're going to give somebody a knife, I would suggest you give them a knife sharpener
0:05.6	also because the knife's pretty useless if you get out and you need it and it's real dull.
0:10.6	Okay, so when you get me that knife for Christmas, you'll also get me the sharpener to go with them,
0:14.8	right? Yes. So when you're backpacking and I'm not there and a mountain line comes, you'll have
0:22.2	the knife and the sharpener. So you sharpen it, tell the mountain line, hold up for just a second,
0:27.6	sharpen my knife first, thank you, I think you sharpened your knife and then you're ready.
0:32.1	Okay, I love it, I'll be set. Okay.
0:43.9	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast and we're Matt and Karen Smith.
0:48.1	Thanks for joining us today on one of our favorite episodes of the year, our annual Holiday Gift Guide.
0:55.3	We'll be sharing some of the things we use and love that would make great gifts for your friends
1:00.1	and family or maybe even for yourself.
1:14.7	It's that time of year again, Matt, it's the most wonderful time of the year, it's the most magical
1:20.0	time of the year and it's time for our annual Holiday Gift Guide. I think you like it because
1:26.3	you can buy stuff. It's a reason, a reason to buy things. Well, yes, and a reason to get things too.
1:34.5	I'll recently get things. Okay, I think that's a hidden message, maybe not so hidden of a message.
1:42.0	The Giving and Receiving are both fun, but today we're talking about the giving part of it.
1:47.5	The buying, helping you go through your list of people that you might need to or want to buy
1:54.0	gifts for. And the list gets longer and longer. You think, oh, well, you know, we have a small
1:59.2	family. It's just a few people. I know what they want. And then there's a panic and you just need
2:08.2	gift ideas, right? You just need to start checking people off the list. And that's part of what we're
2:15.3	trying to do with this gift guide is we have some big items that you might want to buy that cost
2:21.2	quite a bit of money for somebody that's special. We also have some small items that are just
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