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When the temperatures drop and the rut heats up, your system needs to hold up.

This is where first lights core and thermic kits come in.

The core kit adds warmth without bulk, perfect for all days since during shifting weather.

And the thermic kit, it's built for the brutal cold, silent, durable,

and designed for hunters who don't head back to the truck when the forecast turns. Because late

October isn't forgiving. Cheap gear folds, bulky layers get noisy. First light helps you stay

focused when everything else is working against you.

There's no shortcuts, no compromise.

The long sit starts here.

Head over to firstlight.com and get cold front ready.

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As we always tell people, not necessarily a goal, but like an event to train for.

Nate used hunting season as his first kind of thing.

And then now he's done some ultras.

But get out, do hard things, have something to train for, not necessarily a goal of looking at the scale and saying, oh, I need to be X, you know, wait by then.

We're not worried necessarily about that.

Hey, I've got this event that I'm training for and I want to be the most prepared that I can.

Out here, the stakes are real.

Effective preparation starts with fitness, but it requires so much more.

This show explores the tools, knowledge, resilience, and skills needed to be ready when it matters the most.

Join me, Rich Broning, as we apply the decades of wisdom I have gained through training and competition to hunting in the backcountry.

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