You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network where we talk the walk with shows by hikers about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.

Hi, thanks for coming back again to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail,

the ultimate midlife crisis.

I am indeed Mighty Blue, otherwise known as Steve Adams,

and you're following my adventures on the trail.

I'm trying to do two podcasts a week, if possible.

It doesn't always quite work out that way.

But I just wanted to share with

you how fortunate we are that in March, which of course was the bulk of my hike so far,

we had over 39,000 downloads. So I'd like to thank you all for supporting me in my endeavour so far.

Until when I supported me.

When I hit the trail in 2014, I soon discovered that I come with the wrong water filter.

Everybody else had a Sawyer squeeze.

Eventually, I bought a squeeze, and I loved it.

I'm going again this year, and the top of my list of things to buy was the new micro-squeeze filter by Sawyer.

Like all Sawyer stuff, it just works. You can filter up to 100,000 gallons and their full-sized

squeeze filter comes with a lifetime warranty. Last year, believe it or not, more than 4 million

people got clean water through a Soya water filter. But if you think that Sawyer is just about water filters, you could not be more wrong.

Nope, they supply everything to protect you, both in the backcountry and the backyard.

Protect your gear and clothes, as I did with their pomethrin fabric treatment, which is 100% odourless

after drying. With all the ticks and bugs around, this is an absolute must.

They also provide sunscreens and first aid products. Find out more by visiting soya.com.

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