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Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.

Hi, and thanks again for coming back to Mighty Blue on the Appaction Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. It's only been a few hours since the last show, and I really want to get back

on track. You know, I gave you my reasons for wanting to do this, and putting out two shows

on the same day, seems to me to, I don't know, say we're just going to

carry on with life and just get on with it and hopefully bring you something you like to listen

to. I really hope you don't mind. Now, these last four days, I'm afraid, have been days of hiking

backwards, forwards, with and without our four packs, and one very complicated plan, which I'm

going to try to explain to you. I hope you're able to follow along. But first, let's hear from

the show's sponsor, Sawyer. 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 I bought a squeeze and I loved it.

I'm going again this year and 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

soil 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 permethrinin 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

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