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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 welcome back again to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis,

where I tell my story of my journey on the Appalachian Trail in 2019.

A bit of good news this week, Sawyer decided to up their sponsorship again for June, so they're staying on.

So let's hear from them straight away when I hit the trail in 2014 I soon discovered that I come with the wrong water filter

everybody else had a soil squeeze eventually 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-size 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 permethrin 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 Sawyer.com. As you can imagine,

I was really delighted to hear from Sawyer, and I'm actually hoping to catch up with Kelsey Myers,

their representative. Sometime when I get to Duncanon,

she's a previous through hike attempt. She made a previous through hike attempt and it'd be nice

to catch up with her and chat with her on the show. After I published a couple of shows last Sunday,

which I know has become a bit of a thing recently,

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