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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

MM 298 | Hunt Expo Recap, Military Packs, New Bows, and More...

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports:wilderness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.92.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Steve & Mark are back from Hunt Expo and share some thoughts from the show, and also answer listener-submitted questions about the best K4 Pack Accessory, what is different on the packs that Exo sells to the Military, if they will be shooting a new flagship bow for 2026, and more... Links for this episode... The Experience Challenge Waitlist: https://exomtngear.com/challenge Roughridge Stove: https://roughridgestove.com/ K4 Nalgene Holder: https://exomtngear.com/nalgene K4 Pack Materials: https://exomtngear.com/usa Wild Sheep Society of BC's Mountain Hunting Expo: https://www.wildsheepsociety.com/mhe Northwest Hunt Expo in OR: https://nwhuntexpo.com/ The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/ EXO INSIDER NEWSLETTER — https://exomtngear.com/newsletter ASK YOUR QUESTION — podcast@exomtngear.com LEAVE A MESSAGE — https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry VIEW & SEARCH THE PODCAST ARCHIVE: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Monday minute of the Huntback Country podcast.

0:03.7

These are shorter and more informal episodes where we answer your listener questions.

0:09.3

Steve, we're both a bit short on sleep, but we're here.

0:12.5

Yeah, I was going to say, yeah, very enthusiastic there, Mark.

0:14.7

You sound kind of tired.

0:16.5

Oh, I'm excited.

0:17.7

I'm just like pegged.

0:20.2

Yeah, that was driving, packed up the booth yesterday. It's Salt Lake Hunta Expo and hit the road about 5.30, I think. Got home 11 o'clock in the night. And it was definitely a sleepy. Half the guys were in the back seat just like Jake was back there snoring away. I'm like, you son of a, like, all I wanted to do was laid out of it.

0:38.3

Yeah.

0:38.6

All I wanted to do is lay down my bed and take, or go to bed.

0:42.8

So, yeah.

0:43.4

But yeah, the show was, man, just incredible.

0:47.1

Like, just nothing but positive energy.

0:51.3

Great, you know, just great catching up with customers.

0:57.6

Talking with, um, industry know, just great catching up with customers, talking with industry friends,

1:01.7

the excitement around the experience challenge was really cool.

1:06.8

I probably had, I don't know, I'd say at least 100 conversations with guys coming up, asking questions.

1:07.5

I'm sure you were the same.

1:09.0

That was really cool. And like we, you and I got a

1:13.3

lot of work to do the next team. Yeah, we sure do. To get that line out. Actually, I say you have a

1:19.3

lot of work to do. I have a lot of discussions and then you got to execute it. So get to work.

1:25.8

Yeah, there was definitely conversations where people are wanting to dive further into details.

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