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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

MM 64 | Steve’s Bear, Boots, and More Q&A

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Steve filled a bear tag this weekend...and tore up a pair of boots on their maiden voyage. We chat about that, then dive into listener questions on water filters, sandbags and pack weight, packing wood stoves, and more... Share your questions via email: [email protected]

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0:00.0

Steve, happy Monday. I heard you're a little sore.

0:03.9

Yeah, yeah.

0:05.1

So I got out and did a fun bear hunt with my buddy Tyler Boschma.

0:08.2

Just a literally quick 24-hour.

0:10.6

Got out, met him Friday at noon and started hiking at about 1230,

0:16.2

and then got out at 1 o'clock on Saturday a with fortunately a big old black bear in the pack

0:21.5

so it was a fun fun trip we're going to get Tyler on and discuss it further um it's about as much

0:27.4

adventure as you could cram into the 24 hours as possible it was pretty fun so unfortunately

0:32.0

i am on the the hunt for another shoe i innovate had those innovate rock light ones.

0:39.0

They're super light, and durability was the sketchy part of it.

0:42.7

But they performed absolutely beautiful for me until I got back to the truck and looked at them.

0:47.1

And they already got a big old slice through them.

0:49.0

So it was pretty rocky, rough country and definitely asking a lot of the shoe, but I'd expect it to hold up for one trip at least.

0:57.5

So, yeah.

0:58.3

Yeah, so seeing photos and videos that country you guys were in, it doesn't shock me that you'd have a durability issue with a super lightweight shoe.

1:05.9

On that terrain, though, you're still happy with how they performed grip and all that?

1:12.5

Yeah, the grip was fantastic because it was really rocky um just really rocky country and just we got clipped out one time

1:20.2

where we're really working our way down just like you know holding on to rocks and whatever was

1:26.9

growing off the side of the hill just to keep from sliding down the mountain.

1:29.5

And the grip was phenomenal.

1:33.5

And yeah, they worked great.

1:35.4

I was really, really happy with them.

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