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Q&A #1: Pros & Cons of Sharing Hike on Social Media, How to Intergrate into the Hiking World, Timberline Trail vs. Tahoe Rim Trail

Backpacker Radio

Zach Davis

Sports, Wilderness

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This is a sneak peak into a new monthly Q&A episode we'll be running, available exclusively on Patreon. You can get a taste for what these episodes might look like moving forward, or if you want to get in on the fun now, head on over to patreon.com/backpackerradio.  You can get access to these shows for as little as $5 per month.

This one covers Chaunce and Badger's thoughts on cooking in your tent vestibule, the pros and cons of sharing your thru-hike on social media, comparing the Timberline Trail vs. the Tahoe Rim Trail, whether the ATC should recognize 2020 Appalachian Trail thru-hikes, integrating into the hiking world, and more. 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello Backpacker Radio listeners, today's episode is something a bit different.

0:06.0

This is a sneak peek into a new monthly Q&A episode we'll be running available exclusively

0:11.8

through Patreon.

0:12.8

You can get a taste for what these episodes might look like moving forward, or if you want

0:17.4

to get in on the fun right now, head on over to patreon.com slash Backpacker Radio.

0:24.4

That is it to the show.

0:30.0

Welcome to Backpacker Radio, presented by the truck, I am your co-host Zach Badger Davis,

0:58.5

starting to my 130PM is...

1:01.4

Hi, I'm Jillianna Johnson, aka Johnson.

1:03.7

Today is our first Q&A episode dedicated for our awesome patrons.

1:10.6

You guys will be getting access to this, regardless of your level of support, you can come

1:14.5

in at the least expensive level, which I think is just $5, is that right?

1:18.5

I think so.

1:19.5

My books is pretty cheap.

1:21.1

Alright, what can you get with five bucks?

1:23.6

Not a coffee at Starbucks.

1:25.0

Really not even like a black coffee?

1:26.9

I'm sure you could get a black coffee, but then you shouldn't be at Starbucks.

1:30.1

Yeah, so this is a black coffee from Starbucks, nothing fancy, you're not getting any of

1:36.2

the good drinks.

1:37.2

So, if you guys like what we do here at Backpacker Radio, and you want to hear these monthly

1:41.7

dedicated Q&As, this will be the way to hear it.

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