The Backcountry Blueprint (Part 3) — Easy & Efficient Mountain Living

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports:wilderness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In this episode of the Backcountry Blueprint series, we break down real data from 1,500 hunters to uncover the essential skills and knowledge required to make living in the wild feel like second nature. This episode moves beyond the "how-to" of hunting and focuses on the "how-to" of surviving and thriving in the backcountry. The goal is simple: master your environment so you can spend less energy on survival and more on the hunt itself. "Have less, do less, hunt more." By eliminating extras and refining your habits, you free up the mental and physical energy you need to become a more capable hunter. The Backcountry Blueprint: https://exomtngear.com/blueprint Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huntback Country podcast and the continuation of our series, The Backcountry Blueprint.
0:07.5	This is the third episode in the series and today we're talking about easy and efficient mountain living.
0:15.8	So for backcountry hunts and in particular backpack style hunts, what are the skills and knowledge
0:23.6	needed to help that be easier? This idea of living in the backcountry is intimidating to people,
0:31.4	and to be honest, it is difficult. There are certain things you need to know to do it effectively,
0:36.8	but with some experience and with some knowledge, it becomes second nature, and it becomes
0:42.5	relatively easy. And the goal with that is that you free up your time and energy to focus on
0:50.6	the hunt itself. No longer are you worried about things like how to stay warm, how to sleep,
0:57.1	how to find water, how to have enough food, you just get to focus on the actual hunting aspect
1:04.0	of the backcountry hunt. So as usual with this backcountry blueprint series, we are taking
1:10.1	insights from 1500,500 hunters
1:13.3	and the data that they shared with us as they completed a hunt reflection.
1:19.2	And Steve and I take the insights from the hunters and their data, and then we expound upon
1:24.8	that with our experience and also provide you with some additional
1:28.5	resources. So you hear all that in today's conversation and be sure to also check out the show
1:34.8	notes. There are more videos and articles and resources that dive deeper into topics that we
1:40.5	mentioned today. And you can also get the entire Backcountry Blueprint series there as well. So whether you do that now mentioned today, and you can also get the entire backcountry blueprint
1:44.3	series there as well. So whether you do that now or later, be sure to check out those
1:49.4	links. Let's get right into today's conversation. All right, Steve, today, talking about
1:57.2	backpacking and backpack hunting as part of the backcountry blueprint.
2:02.4	Again, just to start with the specific question that drove all this data from these hunters,
2:09.8	we asked, in what specific areas do you need to improve your backpacking skills and knowledge?
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