Backpacking Light Podcast

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The Backpacking Light Podcast explores the technology, gear, skills, and philosophy of backcountry wilderness travel through stories, interviews, and investigative reports.

Episode 126 | Field Notes - Ultralight Chairs: Performance or Luxury?
Jun 2, 2025 – 17:36
Episode 125 | How to Plan a Long Thru-Hike
May 19, 2025 – 44:27
Episode 124 | Fastpacking Pack Design with Black Diamond
May 5, 2025 – 47:28
Episode 123 | The 5 Fs of Fastpacking
Apr 21, 2025 – 47:15
Podcast 122 | Unconventional Sleep Systems
Apr 7, 2025 – 32:15
Episode 121 | What is Thru-hiking & GGG Giveaway
Mar 17, 2025 – 37:07
Episode 120 | Using Quilts in Cold Temperatures
Mar 3, 2025 – 28:03
Episode 119.5 (Bonus) | Trail Days Online! 2025 Preview
Feb 20, 2025 – 08:21
Episode 119 | Sleep Warmer: Evening Routines
Feb 17, 2025 – 36:13
Episode 118 | Traction Spikes
Feb 3, 2025 – 52:53
Podcast 117 | Snowshoe Sizing | GGG
Jan 27, 2025 – 30:39
Episode 116 | Slope Angles
Jan 13, 2025 – 21:33
Episode 115 | Tiny Things
Dec 30, 2024 – 34:17
Episode 114 | Synthetic Fabric Structures
Dec 24, 2024 – 25:37
Episode 113 | Pad Pumps
Nov 26, 2024 – 25:52
Episode 112 | The Analog Backcountry Experience
Nov 11, 2024 – 35:37
Episode 111 | Business Lessons for Outdoor Industry Startups
Oct 29, 2024 – 41:49
Episode 110 | Natural vs Synthetic Fibers
Oct 23, 2024 – 24:05
Episode 109 | How Fishnet Works
Oct 16, 2024 – 24:15
Episode 108 | EI Coyote Quilts and Photo Satellite Messaging
Sep 30, 2024 – 43:59
Episode 107 | Backpack Ventilation with Vaucluse
Sep 25, 2024 – 39:47
Episode 106 | Tent Stake Holding Power
Aug 26, 2024 – 55:58
Episode 105 | Expedition Kite Skiing Across Greenland with Jesse Crocker
Jul 31, 2024 – 01:00:15
Episode 104 | Outdoor Industry Hiring + Bennett Fisher (Jolly Gear)
Jul 25, 2024 – 01:33:47
Episode 103 | Cottage Industry Trends
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:00:05
Episode 102 | Polartec Alpha Direct
May 31, 2024 – 26:37
Episode 101 | Take Less, Do More, With Glen Van Peski
Apr 8, 2024 – 01:08:14
Episode 100 | Celebrating our Listeners and Gear for Hiking in the Sun
Mar 25, 2024 – 53:53
Episode 99 | How to Hide Your Food from Bears
Mar 12, 2024 – 34:29
Episode 98 | Canister Stoves in the Winter
Feb 19, 2024 – 21:49
Episode 97 | Backpacking with Dogs
Feb 5, 2024 – 01:07:34
Episode 96 | Building Resilience for Backcountry Adversity
Jan 22, 2024 – 37:05
Episode 95 | Natural Fibers in Outdoor Performance Apparel
Jan 8, 2024 – 01:21:47
Episode 94 | Backcountry Cooking + SOS Buttons
Dec 18, 2023 – 43:45
Episode 93 | Wilderness Emergency Rescue
Dec 4, 2023 – 50:03
Episode 92 | Tenkara, Ultrarunning, and Performance Minimalism
Nov 20, 2023 – 57:17
Episode 91 | Fishnet Mesh Base Layers
Nov 13, 2023 – 48:43
Episode 90 | Alpaca Wool Baselayers
Nov 6, 2023 – 01:07:47
Podcast 89 | Fall Layering Systems
Oct 2, 2023 – 21:25
Episode 88 | 2023 Ultralight Gear Update
Sep 10, 2023 – 42:15
Episode 87 | Publisher’s Gear Guide
Aug 23, 2023 – 24:53
Podcast 86 | Ultralight Shelter Fabrics
Aug 8, 2023 – 01:11:41
Episode 85 | Backcountry Lightning Risk Management
Jul 10, 2023 – 01:01:54
Episode 84 | Satellite Messaging (ZOLEO)
Jul 3, 2023 – 42:53
Episode 83 | Shelter Condensation
Jun 9, 2023 – 41:03
Episode 82 | Fabric Repairs in the Backcountry
May 23, 2023 – 01:03:27
Episode 81 | Unresting Event
May 15, 2023 – 41:05
Episode 80 | Backcountry First Aid Kits
Apr 17, 2023 – 25:51
Episode 79 | The 12 Stages of Backcountry Tenkara
Mar 27, 2023 – 12:09
Episode 78 | Stove System Performance (Flame Power vs. Fuel Efficiency)
Mar 20, 2023 – 16:27