New gear from the future, innovative updates and fun new snacks round out the discussion from this year’s Outdoor Retailer Show. Tupperware Mike and Jendiana join Carl to discuss all of these great gear items and stories behind various companies on site! Some of the companies discussed in this week’s episode: -Enlightened Equipment -Scratch Labs -Outdoor Element -Gnara (Women’s Specific Pants): (Use BACKPACKING20 for 20% off) -Grim Granite YouTube Channel -Hardside Hydration (Swig Rig) -Claros Farms (Freeze Dried Fruit) -SALTT (Electrolyte Powder) -WrightSocks -Dark Energy (Rechargeable Batteries) Check out our wonderful sponsor Summit Strength! Have your best hiking season yet! GET BONUS SEGMENT FROM THIS SHOW & BONUS EPISODES ON PATREON: There are over 40 BONUS episodes of B&B that you can get by supporting us on Patreon. It's safe and secure and it helps us put out more content. To react publicly or privately to any of our episodes post/message on… Facebook: Instagram: @BackpackingAndBlistersPodcast Email: [email protected] Please check out our website: backpackingandblisters.com Our Favorite Gear Outdoor Vitals Summit Down Sleeping Bag Mystery Ranch Radix Mystery Ranch Bridger (Heavy Duty Trips) Nemo Tensor Sleeping Pad Jetboil Flash (for larger groups) MSR Pocket Rocket 2 (for solo or smaller groups) Katadyn BeFree Black Diamond Spot Helinox Chair Zero Big Agnes Copper Spur Nemo Hornet Hoka Speedgoat Trail Shoes Pearl Izumi Thermal Arm Warmers Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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