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Latest Episodes

Episode 103: News Review 2023
January 07, 2024

In Episode 103, Cardiac and Drone Boy join me for a studio recording of some intriguing hiking and backpacking events that made the news this past year. Some of the topics we discuss include another

Episode 102: Backcountry Halloween
October 22, 2023

In Episode 102, we have our FIRST Halloween special and discuss some of the spooky and crazy ass things that have happened in the backcountry over the last two decades. Cardiac and Drone Boy join me

Episode 101: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 2
August 11, 2023

In Episode 101, we continue our discussion of The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - our best and worst experiences on the Trail. Recorded live on the Chattooga River in northwestern South Carolina, I sit f

Episode 100: The Darwin Awards
June 15, 2023

In Episode 100, we are back in the studio to celebrate our 100th episode by recapping some interesting things that have happened in the backcountry since the N2Backpacking podcast first aired 12 years

Episode 99: Things That Ruin A Backpacking Trip
April 23, 2023

In Episode 99, I sit fireside with Therm Rider, Beer Run and Sons on the Benton MacKaye Trail in North Georgia to talk about some things that ruin a backpacking trip. In the podcast, we discuss backp

Episode 98: Ultralight!
February 12, 2023

In Episode 98, Therm Rider, Beer Run, & 3Dub are in the recently renovated studio to discuss Ultralight backpacking. In the show, we discuss WHAT inspired us to start looking at lighter equipment, WH

Episode 97: Above The Ashes (P2)
December 17, 2022

In Episode 97, we continue our conversation with Kevin Conley about his book "Above The Ashes" which is a powerful memoir of his cross-country bike journey with dog Rocky. In part two of this podcast

Episode 96: Above The Ashes (P1)
October 27, 2022

In Episode 96, Kevin Conley is back on the show after a six year hiatus to tells us about his last few years as a wildland firefighter, his subsequent battle with mental illness, and his 3500 mile rid

EPISODE 95B: FIRST TIMERS
August 11, 2022

In Episode 95B, we are deep in the backcountry at a campsite on the Benton MacKaye Trail where we sit around the campfire and discuss some"first time" experiences in the wilderness. Therm Rider, Beer

Episode 94: Ticks!!!
June 10, 2022

In Episode 94, Brian Anderson (aka "The Tick Terminator") joins the show to educate us on your biggest danger in the backcountry - TICKS!!! In the podcast, we discuss the tick lifecycle, when and whe