Q&A with Hiking Viking: Underrated Gear, Favorite Hikes, & Go-To Backpacking Foods
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2024
⏱️ 162 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio, we’ve got another banger Q&A episode for you. We are joined by everyone’s favorite viking who hikes to cover your burning questions. Subjects in today’s episode include our most underrated pieces of gear, what single food item we've used on the most hikes, our go-to sun protection strategies, how careful someone should be during a norovirus outbreak, what single thing we like most about long-distance backpacking, and more. We wrap the show with what our level of surprise would be to see a dragon, the triple crown of seemingly simple things that don't make sense (this of course goes off the rails), and we give a listener dream tapeworms.
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Q&A with Jabba
Time stamps & Questions
00:03:22 - Reminders: Keep up with content from the Trek via the newsletter, check out our brand new hats (and use code “gingerstuff” for 15% in the Trek store), and recommend someone we should interview at PCT Trail Days!
00:06:34 - Introducing Jabba
00:08:52 - What’s your sun protection strategy in highly exposed environments?
00:31:12 - What’s the most underrated piece of gear in your pack?
00:40:19 - Patent Pending: Titanium Water Bottle
00:47:45 - What is the single food item that’s been in your food bag the most?
01:06:50 - How can you handle norovirus outbreaks?
01:15:10 - The Veteran-Vargo-Viking Story
01:23:50 - How many times do you poo a day hiking/biking…also who’s cooler, Zach or Chaunce?
01:26:47 - How do you maintain muscle mass on the trail, especially after so many hikes?
01:30:11 - What was your first tattoo?
01:33:55 - What’s your favorite hiking trail you’ve ever done?
01:39:05 - How do you pack a frameless pack?
01:43:57 - If you had to pick one thing you like most about thru-hiking, what would it be?
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Trek Propaganda
Kumo Question: What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten and would you recommend it?
QOTD: How surprised would you be to see a dragon flying in the sky?
Triple Crown of seemingly simple things that don’t make sense
Mail Bag
5 Star Review
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In today's episode, a backpack of radio presented by the trek, we've got another banger |
| 0:04.1 | Q&A episode for you. We're joined by everyone's favorite Viking who hikes to cover your burning questions. |
| 0:11.2 | Subjects in today's episode include our most underrated pieces of gear, what single food item we've used on the most miles over our backpack and careers, our go-to sun protection strategies, how careful someone should be during a |
| 0:23.8 | Norovirus outbreak, what single thing we like most about long-distance |
| 0:27.6 | backpacking, and much more. We wrap the show with what our level of |
| 0:31.9 | surprise would be to see a dragon flying in the sky, |
| 0:34.8 | the triple crown of seemingly simple things that don't make sense. |
| 0:37.8 | This of course goes off the rails, and we give a listener dream tape worms. |
| 0:42.8 | But first, if you've listened to backpacker video, |
| 0:45.7 | you know that both Chaunts and I are big fans of gossamer gear, |
| 0:49.0 | manufacturers of lightweight backpacking gear and accessories. Chaunts and I both rock gossamer gear on trail |
| 0:55.2 | and have put in thousands of miles using their packs, shelters, |
| 0:58.1 | and accessories. |
| 0:59.2 | But because of an epic discount, we'll get to that a second. |
| 1:01.8 | Today I want to focus on their shelters. Chaunts through the AT, drink, using Gossmer |
| 1:06.6 | Gears, the one shelter, which is both Rumi and Light, weighing less than one and a half |
| 1:10.8 | pounds, providing a large vest pool big enough for all of your gear. |
| 1:15.0 | Some are saying it's the one you need. |
| 1:17.0 | I've used the one on many backpacking trips, including a through hike of the Tahoe rim trail, |
| 1:21.5 | and can also attest that this is a great option for solo backpackers. |
| 1:25.4 | Okay, here's the deal. You can score a 20% discount on Gossamer Gear shelters by using code |
| 1:31.2 | snuggle bug at checkout at gossamer gear.com. |
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