114. Q&A with Meg

In episode 114 of the Outdoor Minimalist podcast, I am answering some listener questions. I sometimes get questions from listeners via DMs on Instagram; they’ll comment on a post or submit a question to my website contact box, or, more recently, I sent a form in the weekly newsletter asking what some listener questions may be. If you ever have a question related to the show, please contact me! Some of my favorite interviews have come from listener questions because if I can’t answer the question, I am always willing to find an expert to answer it. I’ll link the question submission form in the show notes, but the best way to stay in touch with me is to subscribe to our weekly newsletter at theoutdoorminimalist.com INSTAGRAM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theoutdoorminimalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ORDER THE BOOK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VENMO: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@OutdoorMinimalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --------------- Q1: Do you know what outdoor gear/clothing companies are doing to address microplastics shedding from their products? [1:57] Q2: After taking a crash course on textiles used in the outdoor industry (through your book, podcasts and resources provided in each), are there really any environmentally good choices with respect to clothing fabric? [7:19] Q3: When backcountry camping, how many days is too many days? Like.. when do you think you’ve overstayed your welcome in nature? [10:15] Q4: What is the best way to ease your pupper into tent camping? Any tricks for calming hypervigilant dogs at night? [11:37] --------------- Sources Q1: https://www.patagonia.com/stories/toward-an-end-to-microfiber-pollution/story-141340.html https://www.patagonia.com/stories/an-update-on-microfiber-pollution/story-31370.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X16307639?via%3Dihub Q2: Episode 101: How Sustainable (and Ethical) is Wool? with Mike Somerby from Duckworth Q4: http://www.youtube.com/@happyhoundsdogtraining https://happyhoundsdogtraining.ca/links https://www.k9ofmine.com/karen-overall-relaxation-protocol/ --------------- Original music by Alex Carney and Ethan Wiese