Retro Backpacking: Before Ultralight Took Over the Outdoors

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Old gear is rad — but how useful is it today? The boys discuss vintage hiking gear you may have forgotten about (and a few you may have never heard of).Watch this episode and others on our ⁠YouTube Channel⁠Don't forget to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠Email : [email protected]⁠⁠Audimute⁠ ⁠- Sound Management Systems & Soundproofing Products we use in studio Acoustiwood planks and customAcoustiwood pegboard panels ⁠⁠Audio-Technica⁠⁠- Affiliated with Creator Community Headphones - ⁠⁠ATH-M50x⁠⁠ In studio microphones - ⁠⁠BP40⁠⁠ On the trail microphones -⁠ ⁠AT875R⁠⁠ ⁠Music by ⁠Dan Koch⁠

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