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Live Ultralight Podcast | Backpacking, Travel, and Adventure — 210 episodes
EP 207: It's Been TWELVE Years...What's Next?
EP 206: 3 Days in Coyote Gulch + Footwear Experiment
EP 205: Ask OV 11: Backpacking Gear Questions - Filters, Frames & Comfort Camping
EP 204: Ask OV 10 - Why Go Ultralight (Even WITHOUT Big Miles On Trail)
EP 203 - The Difference Shoes ACTUALLY Make On The Trail
EP 202 - How To Know If You're Ready For a 20 Mile Day
EP 201 - Cirq Trekking Pole Tent: Product Deep Dive
EP 200 - Carbon Evo 50 Backpack Product Deep Dive
EP 199: Zulu Down Jacket - Product Deep Dive
EP 198: Ask OV 9 - Ultralight For Performance, Not To Chase A Number...
EP 197: Ask OV 8 - Insider Edition: What's Stocking Out & What's HOT
EP 196: Ask OV 7 - How Warm Puffy Jackets REALLY Are...
EP 195: Vantage Alpine Down Jacket - Product Deep Dive
EP 194: NEW Shadowlight Carbon 60 Backpack - Product Deep Dive
EP 193: Hiking 140 Miles in 6 Days Part 2 - Craig Obrist on the Colorado Trail
EP 192: Hiking 140 Miles In 5.5 Days - FULL STORY
EP 191: Ask OV 6 - Answers About New Gear + Discontinuing Old Favorites
EP 190 - Pursuit Hybrid Fleece: Designer's Overview
EP 189: Altura Dynamic Pants Designer's Overview
EP 188: Ask OV 5: Upcoming 100 Miler, Shoes, Socks & Sleep Gear
EP 188: It's Been 11 Years... How We Got Here & What's Coming (From The Founder)
EP 187 - Crossing the Grand Canyon TWICE In Under 48 Hrs...
EP 186: Ask OV 4: Fixing Gear on the Trail, Rain Jackets vs Hardshells, and Why Gear Wets Out
EP 185 - UNEXPECTED: 40 Miles In The Most Remote Desert
EP 184 - Ask OV 3: Cook Systems, Workouts, & Women's Apparel
EP 183 - Ask OV 2: Dying Fastpacks, My Big 3, & Upcoming Trips & Trails
EP 182 - Ask OV: Waterproofing Backpacks, Discontinued Gear, & Why Use Trekking Poles
EP 181 - Bests of 2024 at Outdoor Vitals: Trips, Stories, Gear & Lessons
EP 180 - Hiking SOLO vs. With Friends
EP 179 - I Hiked 100 Miles In The Wind Rivers
EP 178 - StormLoft™ Down Topquilt (2024 Update) Product Deep Dive
EP 177 - 10 Years of Outdoor Vitals: It's Been A Wild Ride
EP 176 - I Ran 100 Miles For The First Time (Feat. Jeff Pelletier)
EP 175 - Skyline Trail Joggers Product Deep Dive
EP 174 - A Watch Can Change Your Life: Talking Coros With Darian Allberry
EP 173 - Backpacking With 8 YouTubers
EP 172 - 50 Miles in 1 Day: Grand Canyon Snow, Fish, Permit Checks, & Power Walking
EP 171 - Age Is No Barrier: Hunter Leininger's Quest for Adventure
EP 170 - 3 Days In Sub-Freezing Temperatures (At 12,000 feet)
EP 169 - 100 Miles Changes EVERYTHING (You'll Never Know Until You Try)
EP 168 - What The Amazing Race Is REALLY Like... (Joel & Garrett Interview)
EP 167 - A New Way Of Outdoor Travel: Thru-Skating with David Moondog Roop
EP 166 - How To Get 2nd Place On The Moab 240: Jeff Pelletier Interview
EP 165 - What's New With Outdoor Vitals In 2024
EP 164 - Skiing 800 Miles Through Sweden & More: Teemu Hartikainen
EP 163 - Backpacking Meals By Athletes For Athletes With Jeff Garmire & Readywise
EP 162 - Appalachian Trail Record-Breaker: Kristian Morgan
EP 161 - Best Gifts for Backpackers in 2023
EP 160 - Keys to Great Sleep Outdoors
EP 159 - Ben Vaughan: Triple-Crowner & Dog Musher
EP 158 - Ryan Van Duzer's Journey: Living Life on Two Wheels
EP 157 - Highline Thermal Leggings Product Deep Dive
EP 156 - Stories From The Camino De Santiago: Jeremiah & Bridgette Stringer
EP 155 - Devin Ashby: Danger, YouTube, & Outdoor Gear
EP 154 - SOS Button Reality Check: Lessons Outdoors with Jonathan Conti
EP 153 - Skyline 30 Fastpack Product Deep Dive
EP 152 - Revenge or Reliving? Tushar Mountain Ultra Race Story
EP 151 - Adventurer's Journal: Maggie Slepian on Bikepacking and Beyond
EP 150 - Llamas, Goats, Gear, and Hunting: Dustin Wittwer (Finding Backcountry Podcast)
EP 149 - 4 Days, 100 Miles, & 19,000' Of Elevation: OV On The Colorado Trail
EP 148 - My 1st Ultramarathon Was Painful: Maximizing Training For The 2nd
EP 147 - What The Outdoor Industry Doesn't Want You To Know
EP 146 - Injury Recovery & Backpacking Out West With Bryce Newbold
EP 145 - Northern Utah, Navigation, and Best Backpacking Gear With Justin Outdoors - Trail Tale
EP 144 - High-Performance Nutrition: Mike McKnight (The Low-Carb Runner)
EP 143 - Trail Nutrition Secrets: Expert Tips from Backcountry Foodie
EP 142 - From Concept to Creation: Skyline Trail Shorts Product Deep Dive
EP 141 - Balancing Words and Wanderlust: Sam Schild's Life as an Outdoor Writer
EP 140 - Unlocking Your Physical Potential For Hiking Pain-Free: Conversations with Chase Mountains
EP 139 - Missing Hikers, AT Cults, & the Thru Hiker Diet with Kyle O'Grady
EP 138 - CS40 Ultra Backpack Product Deep Dive
EP 137 - Before You Hike the Highline Trail...
EP 136 - Barkley Marathon Finisher Aurélien Sanchez - Torn Pages, 10 min of Sleep, & Cheeseburgers
EP 135 - NEW BACKPACK: CS40 Ultra Coming Soon - Here's What To Expect
EP 134 - Ramen Bombs, Thru-Hiking & Bidets: Interview With Youtube's Frozen
EP 133 - Bears, Bison & Biking Across The Country: Mason Gravley Interview
EP 132 - Most Underrated Backpacking Gear: All-New Nebo Windbreaker Deep Dive
EP 131 - Hiking A Perfect 20-Mile Day
EP 130 - Hot Tents, Sub-0° Gear & Drinking Butter - Trail Tale
EP 129 - The Best Breakfast On The Trail? Alpen Fuel's Shaun Durkee
EP 128 - Sleep Better Outdoors: Oblivion Sleeping Pad Deep Dive
EP 127 - How to document your adventures with Elina Osborne
EP 126 - The Man Who's Set Over A Dozen FKTs: Jeff Garmire Interview
EP 125 - A Man Pushes A Cart From Virginia To California: Paul Ferraro Interview
EP 124 - Why You Should Hike 100 Miles With Us!
EP 123 - Rain Pants, Ultras After 50 & Pack Sizes: Q&A
EP 122 - What's Happening to Outdoor Vitals in 2023
EP 121 - Outdoor Vitals at ISPO: International Travel, Sustainability, and the Outdoor Industry
EP 120 - Hallucinations, Failures, and setting the John Muir FKT: Aurelien Sanchez Interview
EP 119 - Near Death Experiences, Backpacking, Filmmaking & Minimalism: Kraig Adams Interview
EP 118 - 14000 Miles Around the USA: The American Perimeter Trail With Rue McKenrick
EP 117 - International Travel, Backpacking, Mental Health & the Tech Pandemic: Glen Anderson
EP 116 - Principles for the BEST Layering System in ANY Environment
EP 115 - Picking Backpacking Gear Worth The Investment With Peter Reese
EP 114 - Backpacking in National Parks During the "Off-Season"
EP 113 - Pacific Crest Trail Fastest-Known Time Record Holder: Josh Perry Interview
EP 112 - Why You Should Hike the Arizona Trail with Matthew J. Nelson
EP 111 - Andrew Steven (Trail Weight) Interview
EP 110 - Vario Jacket Deep Dive
EP 109 - Franziska Weinheimer (Hike Oregon) Interview
EP 108 - 20,000 KM Of Exploration: An Interview With Ray Zahab
EP 107 - I Carried Backpacking Gear For 3 People
EP 106 - Hiking 100 Miles With A 9-Year-Old
EP 105 - The Uinta Highline Trail Thru-Hike - Part II
EP 104 - The Uinta Highline Trail Thru-Hike - Part I
EP 103 - The 70K Tushars Mountain Run
EP 102 - Justin Outdoors Interview
EP 101 - Dan Becker Interview
EP 100 - Performance Gear, Not Price: Episode 100 Celebration
EP 99 - Hidden Gems of the KotaUL Travel & Adventure Backpack
EP 98 - Devin Ashby Interview (Waymark Gear Co. & Backcountry Exposure)
EP 97 - Altitude Sun Hoodie Deep-Dive
EP 96 - Designing the Tushar Rain Jacket
EP 95 - Steven Smith (My Life Outdoors) Interview
EP 94 - Outdoor Vitals on the Appalachian Trail
EP 93 - Bryce Newbold (Backpacker, Ultrarunner, and YouTuber)
EP 92 - Designing the Fortius Trekking Pole Tents
EP 91 - Fastpacking the Grand Canyon
EP 90 - Christine Reed (Author of Alone in Wonderland)
EP 89 - What You Need In Your Backpacking Emergency Kit
EP 88 - Llalania Ghose (The Skoolie Diaries)
EP 87 - COLDEST Temperatures I've Ever Backpacked In
EP 86 - Randy Johnson (Outdoor Detour)
EP 85 - One Bag Travel in Finland
EP 84 - Jeremiah Stringer (Jeremiah Stringer Hikes, The Backpacking Podcast)
EP 83 - Tyler Condie (Outdoor Vitals, Rugged Materials)
EP 82 - Jesse Manntai (Backcountry Forward, GDT Thru-Hiker)
EP 81 - What Goes Into Backpacking Gear: Fabrics
EP 80 - John Kelley (John Kelley YouTube Channel, The Backpacking Podcast)
Ep 79 - Adjusting to Altitude
EP 78 - What Goes Into Backpacking Gear: Fibers & Yarns
EP 77 - Winter Backpacking in Deer Hollow
EP 76 - I've Changed My Mind About Backpacking Food
EP 75 - Backpacking in 41° Below Freezing
EP 74 - OV State of the Union & 2022 Outdoor Industry Trends
EP 73 - 2 Electronics We ALWAYS Bring Backpacking
EP 72 - The COOLEST Items for Backpackers this Holiday Season
EP 71 - Thomas Roiser, CEO of Komperdell
EP 70 - Traci, The Reluctant Hiker
EP 69 - Nova Jacket Line Deep Dive
EP 68 - OV Retail Products Update
EP 67 - The KotaUL Deep Dive
EP 66 - Dan Becker
EP 65 - The Uinta Highline Trail pt. 2
EP 64 - The Uinta Highline Trail pt. 1
EP 63 - Beaver Fastpack pt. 3
EP 62 - Beaver Fastpack pt. 2
EP 61 - Beaver Fastpack pt. 1
EP 60 - LoftTek™ Hybrid Booties Deep Dive
EP 59 - Ultralight Adventure Travel: Why & How
EP 58 - R&D And Why It Matters
EP 57 - NEW LoftTek Hybrid Balaclava Deep Dive
EP 56 - Why Used Gear Is Important To You
EP 55 - Backpacking Olympic With Just A Travel Bag!
EP 54 - Desert Hiking in a National Park
EP 53 - NEW Ultralight Down Topquilts- What's Different?
EP 52 - FREE Backpacking Item Saves More $$ & Weight Than Anything!
EP 51 - Jeff Pelletier: Ultra Distance Trail Running & Ultralight Gear
EP 50 - Behind The Trip: Candy Cliffs, Quilted Rock, & Windblown Gear
EP 49 - Behind The World's Most Lightweight Insulated Hoodie Design
EP 48 - You Asked, We Answered - Members Q&A
EP 47 - NEW Delano Ultralight Tarp Updates: Product Deep Dive
EP 46 - Most Backpackers DESTROY Their Gear By Not Cleaning It Right!
EP 45 - How To Handle Wind On Your Backpacking Trips
EP 44 - BEST Ultralight Backpack?
EP 43 - Not Just Another Neck Gaiter
EP 42 - Most Backpackers Are Thinking About Insulation WRONG
EP 41 - OV's 2021 Future- What Happened In 2020
EP 40 - Giving Back Every Year- Outdoor Vitals & Charity: Water
EP 39 - Satu Pants: Most Versatile Pants For Trail Or Office!
EP 38 - Why DragonWool Is Our Go-To Base Layer!
EP 37 - Why We Share Product Info!
EP 36 - Best Investments For Winter Backpacking
EP 35 - $500 Limit - What Gear Is A Must-Have?
EP 34 - Taking 3 Season Gear Into The 4th Season!
EP 33 - 55 Nights In A Hammock - Should You Hammock?
EP 32 - WHY Knowing Your Insulations WILL Keep You Warmer AND Save You Money! part 2
EP 31 - Why Knowing Your Insulations WILL Keep You Warmer AND Save You Money! part 1
EP 30 - Walking On Mars with Dan Becker & Backcountry Exposure!
EP 29 - Retail Stores vs Direct to Consumer - Which is Better
EP 28 - Why Slot Canyons Are The Most Beautiful & Dangerous
EP 27 - Why Venture Capital is bad for your Gear
Ep 26 - Shadowlight Backpack Launch
Ep 25 - Membership Launch (Giveaway)
EP 24 - State of the (OV) Union 2020
EP 23 - Backyard Thru Hike Day 3
EP 22 - Backyard Thru Hike Day 2
EP 21 - Backyard Thru Hike Day 1
EP 20 - Behind The Trip - Canaan Mtn Wilderness
EP 19 - Behind The Products - Relationships - Touring Factories
EP 18 - SATU PANTS & DRAGONWOOL DEEP DIVE
EP 17 - Hot Tent Camping
EP 16 - Behind The Dominion Tent Design
EP 15 - OV Wind River Team Trip
EP 14 - How to Use Layers to Stay Warm in Winter Part 2
EP 13.5 - Bonus Episode - 2020 Sleeping Bag Updates! Summit, Atlas & Aerie
Ep 13 - How to Use Layers to Stay Warm in Winter Part 1
EP 12 - What you need to know to camp above treeline : Live Episode
EP 11 - Backpacking & Blisters
EP 10 - Design Stories and Introductions At Outdoor Vitals
EP 9 - Behind the Trip - Winter Trip
EP 8 - Levi Pendleton, SUU Outdoors Coordinator teaches us how to climb Denali
EP 7 - Brian from Colorado Backcountry Adventures teaches us how to live full time on the road.
EP 6 - Devin Karch Teaches us how to plan your PCT & AT Hikes.
EP 5 - Ryan Scavo Teaches us how to Adventure with Children.
EP 4 - How We Design Products
EP 3 - Sintax77 Teaches us how to camp better in the winter
EP 2 - Outdoor Detour Teaches How To Travel All The Time
EP 1.5 - Live Ultralight Pilot Part 2 - OV Origins & Future!
EP 1 - Live Ultralight Pilot Episode Part 1