All Episodes

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