Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Gear

Each year, going back to 2018, we have made a list of our "gear of the year". The goal is to select items that made a difference for us on our hunts that year. In this Hunt Backcountry Podcast episode, we share our selections for 2024 and discuss why each item made the list.

Founder of Outdoor Vitals, Tayson Whittaker, joins us on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast to discuss his 100-mile solo hike in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. We discuss the mistakes he made on this trip, stories from his hunts this fall, the "ultralight" sacrifices he makes, changes in the outdoor industry, and more.

Stephen and James from Lathrop & Sons Boot Co. join us on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast to discuss the anatomy of feet and footwear. With decades of experience in the outdoors, as well as with podiatry, the guys from Lathrop have unique insights into footwear for hunting, and you will learn a lot from this conversation.

This video podcast was recorded on our Alaska moose hunt, as we spent time waiting for a weather window for our transporter to come fly us out of the field. We discuss how we killed 4 moose, the challenges faced on this hunt, how we dealt with countless Grizzly bears, the gear that worked well, and more…