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2025's MOST POPULAR Backpacking Gear & Trends with Lloyd Vogel

Lloyd Vogel, CEO of Garage Grown Gear, joins the show to discuss 2025’s best backpacking gear and trends. He also shares items that are losing steam. And Carl, of course, has a couple of “innovative” gear ideas he’s willing to share.

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Some of the Topics Covered:

-Best Backpacking Gear from 2025

-Backpacking Gear Trends

-Gear People Have Stopped Using

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