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Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show
Backpacking and hiking tips and tales...with a sense of humor. This is your one-stop show for backpacking, hiking and adventure entertainment. From backpacking gear to the trail situations you will encounter to popular guests, this podcast will deliver. Derek and Carl will hit on all of the backpacking and hiking topics you want with decades of good (and horrendous) experience.
Episodes
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowJUSTIN OUTDOORS' Backpacking Gear Awards for 'ULTRALIGHT', 'Budget' & 'FANCY'
Justin Outdoors joins the show to share the best of the best gear in the categories of ultralight, budget and fancy. What are his top 2 pieces of gear for…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show2026 Backpacking Trends That Should DIE a HORRIFIC DEATH!
Derek and Carl discuss the growing backpacking trends of 2026…and why many of them should simply die. From the latest gear trends and hot sellers to…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowDAN BECKER: The Harsh TRUTH Behind the Gear Reviews You See
Dan Becker joins the show to discuss some of things your average YouTube watcher doesn’t know about the gear reviews and reviewers. He also shares the twists…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show10 LIES The Gear Companies Are Telling Us (Throwback Thursday)
Derek is back and better than ever! Are we being deceived by gear companies or just general beliefs about certain pieces of backpacking gear? Derek and Carl…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowYou're a TRAIL VILLAIN! Pass This TEST to Prove Otherwise!
You might encounter a trail villain. There might be a trail villain in your backpacking crew. Or…you might be the trail villain! Take this 10-question test to…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowHow to Find $3 MILLION Hidden in the Woods with Jon Collins-Black
There are 5 treasure chests worth up to $3 million hidden for you to find. Jon Collins-Black joins the show to discuss some clues and insight into the treasure…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowSURVIVING a DEADLY Underground Flood (No Ordinary Monday Podcast)
Meet Dr. Hazel Barton, a remarkable scientist who descends into Earth's darkest corners in search of microscopic life that could transform our future…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowJOHN MACKEY: Whole Foods CEO, Backpacking Myth-Buster
Former CEO of Whole Foods and one of the most famous backpackers of all time, John Mackey, joins Derek and Carl to bust backpacking myths, discuss gear…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show2025's Top LUXURY ITEMS (For ELITE Backpackers Only)
Gear expert Villain Jesse joins the show to discuss the top luxury items of 2025. Luxuries include items that are not necessities, upgrade of essential items…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show8 BIG GEAR MISTAKES You're Still Making (Throwback Thursday)
Derek and Carl discuss all sorts of gear mistakes they've made, you've made, we've all made...and how to fix them. Derek gives Carl advice about first aid…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe 9 MOST DERANGED Outdoor Adventures for Your Bucket List
Derek and Carl discuss deranged, irrational, unusual, odd, weird and funky outdoor adventures that you might consider adding to your bucket list. Are you tired…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe Best TROLL Comments & CRITICISMS -- We Respond
Derek and Carl have gotten some serious troll comments, criticisms, critiques and strange requests over the years. They have compiled the most interesting…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show'I Bought the WEIRDEST CAMPING GEAR I Could Find' with Steven Smith (Throwback Thursday)
Steven from 'My Life Outdoors' joins the show to discuss a variety of topics that include weird backpacking/camping gear, the best and worst backpacking gear…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowAre EXPENSIVE Zpacks, Hyperlite & Other Cottage Brands Really WORTH IT? with Rob Pelton
Rob Pelton joins the show to pull back the curtain on cottage brands. Are brands like Zpacks, Hyperlite, Enlightened Equipment really worth the price? And Carl…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowANDREW SKURKA: 3 Things PRO Backpackers Do That You Don't
Andrew Skurka – one of the most famous backpackers of all time – joins the show to discuss some 3 or 4 things professional backpackers do that most of us…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show10K SOS Calls Logged on Garmin! But is it SAVING LIVES? (Throwback Thursday)
Derek and Carl 'break down' the data released by Garmin and share some of the interesting stories that involve pushing the red button. Also, somehow, Derek and…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show8 ABSURD Backpacking GADGETS You Might Purchase with Alex Hatlevig
Alex Hatlevig joins the show to discuss backpacking gadgets and trinkets that you might be buying that are useless (or mostly useless). Sure, you can come up…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowVOMIT in a Bag! The WORST Freeze Dried Meals in the Universe?
What are the worst backpacking freeze dried meals? And are some of them really as bad as people say? Derek and Carl asked over 40,000 members of the…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show6 Pieces of Bad Advice You Should Stop Taking with John Kelley (Throwback Thursday)
What are 6 pieces of backpacking advice that are just plain bad? John Kelley joins the Backpacking & Blisters podcast to co-host and discuss a lot of…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowA CONTROVERSIAL New ULTRALIGHT Strategy That Will Blow Your Mind...with Alisha McDarris
If you’re looking to shave about a pound off of your pack weight without spending any money (potentially), Alisha McDarris from Terradrift will tell you how!…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowTop 10 MOST BIZARRE Camp Experiences We've Ever Had (and You Can Too!)
Bizarre trail and camp experience stories are the backbone of the B&B community. Derek and Carl run down their top 10. Some you’ve heard, some you haven’t…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowDeath Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)
One of the most experienced, adventurous, death-defying backcountry experts, Marty Morissette, joins the show to discuss some of the tactics he’s employed that…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe WORST REVIEWED Backpacking Gear in the World
What is the worst reviewed backpacking gear? And does that mean that reviews are terrible or that the gear is terrible? Maybe both. And how does a 20 minute…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show2025'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…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show10 Things Only ADVANCED BACKPACKERS Do...with Huck Outdoors (Bonus Thursday)
What are the 10 things that only advanced backpackers do? Huck Outdoors joins the show to discuss skills, gear and knowledge that only advanced backpackers…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show5 Backpacking CRISES on the TIMBERLINE TRAIL: How Would You Handle Them?
There were 5 Backpacking Crises on the Timberline Trail Patreon trip this year! Five might be a stretch but you be the judge? How would you handle them? How…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe 8 MOST DANGEROUS Creatures That Will KILL YOU!
What are the 8 deadliest creatures known to mankind? And how can you avoid them on a backpacking trip? Derek and Carl discuss the method these creatures attack…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowJUSTIN OUTDOORS: Game-changing GEAR That's 'The Best I've Ever Used' (Throwback Thursday)
On this Throwback Thursday episode, Justin Outdoors joins the show. He is our #1 seed for gear expertise on YouTube. Check out what he has to say regarding the…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowSAR Veteran Evaluates 6 Famous Movie Stunts That Could Save Your Life...with Moose Mutlow
Veteran Search and Rescue Yosemite team member Moose Mutlow joins the show to evaluate 6 famous movie scenes. He brings his expertise to rate the plausibility…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowTake the RED PILL! How You're Getting FOOLED by the Backpacking Matrix
Derek and Carl discuss the lies that you, fellow backpackers, believe. Some of them have been told to you. Some of you have convinced yourselves to believe…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowMARTY RANEY: 'Not Everyone Made it Back From the Mountain.' (Bonus Thursday)
TV Star, homesteader, Denali guide…Marty Raney joins Derek and Carl to discuss a story he’s never shared before: a fateful trip to the highest peak in America…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowJEFF PELLETIER: You're Backpacking 'Stupid Light' IF You're Doing These 4 Things
The trusted authority on going ultralight over long distances, Jeff Pelletier, joins the show to discuss how you might be cutting corners to go ‘stupid light’…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowNational Park Director CHUCK SAMS: Everything You Expect Us to Ask
Derek and Carl are joined by the most recent National Park Service Director, Chuck Sams. Topics include everything from getting blacklisted to Bigfoot to 3…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowFAT MAN LITTLE TRAIL: 4-5ish Trail Snacks You've Never Heard Of (Bonus Thursday)
Comedian, Inspirer Greg Sakowicz (AKA Fat Man Little Trail) joins the show to discuss everything from new trail snacks to hiking tips to intense trail…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show3 Reasons I Hiked Faster & Farther 26 Years Later on the Collegiate Loop
Derek and Carl discuss what it takes to hike faster and farther with significantly more daily elevation gain for a broken-down guy who’s trying to thru hike…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowCIA Counter-Terrorism Analyst: The 3 Most Dangerous Places in the World to Backpack (and How to Get In)...with Brent Giannotta
What are the 3 most dangerous countries to visit for a backpacking trip? And how can you get in? Former CIA Counter-Terrorism Analyst Brent Giannotta joins the…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show8 Life or Death Situations You Will Definitely Encounter!
Derek and Carl discuss 8 life or death situations you will encounter if you go backpacking or hiking long enough. How would you handle them? How would Derek…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowDerek vs. a BIGFOOT EXPERT: Every question asked; No punches pulled (Throwback Thursday)
It took a while but Derek and Carl finally convinced a Bigfoot expert to the join the show. Owner of the Sasquatch Outpost in Bailey, Colorado and cohost of…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe 10 WORST Blunders That EXPERTS Have Made with Brad 'Crow' Felton
Ever wonder what big mistakes have been made by backpacking experts? Brad Felton from the ‘As the Crow Flies’ YouTube channel joins the show to discuss some…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowYou're In the Top 1% of Backpackers, IF You Can Answer These 10 Questions
Are you in the top 1% of backpackers? If you can reasonably answer the 10 questions posed by Derek and Carl you just might be! Some of the Topics Covered…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowHow to Pet Wild Animals, Grab Snakes, Wrestle Gators...and More with SWAMP TARZAN (Bonus Thursday!)
Swamp Tarzan joins the show to discuss all of the crazy animal encounters he has. How do you kiss an alligator on the mouth? How do you grab snakes? How do you…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe Most OFFENSIVE Things You Can Say to Ultralighters & Bushcrafters with Gordon Crum
Gordon Crum (AKA Grim Granite) joins the show and faces off with Carl in attempt to throw out the most offensive comments for ultralight backpacker and bush…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show7 Controversial Ultralight Strategies That Will Really Lighten Your Load
Derek and Carl discuss 7 ultralight backpacking strategies that will really lighten your load. But they are controversial. When is it okay to take calculated…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowHow to Have a Showdown With These Trail Villains (Throwback Thursday)
On this Throwback Thursday episode, Derek and Carl discuss how to actually deal with trail villains. Don’t let them run, ride or plow right over you. Who are…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowENCOUNTERS! Surviving Grizzlies, Bigfoot, Hidden Cameras with NOMAD UNKNOWN
Christine from Nomad Unknown joins the show to discuss the crazy encounters she’s had while out on her adventures. How do you handle a grizzly that gets 6 feet…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show10 Backpacking Lies the Baby Boomers Told You
Did Baby Boomers lie to you? Derek and Carl discuss all of the ‘old wisdom’ that’s been shared, re-shared, and often times accepted…without question from the…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowAll of Your Embarrassing Poop Questions...Answered! (Throwback Thursday)
In this Throwback Thursday episode, Derek and Carl cycle through all of the tough questions around going to the bathroom in the woods. Of all the questions…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowCan We Really Trust This Advice From Justin Outdoors, Steven Smith, Durston (& More)?
Justin Outdoors, Steven Smith from My Life Outdoors, Dan Durston, Chef Corso and many more guests give us their best trip planning tips. But can we really…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe Top 10 National Park Backpacking Trails
Derek and Carl have come up with the undisputed top 10 national park trails for hiking and backpacking. They dare you to disagree. Some of the Topics Covered…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowDarwin on the Trail (Throwback Thursday)
In this Throwback Thursday episode Darwin on the Trail covers a range of topics from hiking gear to the challenges of being a ‘famous’ backpacker. He also…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowStop Wasting Money on These Hiking Gear Traps...with MOWSER
What are some hiking and backpacking gear traps that you are falling for? Mowser joins the show – all the way from Tasmania – to discuss his observations as an…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowI Brought Every Dumb Piece of Gear I Could Think Of. Here's What Changed My Mind.
Derek and Carl discuss the dumb gear that they (mainly Carl) has been making fun of for years. On the most recent trip to Catalina, Carl brought 8 items that…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowPOWER RANKINGS: Best/Worst Freeze Dried Meals, Gear Brands, Luxury Items
Power rankings! Derek and Carl discuss the top two in each of the categories as well as item/company that’s on the bottom. Additionally, what do the masses…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe Wilderness X-Files (Throwback Thursday)
On this Throwback Thursday episode, Derek and Carl discuss some of the crazy stories that have happened in the wilderness that are simply unexplained. In their…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowGEAR LOADOUT: The BEST & LATEST Backpacking Duds For Your Adventure...with Kane Does Outdoors
Kane Does Outdoors joins the show for a gear load-out! What are the best backpacking clothing gear options? Do any of them give you extra protection against…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowNO Backpacker Does These 6 Things Right...So Stop Trying!
Derek and Carl discuss 6 things that “every” backpacker does wrong…all the time. Or at least most of the time. Are there any strategies to minimize the impact…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowShave Pack Weight Now! Our Best 8 Tips You Still Don't Believe (Throwback Thursday)
Derek and Carl share their best tips for you to shave pack weight and get rid of unnecessary items. But, over the years, the B&B community has pushed back on…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowHIKING REV: 5 Tips for Newer, Weaker, Older, Scared Hikers and Backpackers
The 72 Year Old Thru Hiker – Hiking Rev – joins the show to discuss some strange stories from the trail as well as tips and advice for older, weaker, newer and…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show8 Things That Went Wrong in Desolation Wilderness (*Bonus Thursday!)
Derek and Carl recap their Desolation Wilderness trip and all of the mistakes they made along the way. From missing car windows, to strange outfits, to ranger…
Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure ShowThe 7 BEST/WORST Trail Gadgets on the Market...with Cris Hazzard (HikingGuy)
Hiking Guy Cris Hazzard joins the show as our tech guru. What are the top 3 tech devices or gadgets he recommends? And what are the top 3 pieces of tech Carl…