Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show
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Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show

by Carl Mandrioli, Bleav

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.

100 episodes
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1
Beginning Backpackers: BUY THIS GEAR!
50:15 Mar 16, 2026
2
6 Gear Trends That Are DISRUPTING Hiking This Year with CHRIS CAGE (Bonus Thursday)
37:43 Mar 12, 2026
3
Top 10 Most OVERPACKED Gear You Need to Stop Bringing
31:03 Mar 9, 2026
4
DARWIN: Watch Out! 3 Gear FAILURES You Need to Know!
55:48 Mar 2, 2026
5
7 Hikes YOU Should DO Before YOU DIE! with MIKE WANDERS
42:43 Feb 23, 2026
6
JOE ROBINET: 'You Need to Know These 3 Bushcraft Skills. Period.' (Throwback Thursday)
1:02:32 Feb 19, 2026
7
8 Laws Backpackers Break (Without Getting Caught)
41:35 Feb 16, 2026
8
DIXIE: The BEST (and Worst) Gear After 10 Years
52:21 Feb 9, 2026
9
10 BAFFLING Rookie Mistakes YOU Might Be Making
39:19 Feb 2, 2026
10
99% of Backpackers Can't Do These 6 Things with Chris Baron (Bonus Thursday)
42:13 Jan 29, 2026
11
We Asked 100K ULTRALIGHTERS for Their MOST Aggressive Weight-Saving Tips
43:07 Jan 26, 2026
12
DAN DURSTON: Why Do Some Tents Cost More Than a Used Car (Throwback Thursday)
46:57 Jan 22, 2026
13
JUSTIN OUTDOORS' Backpacking Gear Awards for 'ULTRALIGHT', 'Budget' & 'FANCY'
44:15 Jan 19, 2026
14
2026 Backpacking Trends That Should DIE a HORRIFIC DEATH!
40:41 Jan 12, 2026
15
DAN BECKER: The Harsh TRUTH Behind the Gear Reviews You See
42:04 Jan 5, 2026
16
10 LIES The Gear Companies Are Telling Us (Throwback Thursday)
30:41 Jan 1, 2026
17
You're a TRAIL VILLAIN! Pass This TEST to Prove Otherwise!
43:17 Dec 29, 2025
18
How to Find $3 MILLION Hidden in the Woods with Jon Collins-Black
30:42 Dec 22, 2025
19
SURVIVING a DEADLY Underground Flood (No Ordinary Monday Podcast)
54:53 Dec 18, 2025
20
JOHN MACKEY: Whole Foods CEO, Backpacking Myth-Buster
50:27 Dec 15, 2025
21
2025's Top LUXURY ITEMS (For ELITE Backpackers Only)
48:37 Dec 8, 2025
22
8 BIG GEAR MISTAKES You're Still Making (Throwback Thursday)
45:53 Dec 4, 2025
23
The 9 MOST DERANGED Outdoor Adventures for Your Bucket List
32:43 Dec 1, 2025
24
The Best TROLL Comments & CRITICISMS -- We Respond
45:52 Nov 24, 2025
25
'I Bought the WEIRDEST CAMPING GEAR I Could Find' with Steven Smith (Throwback Thursday)
56:58 Nov 20, 2025
26
Are EXPENSIVE Zpacks, Hyperlite & Other Cottage Brands Really WORTH IT? with Rob Pelton
42:24 Nov 17, 2025
27
ANDREW SKURKA: 3 Things PRO Backpackers Do That You Don't
52:33 Nov 10, 2025
28
10K SOS Calls Logged on Garmin! But is it SAVING LIVES? (Throwback Thursday)
35:16 Nov 6, 2025
29
8 ABSURD Backpacking GADGETS You Might Purchase with Alex Hatlevig
39:57 Nov 3, 2025
30
VOMIT in a Bag! The WORST Freeze Dried Meals in the Universe?
39:55 Oct 27, 2025
31
6 Pieces of Bad Advice You Should Stop Taking with John Kelley (Throwback Thursday)
55:07 Oct 23, 2025
32
A CONTROVERSIAL New ULTRALIGHT Strategy That Will Blow Your Mind...with Alisha McDarris
43:16 Oct 20, 2025
33
Top 10 MOST BIZARRE Camp Experiences We've Ever Had (and You Can Too!)
32:49 Oct 13, 2025
34
Death Wish Backcountry Skills That You Might Use (Throwback Thursday)
58:55 Oct 9, 2025
35
The WORST REVIEWED Backpacking Gear in the World
38:44 Oct 6, 2025
36
2025's MOST POPULAR Backpacking Gear & Trends with Lloyd Vogel
41:38 Sep 29, 2025
37
10 Things Only ADVANCED BACKPACKERS Do...with Huck Outdoors (Bonus Thursday)
34:37 Sep 25, 2025
38
5 Backpacking CRISES on the TIMBERLINE TRAIL: How Would You Handle Them?
50:37 Sep 22, 2025
39
The 8 MOST DANGEROUS Creatures That Will KILL YOU!
34:01 Sep 15, 2025
40
JUSTIN OUTDOORS: Game-changing GEAR That's 'The Best I've Ever Used' (Throwback Thursday)
44:02 Sep 11, 2025
41
SAR Veteran Evaluates 6 Famous Movie Stunts That Could Save Your Life...with Moose Mutlow
56:47 Sep 8, 2025
42
Take the RED PILL! How You're Getting FOOLED by the Backpacking Matrix
35:53 Sep 1, 2025
43
MARTY RANEY: 'Not Everyone Made it Back From the Mountain.' (Bonus Thursday)
40:53 Aug 28, 2025
44
JEFF PELLETIER: You're Backpacking 'Stupid Light' IF You're Doing These 4 Things
45:40 Aug 25, 2025
45
National Park Director CHUCK SAMS: Everything You Expect Us to Ask
54:16 Aug 18, 2025
46
FAT MAN LITTLE TRAIL: 4-5ish Trail Snacks You've Never Heard Of (Bonus Thursday)
39:31 Aug 14, 2025
47
3 Reasons I Hiked Faster & Farther 26 Years Later on the Collegiate Loop
40:46 Aug 11, 2025
48
CIA Counter-Terrorism Analyst: The 3 Most Dangerous Places in the World to Backpack (and How to Get In)...with Brent Giannotta
49:13 Aug 4, 2025
49
8 Life or Death Situations You Will Definitely Encounter!
47:19 Jul 28, 2025
50
Derek vs. a BIGFOOT EXPERT: Every question asked; No punches pulled (Throwback Thursday)
54:42 Jul 24, 2025
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