This episode features my conversation with John d’Arbeloff – the President and Founder of RailRiders. Our talk focuses primarily on the company’s popular VersaTac pants and Eco-Mesh shirt.  However, there’s a generous overview of several other RailRiders products. John tells us about the fabric, features, and function of his tough and practical outdoor clothing line.

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In this episode I talk with Dick Hentze. Dick is the Chairman of the Board for the Blue Mountain Heritage Trail Association [501(c)(3)]. Dick amd others are working hard to establish a new, long trail for backpackers and other outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy year-round.  The Blue Mountain Heritage Trail (BMHT) is a loop trail of […]

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This episode features my interview with former British Army Captain Ed Stafford.  Ed is in the midst of an expedition of a lifetime – backpacking the entire length of the Amazon River. Driving himself through constant obstacles and denying fear’s hold on him, Ed’s spending over 2 years trekking thousands of miles of dense jungles, […]

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In this episode Lawton Grinter (Disco) and Felicia Hermosillo (P.O.D.) share what it was like to backpack as a couple for over 5,000 miles. In recent years, the couple hiked both the Continental Divide Trail (see Walkumentary) and the Pacific Crest Trail, living on love, patience, trial and error, and whatever they could fit into […]

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