Episode #9 Thru-Hike Preparations

Episode #13 Adam & Aubrey Dawson

Father and son Adam and Aubrey Dawson are thru hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2019. We sat down to discuss how they are able to make that dream become a eality. Graduating high school early as well as stepping away from a federal government position to set off on this adventure with his son.

Episode #12 Matt Dobson (Gnome)

Matt Dobson is an Appalachian Trail class of 2016 thru hiker. He's currently planning his 2019 CDT thru hike. Including his gear and on trail expenses Matt spent $3300 to thru hike. What a budgetter!

Episode #11 Kid & Wheels

Alan Goodwin and Ben Everett are both Appalachian Trail class of 2016 thru hikers. I hiked most of my thru hike with one of both of them at any given moment. We discuss long distance hiking, how it has affected us, returning to "society" and our future plans.

Episode #10 Jeff Coats (Pitboss)

Jeff Coats is a well respected waterfowl guide, decoy carver. He is part of the Drakes Migration Nation. He also operates an offshore fishing guide service outside of Ocean City on his boat The Bad Influence. He's a true sportsman with an incredible journey leading to his 20th year as a full time guide in 2019. He is currently in the midst of his #PitbossXX giveaway with thousands of dollars in prizes include a dream 2 day hunt with him for sea ducks. He's very active on Instagram and has a great Youtube Channel as well. His creativity comes out in all of his videos and stories.

Episode #9 Thru-Hike Preparations

In this episode I lay out some best practices for those of you preparing for your first thru hike. I discuss things that worked for me and things that didn't. This will help you to more efficiently prepare for the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail