Weekly Hiking Tip

Dan Feldman
  • 4.8 (31)
  • WILDERNESS

Whether you're planning a weekend overnight or a months-long hike of the Appalachian Trail, Weekly Hiking Tip will save you time, money, agony, and facilitate a fun, successful journey into the outdoors. Join Dan Feldman, author of Long Distance Hiking and 2-time thru-hiker, each week as he shares backpacking tips from aches and pains to z-rests.

  1. 10/06/2018

    Episode 38: Appalachian Trail Mailbag

    Dan and Guthook open up the mailbag and tackle a list of questions about hiking the AT by a listener from Down Under. Also, an important announcement about the show... Links: Appalachian Trail Safety Tips Atlas Guides

    50 min

  2. 08/31/2018

    Episode 37: Hiking with Small Children

    Hiking with a toddler or preschooler can be a really fun experience and can foster a positive attitude...if done right! In this week's show, Dan reveals five tips for helping your next hiking trip with the youngster be an enjoyable experience for all!

    21 min

  3. 08/08/2018

    Episode 36: Matt and Julie Urbanski

    Matt and Julie Urbanski join the show his week to talk about completing the triple crown, founding a successful running coaching business, and parenting a toddler in a travel lifestyle. Links from the show: Team RunRun The Barkley 100 Julie's Books

    43 min

  4. 08/03/2018

    Episode 35 Leave No Trace (we really mean it!)

    Dan and Guthook explore the wide world of Leave No Trace wilderness ethics and talk about some of the LNT challenges hikers often face: unattended trail magic, water caches, camp chores, and cat holes. Warning: Provocative content! Download Episode

    48 min

  5. 07/18/2018

    Episode 34: Carey Kish

    Carey Kish, a Maine-based outdoor writer, joins Dan this week and talks about what it takes to put together a solid guidebook and compile the impressive, newly-released 11th edition of the Maine Mountain Guide, available now at the AMC Store. Download Episode

    40 min

  6. 07/13/2018

    Episode 33: Hot Weather Hiking, Skyline Lodge, Ultralighting

    The hot weather is back and so is Weekly Hiking Tip!  Dan and Guthook talk about staving off heat exhaustion during the height of summer, the Skyline Lodge controversy on Mt. Washington, and tips for ultralighting. Check out Atlas Guide's newly redesigned website!

    40 min

  7. 04/23/2018

    Episode 32: Thru Hike Budgeting Redux

    Dan takes another look at what it costs to hike a long distance trail. This time around, both explicit and implicit (opportunity) costs are considered and used to answer the question: Should I do this hike? Is it worth it?

    22 min

  8. 04/16/2018

    Episode 31: Camping on AT in NY, PCT Section Hike Start Points

    In this week's episode, Dan pulls a few backpacking questions from the AT and PCT Facebook pages. He talks about where to camp and how to plan a thru-hike of the NY AT and where a good starting point might be for a summer PCT section hike.

    26 min
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Whether you're planning a weekend overnight or a months-long hike of the Appalachian Trail, Weekly Hiking Tip will save you time, money, agony, and facilitate a fun, successful journey into the outdoors. Join Dan Feldman, author of Long Distance Hiking and 2-time thru-hiker, each week as he shares backpacking tips from aches and pains to z-rests.

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  • Creator
    Dan Feldman
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © Dan Feldman
  • Show Website
    Weekly Hiking Tip