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Alaska based podcast shining a light on the Alaska outdoor lifestyle, culture, people, and activities around our great state.
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Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz thread the needle with custom gear designer and enthusiast Lowell Gilliland of Wrangell Gear
Backpacking moonshine & booze, titanium Snow Peak Flasks, cramping up in the backcountry, salt tablets & electrolytes, dip netting the mighty copper river, 4th of July in Sitka and a fireworks show, forest fires in AK, the Taylor Complex fire of 2004, total truck/Overlander dope new project, Rocky Mountain goat alliance, new ways to identify a full curl/legal ram, Lowell’s first custom sewed quilt, building the Wrangell brand and customizing a logo, designing and building a prototype tent, x-pac fabric material, nylon & polyester recycling, watershed dry bags, the creation and design of the “Captains Bag”, false claims of waterproof gear and bags, Wrangell Gear products release fall of 2022,
The glassing pad, the Revelation, 7800 bag paired with the famous Barney’s Pack frame, external vs. internal pack frames, compression system, custom strapping & the meat sling.
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are joined by special guest and big game hunting addict Zach Kenner to reveal the origin of “Hard Working Hunter”
Meeting Zach for the first time in the middle of the brooks range in 2019, the one that got away, the excitement, passion and love for sheep hunt preparation, the challenge of judging a legal ram, full curls, ring counting and sealing with the ADF&G, growing up and learning to hunt in the West, (Washington State, Montana & Idaho), the love, hate relationship with freeze dried meals, wild sheep foundation banquets, sheep show and the western hunting and conservation expo, becoming a big game hunting addict, the lower 48 hunter mentality and putting a monetary value on an Alaskan big game hunt, the life style working on the north slope schedule, an ultimatum for an entire hunting season off work, the support and expectance of the Alaskan outdoor community, the art and a passion for taxidermy, custom building a Dall Sheep Ram mold, the big game manikin industry, learning to run the camera, filming and editing a hunt, Zach Griffith and Summit Productions, full draw film tour, western hunter film festival, entering an epic film and winning,
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau zip up a sleeping bag gear review
Prince William Sound Trip & lessons with newbies, Shrimpn, eating fresh & loosing pots, synthetic vs down, Slumberjack 30, Nemo Disco 30, go big buy long, finding the balance, light weight and cold temp rated, Big Agnes Storm King 0, add a wool blanket, the shivery night, jet pilots fully Wigged out, dry yourself out with a Wiggies, Alaskan proven, wet sleeping survival, Wiggie Lamalite tech, Wiggie Ultra Light 0, Wiggie Ultra Light 20, mummy vs rectangle, Mountain Hardware Lamina Flame 22, Using a bright colored sleeping bad as a rescue signal, Western Mountaineering Alpinlite 20F down, Zipper never gets stuck, king of loft, Kesugi trial, sleeping bag ratings, Loftalite tech, Wiggies 0 degree XXL XWide rectangular bag, Covid on the moose hunt, Clothed vs naked, compression clothes while sleeping, Da Peezy, don’t have to worry about mumminess, Brooks Rangers bed, Kifaru slick bag, learning how to sleep in a bag
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Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield pull the string and talk all things bow and arrow with Chris Alderman of Screaming Eagle Archery
Archery the hobbies & commitment, The Alaskan bow market, “the big 5” (Matthews/Mission, Hoyt, Bow tech, Elite, Prime), Long range bow shots & ethical shooting distances, Chris’ story and history, growing up in Florida hog hunting, white tail deer hunting in Tennessee & Kentucky, backstory on Screaming Eagle and the purchase in 2013, opening a bow shop in Fairbanks, AK, shooting and hunting with crossbow, bow fishing, bow certification process, “Mounted Horseman”, TRIVA TIME”, trad-bows, advancement in bow technology and progression, broad heads and the debate, setting up a bow,
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Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz chop it up mid summer solstice style!
Joining BHA, social media blocking, her outdoor journey, internet haters, Russian river ceviche, Brandon’s Father’s Day trip, reels, new products, ninja net, hitch hiking from Jim’s, catching lakers in the shallows, 4th of July plans, tipi’s and tents, crypto, filet knives, havalon barracuda, old school treated down sleeping bags, Nemo air pads, cots on a sheep hunt?, upcoming 2022 Afognak elk hunt, gold claim fossils
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau explore Alaska with Girl in Alaska Danika Baldwin
Community baseball, more neighborhood restaurants and businesses, RTIC cooler 30 backpack, Archery lessons from the pros, Full Curl Archery, best bow for kids & beginners, origins of Girl in alaska, Girl.in.Alaska, Daniel’s wife knows, From Cali to the Sea View, Girdwood elementary & ski PE, Joy & intimidation of learning Alaskan outdoors as an adult, Alaskan business discover, Alaska Mint, Bridge between AK and tourists, Staying relevant, TikTok vs IG, Paid influencers, Her instagram story, Aviation to travel planning , The local in and outs, Exploring alaska by cruise vs on land, DIY alaska trip, Denali bus ride vs air tour, National parks bucket list & stamp madness, Alaska Overlander has it all, Alaska Wild Project co-op, Trivia time, Reeling audio, Gadget girl on a rush, Whittier jet ski tours & controversy, alpine air, Time frame matters in alaska, All womens retreat in king salmon, Katmai national park, Fishywear womens fly fishing course, Fairbanks in winter & sons, Glass northern lights domes, Creative creator schedule, Must go to restaurants in homer AJ & fat olives, Soldotna food trucks & Kenai river brewery and Addie camp, fancy food, Mochileros food truck, IG handle Girl.in.alaska, www.girlinalaska.com, the glizzy god, hot dog summer, AK girl Children’s book upcoming
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Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau tread into what Boots they've been using for Hunting & Hiking around Alaska
Clapped your Jordans, Salewa MS Crow GTX, Costco pants , Gambling with clothes online, Hemming pants to short,Capri puffy pants, Extra tough quality ,l Should have brought gators, Weekend roundup, Camp 360, Howling at the moon, Raging waters and sketchy crossings, Tactical 4570 brush gun, Sticking side by sides in deep trenches, Critical Spares while riding, Danner Pronghorns, Hoarding Marmot, La Sportiva Karakorum, Crispi Briksdal GTX insulated, Super feet & the necessity of custom insoles
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Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau dip into salmon harvesting with Glen Allen Trombley
A boy named Glenn Allen, Captain of Dip Ship, Kenai on a 28’ pontoon boat, boats on boats, to Nebraska and back, wait there’s pontoons on Big Lake, Customized dipnetter, Dip Ship name, boat maneuverability, hand signals running a boat, Mike’s welding dip nets, net sizes & lengths, keep track of fish with a clicker, fishery & subsistence rules, fillet care, spirit of subsistence fishery, $10 bass pro knife special, filleting technique, Kodiak Trombley fillet master, smoke salmon technique, get rid of the slime, Big Hoss, netting color, catching on the backside of the net, net tie off points, Cow calls & bull grunts, bull magnet technique, guide stories, Alaskan Railroad, Aleutian Airlines is coming, favorite salmon recipes, special needs dip netting options, organized confusion, peeing on boats
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau bite into Create38 with founder Tristan Buchanan
Caribou calls & refreshing summer ciders, Bro Crush on Mtn Div, Brando’s epically fierce brown bear hunt story, good partners elevate, Kifaru Straightjacket pack, Sky diving passion leads to squirrel flying style, knowing when to pull, training and certificate regiment, body position and flying lines, weather windows and base jumps, www.squirrel.ws, AK Sky Dove Center, Finding your way out of a tomahawk spin, Oh shit I’m falling stories, skiing off real big cliffs, Create38 origins, packing the punch, gut health, satiation vs overeating, successful adventure nutrition, ATP discussion and supplement addition, Create38 adventure van - like the bars there’s a lot in it, taco pizza & other bar flavors, what the body craves vs needs, Create38.com, where to find Create38 in Alaska, using AK honey & other local ingredients
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Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau talk public land preservation and management with BHA (Backcountry Hunters & Anglers) AK chapter reps Dave May & Brad Hurd
Post military facial hair, being a girl dad with 3 girls, Campbell lake public access easement and local resident beef, BHA footprint in 48 states, Montanas Derby Hills, placards and signage for public use and access, recreation river plan, Kenai River dip-net carnage and the clean-up, young guides podcast, do’s and dont's in the art of “surface pooping”, BSP (Below Surface Pooping), nicotine habits developed on the river, old school bar smoking, Marlboro points, BHA legend Barry Whitehill, history of the Alaska chapter, The West Susitna access road plan, economic & financial gain, long term benefit and hazards, TRIVA TIME!!!, BHA pint nights and the agenda, plan-b hunts after the draw results, 1st time hunting the Denali highway, Arctic Thunder Alaska Air Show in July 2022, BHA AFI program start up and continued growth, BHA rendezvous, Podcast & Blast
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https://www.backcountryhunters.org/armed_forces_initiative