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Aron Snyder is a man of many hats and should be highly interesting to you if you are interested in the outdoors, weightlifting, backpacking, MMA or hunting.
As a former military man, search and rescue team member and MMA fighter, and the current knowledge guru at an outdoors gear company called “Kifaru” (use code “BGF15” for 15% off backpacks, rucks, sleeping bags and sleep systems, tents, stoves, sleds and anything else there – this code expires on Monday, May 25, 2016, but you can still mention this podcast for white-glove treatment from Kifaru!), he takes his physical training seriously and specializes in a real world approach that gets men and women prepared for everything from wilderness survival, to epic backpacking trips, to the most difficult hunts on the face of the planet.
He's an outdoor photographer, freelance writer, and one extremely hardcore, tough guy who knows plenty about getting a heavy backpack to fit right, surviving in harsh conditions, taking epic nature pictures, hunting big animals, and much more.
When it comes to all things outdoors, Aron is one of the most entertaining, knowledgeable guys you'll ever meet, and during our podcast discussion, you'll discover:
-How Aron went from lifting big weights, taking steroids and being a gym rat to being a hunting guide and outdoors expert…
-The craziest situation Aron has ever found himself in during an outdoors expedition…
-How to get a heavy backpack to fit as comfortably as possible for as long a period of time…
-How Aron loaded his backpack to handle 180 pounds for 8 miles…
-How much of a backpack weight should be on the hip bones vs. the shoulders…
-Why some backpacks cost so much…
-What you would find in Aron's ideal backpacking pack for a multi-day pack…
-How to start a fire in no time flat in the wilderness…
-Aron's top water filtering and purification tactics…
-What kind of tarp and stove combination Aron carries…
-The most amazing photo Aron has ever taken…
-And much more…
Resources from this episode:
–The Kifaru website (use code “BGF15” for 15% off backpacks, rucks, sleeping bags and sleep systems, tents, stoves, sleds and anything else there – this code expires on Monday, May 25, 2016, but you can still mention this podcast for white-glove treatment from Kifaru! !)
–Study Ben mentions on testosterone
-Kifaru Supertarp/Megatarp
-Kifaru Ultralight stove
Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Aron or I about backpacking, hunting, Kifaru or anything else we discuss in this episode? Leave your thoughts below and one of us will reply! At the Kifaru website you can use code “BGF15” for 15% off backpacks, rucks, sleeping bags and sleep systems, tents, stoves, sleds and anything else there– this code expires on Monday, May 25, 2016, but you can still mention this podcast for white-glove treatment from Kifaru!
8 Responses
Aron is an iron man. Can’t see me to be carrying 180 pounds for 8 miles at all. :)
is the coupon code still active? I tried it today and it said it expired on 4/25.
see notes in the shownotes…it expired MOnday…
Can we see a copy of the packing lists that Aron uses got his trips?
try this: http://www.grittybowmen.com/gritty-podcasts-blog/…
Thanks!