Linda Åkerberg As a listener of our podcast, you probably know that I like to read a lot of books, especially anything with an outdoor element involved. I stumbled upon Linda Åkerberg’s book ‘Expedition Sverige‘ (or Expedition Sweden) by pure chance through an Instagram post. Sadly my lack of Swedish language knowledge means that for the time being I can only appreciate the pictures. On […]
Choosing a hiking pack Your hiking backpack is the cornerstone of your gear and therefor purchasing a new pack comes with a certain amount of pressure to make the right choice. If you have ever been unfortunate enough to make an incorrect choice on a backpack, you’ll know what I mean when I say that it unleashes a world of pain. Inevitably that flows through […]
Bunya Nuts and leech attacks This episode is packed with crazy stories from the outdoors and our own recent hiking adventures. Craig got attacked by leeches but we also had time to roast some Bunya nuts by the stream. We’ve also got a whole bunch of HOD news to share AND our first giveaway for a while when we team up with our longtime sponsor […]
Drink coffee, make podcast If you are an avid listener of the podcast, you’d know how much we like hiking and coffee, especially at the same time. This episode was created around precisely around those two elements when Craig and I decided to get out for the day and brew some coffee in a rainforest. We thought it might be interesting to throw our mics […]
Hiking Mistakes: Our specialty It you learn more from your failures, then Craig and I must be some kind of Hiking Mistake Experts. In this episode we’re sharing every single mistake we’ve ever made in the great outdoors in the hope that you can avoid them yourself.We go into detail about mistakes made in our planning, training, packing, food choices, clothing, footwear, shelter, sleeping gear, […]
Hiking with kids – the “how to” Kids come in a whole bunch of different shapes and sizes and they all have different capabilities depending on their age. When you are attempting to take them on any kind of adventure, that’s the kind of thing you need to keep in mind. If you have several children of varying ages, then you can expect another layer […]
Your virtual outdoor guide Craig and I were in the middle of a lockdown last week as were (and still are) many others around Australia and the world. We thought it was pretty important to send out some good vibes, share some hiking and outdoor news and put our listeners onto a tonne of good films, documentaries and other great hiking and outdoor related content. […]
Goats, bears and fungi In this episode we are recording from the front porch of a remote cabin right after returning from an overnight trip in the wilderness. We’ve wrangled all the recent hiking and outdoor related articles we possibly could and jammed them into a single episode. If you want to know why feisty goats are chasing hikers, our thoughts on hiking etiquette when […]
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Finding art in nature We have a tendency to move through the wilderness only noticing the big scenery, the dominating mountain ranges and huge trees. There is beauty in all of that but there is also equal beauty to be found in the world of the micro wilderness at our feet, within the bark of a tree or concealed under a leaf. When Nick Monaghan […]