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13 Apr 2022Ep 42: Stu Shank on Starting a Family Knife Business01:03:37

Stu Shank is the Co-Founder and CEO of Reiff Knives, a new direct to consumer, family-owned American made knife company, 

Last summer, I first became aware of them when they launched a very successful crowdfunding campaign to back their knives. I was super impressed with their branding, marketing strategy, and, most importantly, the quality of their blades.

My brother Adam and I had the pleasure of hanging out with Stu and his brother Ben last month at Blade Show Texas, and all four of us really hit it off over drinks talking about family-owned businesses, the outdoor industry, and our passion for creating high quality, American made products. 

Quotes:

"Be passionate about what you do."

"If you're going to be stressed out about something, it might as well be your thing and not somebody else's." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Stu's background & previous work experience 
  • Starting a family business
  • Going full time with Reiff Knives
  • Working in the outdoor industry
  • From conception to launching a company
  • Navigating a Kickstarter & pre-orders
  • Knife designing
  • Being a steel nerd
  • The "perfect" knife
  • G10 handle benefits
  • American Made
  • Drop point vs. Tanto 
  • Crowd Funding
  • Industry relationships
  • Being in love with the outdoor experience
  • Personal responsibility for nature
  • Building quality products
  • Principals, ethics & a moral compass
  • Scaling a startup
  • Building a generational business
  • Essential outdoor gear
  • CPM3V Steel

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

14 Dec 2022Ep 43: Adam Gall on Timber to Table & Guiding Hunts01:07:13

Adam Gall shares his work in the outdoor industry, from working with wolves in the wild to managing client expectations when guiding hunts. He also shares some of his favorite gear brands and books that have significantly impacted him.

Adam grew up in Caledonia, MI. When he was 20 years old, he moved to Idaho, where he fought fire for USFS. He was hired as a wolf biologist in Idaho with the Nez Perce Tribe for about five seasons.

Adam is the owner of Timber to Table Guide Service and Dark Timber Outfitters in Hotchkiss, Colorado, which he started with his wife, Anastacia, in 2015. In 2017 they expanded with Dark Timber Outfitters. Hired as a public high school science teacher in Hotchkiss, CO, Adam resigned from teaching and began guiding fishing and hunting trips. He is involved in numerous state wildlife and conservation efforts with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Adam and his wife have two daughters, Penelope and Olympia, ages 9 and 5.

Quotes:

"Anybody that hunts is going to get humbled over and over and over again."

Topics Discussed:

  • The origins of Timber to Table 
  • Balancing hunting and guiding 
  • Building the business
  • Food education
  • The varying attitudes of hunting by region
  • The importance of being in nature
  • Challenges to conservation management 
  • Global changes to the environment
  • Memorable hunts 
  • Tackling a wolf 
  • Wolf re-introduction controversy
  • Gear to carry
  • Favorite books

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

13 Sep 2023Ep 44: Jess Caldwell on Following a Natural Path from Birth to Death01:21:36

Jess Caldwell is an outdoor educator, wilderness survival instructor, nature lover, and yogi. She’s the founder of Wildkind Academy, an immersive program of outdoor education, training, and leadership development.

We dive deep in this interview about Jess's wide ranging interests and experience.

With a degree in Health & Wellness Promotion from Portland State University, a 25-year study as a Yoga teacher and as a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Jess has developed a holistic health & rewilding program for those seeking one-on-one lifestyle design, and she's one of the most fascinating people I've met in the outdoor space.

Quotes:

"Always listen to the inner calling of your soul"

Topics Discussed: 

  • How Outward Bound helped create her love of nature and the outdoors
  • How Jess started Wildkind Academy as a way to write off her outdoor equipment purchases
  • How losing her father led her into the home funeral and green burial industry and becoming a death doula as part of Hospice
  • The difference between a “green burial” and a “conservation burial”
  • How the funeral industry and cemeteries have become an ecological disaster 
  • How rituals and ceremonies are so important for both birth and death 
  • Why nature based coming of age ceremonies are essential for society and culture and how she’s implemented these in her own family
  • How a 7 day solo survival trip changed her life
  • How she finds a feminine balance in the male dominated outdoor industry 
  • How Wildkind Academy is helping people gain a new appreciation of nature and the wilderness through foraging, fishing, & hunting
  • Why she’s moving away from the term “rewilding” and leaning into “wild integration” 
  • Why plant medicine might be the solution to overcome our environmental issues
  • Why you always need to follow your intuition, especially in the outdoors
  • How she has evolved from a "prepper" over the years
  • What gear Jess always carries with her

Resources Mentioned: 

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

29 Nov 2023Ep 45: Paul Lewis on Starting FHF Gear & Joining Meat Eater01:19:54

Paul Lewis is the founder of FHF Gear, a high quality brand of hunting, fishing, and tactical outdoor gear. He is an avid fly fisherman, bow hunter, and retired law enforcement officer and SWAT Team Leader from Bozeman, MT. He has a bachelor of science degree in wildlife management from Montana State University. He started FHF Gear as a side gig by hand making gear for himself, teammates and hunting partners, which eventually turned into a full time business that was recently acquired by Meat Eater.

Quote:

"Always be willing to look at both sides of an opinion"

Topics Discussed:

  • How Paul started FHF Gear
  • His creative process for gear design
  • How they test new gear
  • How the company has changed and grown over the years
  • What it was like getting acquired by Meat Eater
  • Where Paul gets his creative inspiration for new gear
  • How their popular bino harness differs from others in the market
  • Why conservation is so important
  • Paul's thoughts on predator reintroduction 
  • Why changing one's mind is a sign of intelligence 
  • His craziest adventure flipping a canoe
  • Essential gear when venturing into the wilderness

Resources Mentioned: 

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

27 Dec 2023Ep 46: Megan Taylor on Belay Expeditions & Ecopsychology01:43:21

Megan "Belay" Taylor is the owner of Belay Expeditions . She is a mountain climber, long-distance expeditionist, and extreme minimalist. Once entirely nomadic living only on the open road with her bicycle, She now calls Lake City, Colorado home. 

Belay turned full-time entrepreneur at the age of 35 even though her love for the great outdoors has been ironclad since she was 23. Her entrepreneurial endeavors came after the tumultuous yet life-changing decision to exit a life-long career in academia.

Megan lives by and operates BELAY EXPEDITIONS by three values: BE Outside, BE Simple, and BE in Pursuit. She believes these three values coalesce for a life lived better. Hence the BE motto: BE You. Better.

Belay credits her achievements and happy life to these three guiding values and motto.

Quotes:
"Where there is interest there is education"
"If you don't care about something you're not going to preserve it"

Topics Discussed:

  • How Megan got into mountain guiding
  • How she became an extreme minimalist
  • Why she considers her expeditions to be a "journey" 
  • Why her nickname "belay" has nothing to do with rock climbing
  • How challenging experiences in nature contribute to a higher quality life
  • Why she wants to own nothing
  • How her personal values of be outside, be simple, be in pursuit affect everything she does
  • Why schools should require a field trip to landfills
  • Why ecopsychology is so important for us all to understand
  • How epigenetics affect people's interest in the outdoors
  • Why the best gear makes all the difference in your outdoor experience
  • What the "3 day effect is"
  • Her required expedition gear
  • Why Belay quit social media

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

17 Mar 2021Ep 1: Welcome to Rewild Gear! Deer Camp 202001:14:46

In this inaugural episode of the Rewild Gear Podcast, recorded live at deer camp 2020, brothers Seth Spears, Adam Spears, and David Spears discuss the creation of Rewild Gear, their goals for the brand, the podcast, upcoming products, conservation, love of the outdoors, and their expectations for their annual Kentucky deer hunt.
 
 Resources mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

24 Mar 2021Ep 2: Deer Camp 2020 Recap00:54:36

Seth, Adam, and David recap their deer camp 2020 hunting trip and share stories of past deer camps, what gear they want to upgrade for a better hunting experience, favorite camo patterns, and more.
 
 Resources mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

31 Mar 2021Ep 3: Product Updates & Late Season Archery Hunting00:38:40

Seth and David discuss late season archery hunting from the Rewild cabin along with updates on Rewild Gear products, favorite knives, companies whose branding they love, and what outdoor trips and excursions they plan to take in the new year.
 
 Resources mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

07 Apr 2021Ep 4: Interview with Rewild Gear Partner & Brother Josh Spears00:59:04

Today's episode features Rewild Gear partner and brother Josh Spears. This was a fun and wide ranging interview. The official "steel nerd" of the company, Josh opens up about his love of the wine industry, favorite knife steels, why every adventure should include water and the importance of water safety, teaching kids to enjoy outdoor adventures, how he almost died of dehydration while hiking Yosamite and Half Dome, essential gear he always carries with him, how to improve outdoor experiences, and the importance of movement and fitness throughout life. 

Josh's philosophy for life long health: "Eat real food, drink clean water, move your body. "

Resources mentioned: 

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

14 Apr 2021Ep 5: Knife Design with Jason Tietz01:02:58

Jason Tietz is an industrial designer and outdoor bushcrafting enthusiast who specializes in functional, hard use knives. He's also the guy helping us go from concept to reality with our Rewild Gear Gasper 4 knife!

Topics discussed: 

  • How Jason got into industrial design
  • His knife design process
  • How the Gasper 4 knife differed from Jason's normal projects
  • How Jason't love of the outdoors started at a young age
  • Jason's everyday carry list (EDC)
  • Working with White River Knives to create Jason's Firecraft line of bushcraft knives
  • Favorite knife designs & style
  • Best materials for knife design
  • Why Jason would love to design shoes or boots
  • Outdoor companies Jason loves
  • What we can do to help improve the outdoor experience for everyone
  • Why fixing and repairing is better than buying 
  • Jason's favorite books and YouTube channels

Resources mentioned: 

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

21 Apr 2021Ep 6: Jordan Reasoner on the Health Benefits of Nature01:05:20

Today's guest is Jordan Reasoner, a well-known business consultant, marketer, hunter, outdoorsman, and wilderness guide living in Bozeman, Montana.

Jordan routinely spends over 100 days each year in the Montana and Wyoming wilderness, exploring everything the mountains have to offer. His deepest passion is hunting elk deep in the backcountry and sharing these experiences with others who feel the calling for adventure in the wildest places.

Quote: "Depression is when you relive the past and anxiety is when you worry about the future."

Topics Discussed:

  • Jordan's background in natural health
  • How disconnecting in nature is beneficial for sleep, health, emotions, and the nervous system
  • How focusing on single tasks can be a spiritual discipline 
  • Benefits and drawbacks of technology use in the wilderness
  • How Jordan's love of bow hunting connected him with family
  • How to kindle a love of the outdoors in our children
  • Eating healthy food in the back country
  • How Jordan started Humble Foods, his backpacking food company
  • Jordan's near death experience while hunting in Montana during an arctic blast
  • Essential gear to always carry in your pack
  • Jordan's upcoming backpacking retreat called Wilderness Event
  • Why protecting and using public land is so important for conservation
  • Outdoor companies Jordan loves

Resources mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

28 Apr 2021Ep 7: Mark Cassman, The Tennessee Pirate00:28:41

Long time friend of the Rewild Gear brothers and company gadfly Mark Cassman, aka The Dirty Pirate Hooker, opens up about his love for the outdoors, his first successful hunting experience, favorite wilderness excursions, essential skills everyone should have, optimal gear needed to rewild yourself, and much more. 

Topics Discussed:

  • Mark's thoughts on his first hunting experience and how that affected him
  • The ethics of harvesting wild game for food
  • Growing a love of the outdoors from an early age
  • Mark's dream backcountry adventure trips
  • Our Wyoming wilderness adventure last year
  • Why we have a call to return to nature and test ourselves
  • Advice for reconnecting with nature and minimal gear needed
  • Favorite camping gear and why preparedness is so important

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

05 May 2021Ep 8: Jared Frasier & 2% For Conservation01:35:21

Jared Frasier is the executive director of 2% For Conservation, a non-profit organization certifying businesses and individuals that give at least 1% of their time and 1% of their money to fish and wildlife conservation, and of which Rewild Gear is a proud member.

In today's interview Jared explains how businesses and individuals can help improve our natural world through conservation, how our environment is changing and what we can do about it, balancing nature with modern urban society, the politics of rewilding, what the greatest need in the outdoors is today, and much more.

Quote:Get out and do more.

Topics Discussed:

  • How businesses and individuals can get involved in conservation 
  • How 2% For Conservation differs from other organizations
  • The ethics of catch and release fishing
  • Why ballot initiatives are not the best way to improve wildlife biology
  • How volunteering our time to improve nature is the most important thing we can all do
  • Jared's favorite outdoor activities & most memorable experiences
  • Essential equipment to always carry in the outdoors
  • 2% Community Conservation Day - August 21, 2021
  • Why we should share pictures of litter clean up and conservation efforts on social media

Resources Mentioned: 

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

12 May 2021Ep 9: Jake Larsen, Outdoorsman, Carpenter, Public Land Advocate01:37:59

Jake Larsen is a Montana wilderness guide, gear expert, carpenter, family man, and all around good guy. 

Jake was born and raised near the Bighorn Mountains and the Wind River range of central Wyoming and grew up in a very different childhood home than most, living in a tiny house with no TV, computers, or video games. Practically growing up outside, he learned to hunt, fish. and trap at a very early age. 

Today he lives in Southwest Montana with his wife Katie and owns a carpentry business, which gives him the freedom to spend over 100 days a year in the mountains. His passions include hunting mule deer with a bow or rifle, fly fishing for elusive golden trout, and light mountaineering adventures.

Quote:  "Find a way to get to the mountains"

Topics Discussed:

  • Jake's background story of growing up in the outdoors from an early age
  • How to get started trapping
  • How western hunting differs from eastern hunting
  • Why he decided to quit college, work for himself, and spend more time doing what he loves
  • How focusing on a specific trade and doing consistent work can lead to success
  • The biggest life lesson Jake has learned from spending time in the outdoors
  • The most memorable backpacking trip he would never want to repeat
  • The biggest conservation need today
  • The reality of hunting and survival shows
  • Why Jake avoids social media and most technology
  • How Jake and business partner Jordan Reasoner structure their backcountry excursions
  • Essential gear to take on every outdoor trip
  • Favorite outdoor companies

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

10 Mar 2021Ep 0: Intro to the Rewild Gear Podcast00:01:24
Welcome to the Rewild Gear Podcast! Modern life, society, and responsibilities have domesticated us. But now it's time to rediscover YOUR adventurous side! 

The Rewild Gear Podcast is a weekly show capturing the stories and passions of outdoor enthusiasts about camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, backpacking, bush-crafting, conservation, and much more.

I’m your host, Seth Spears, and every Wednesday I’ll be interviewing a seasoned expert about their most memorable wilderness adventures, favorite gear, professional recommendations, and why spending time in nature is so important for the health of individuals, society, and the planet.

Rewild Gear was founded by 4 brothers with a passion for the outdoors. We design and build high quality, minimalistic equipment to help people just like you spend more time in the wilderness reconnecting with nature, family, and friends. 

Protecting our public lands and endangered species through conservation, rejuvenating our depleted soil through regenerative agriculture, and cleaning up our waterways are common goals we feel everyone should share. 

We were made for adventure, and this show will inspire you to get outdoors and reconnect with the wild side burning in all of us!

Come check out the show at RewildGearPodcast.com  

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

19 May 2021Ep 10: Aaron Gough on Quality & Sustainability in Knife Making01:15:31

Aaron Gough is a custom knife-maker based in Toronto, Canada. He has been making knives full time for the past 6 years and approaches knife-making in a modern way by trying to blend automation and craftsmanship. 

His love of electronics, programming, machining, CNC, and knives has hugely influenced his work. Before his knife making career, he worked as a software engineer . 

Gough’s signature Resolute knife is designed as the ultimate outdoor utility knife to handle your hunting and camping tasks with ease. "Sculpted with CNC and finished by hand" is the motto of Gough Custom.

Quote: "Buy once, cry once"

Topics Discussed:

  • How Aaron got into knife making
  • How he used Reddit to market, promote, and sell his first knives
  • Why designing one knife model and perfecting it is the ideal business strategy
  • The tradeoff of knife steels, edge retention, corrosion resistance, heat treatment, and other knife making criteria
  • Knife design principles of shape, profile, grind, materials, and more
  • Aaron's favorite outdoor activities and most memorable experience
  • The finiteness of nature, materials, and sustainability in business
  • Why understanding supply chains and verifying material sourcing is so important
  • How perverse incentives are hurting our environment and business practices
  • Why Aaron may start manufacturing his own steel
  • Best options considerations for knife handle materials
  • Favorite gear to carry when in the outdoors
  • Why in the future garbage dumps could become the most valuable resource we have

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

26 May 2021Ep 11: Brian "Tosh" Chontosh on Pushing Limits01:17:38

Brian “Tosh” Chontosh is a retired Major in the United States Marine Corps. During his 20 year military career he was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, two Bronze Stars, the Meritorious Service Medal, multiple combat action ribbons, and he is a US Congressional Medal of Honor nominee. 

Upon retirement, he founded the Crooked Butterfly Ranch where he designs custom experiential learning opportunities for clients looking to test their minds, bodies, and spirits. Tosh also designs leadership workshops that challenge everyday paradigms that can limit potential. He is the president and executive director of the Big Fish Foundation, which helps support veterans through the transition to civilian life. 

Tosh is an endurance athlete, competing in some of the world’s most challenging ultra endurance events, including mountain biking the continental divide from Canada to Mexico in 27 days.

Quotes:

  • “When you focus on differences that is all you’ll see.”
  • “There is more collaboration in nature than there is competition.”

Topics Discussed:

  • How bootcamp created trauma and stress that taught resiliency & character strength
  • Why challenging authority can correlate to success
  • Why Tosh loves hunting and spending time in the wilderness
  • How archery can be a form of meditation and improve focus
  • Tosh's biggest pet peeves with the hunting industry
  • Why competition is good, but collaboration is better
  • How he continues to challenge himself through endurance races
  • Why Tosh is going to row across the Atlantic Ocean in 2022
  • How the Crooked Butterfly Ranch creates exceptional leadership experiences
  • His most memorable adventure race experience where he almost died because of ego
  • Why mentality and skill set is more important than the best gear
  • Why you should always challenge your beliefs while staying humble

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

02 Jun 2021Ep 12: Chris Whitcomb on How to Survive in any Environment01:14:16

Chris “Whit” Whitcomb is a best-selling author and former member of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, spending 15 years with the unit. 

He has worked extensively with foreign and domestic intelligence agencies in some of the most dangerous locations in the world, including Afghanistan, Kosovo, Israel, and Somalia, and has been awarded numerous citations and awards including the FBI's Medal of Bravery. 

Since leaving the FBI, Chis has worked as an on-air Global Security Advisor for NBC News, was nominated for a Peabody Award, and has appeared on dozens of TV and radio programs including The Today Show, Meet the Press, The Daily Show, Larry King Live, and more. 

Whit is the best-selling author of three books, including Cold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team; Black; and White. 

Quotes: 

  • “Survival is a mindset”
  • “Live life to the fullest”
  • "Live adventure!"

Topics Discussed: 

  • Chris's extensive travel experience 
  • His accidental interaction with a grizzly bear and a moose on the same day
  • An almost deadly rattlesnake encounter while going through sniper school
  • How he narrowly escaped crossing Africa while being chased by an armed posse
  • Why risk mitigation is the most important survival skill to master
  • How a preparation mindset is the key to survival in any situation
  • Essential gear to always keep on you wherever you are
  • Why buying products made in the USA is almost always best
  • The biggest life lessons Chris has learned spending time in nature
  • Why growing up Chris wanted to be Ernest Hemingway
  • How a late night drunken card game with Brad Pitt lead to becoming a published author
  • What books and authors have had the biggest influence on Whit

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

09 Jun 2021Ep 13: Dan Cerrillo on Mental Toughness & How to Live a Good Life01:16:57

Dan Cerrillo is a retired Navy SEAL who spent 15 years leading people to safety in some of the most dangerous hot spots and war zones in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and other high-risk locations. 

Some of his roles in the SEAL Teams include security specialist, breacher, sniper, counter surveillance, and BUD/S Instructor.  Dan medically retired in 2005 after suffering blast injuries during a hand-to-hand fight with an Al- Qaida fighter in Sadr City, Iraq.  

Since his retirement from the Navy, Dan has worked in executive security protecting some of the biggest names in business today, including Paul Allen and Sergey Brin. 

Dan is the founder of Spartan 7 Adventure, an organization that teaches high net worth clients and organizations leadership, communication, offensive mindset, and advanced situational awareness skills developed by Navy SEALs. 

He is the chief of staff for American Addiction Centers, and leads their veteran treatment program, helping former military to break addiction cycles and lead happy, productive lives. 

Dan is a Board Member for the Navy SEALs Fund and an Ambassador for the Navy SEAL Foundation. He volunteers his free time coaching football at Lipscomb Academy near his home in Nashville, TN.

Quotes:

  • “My problems aren’t their problems. Their problems aren’t my problems. Make seven people smile today.”
  • “Work is work and home is home.”

Topics Discussed:

  • How the Navy trains SEALS to deal with adversity 
  • Why mentoring is the most important part of leadership
  • Dan's story of addiction, family failure, recovery, and transformation
  • Why family means everything to him
  • How he trains executives through Spartan 7 Adventures
  • How nature and the outdoors has impacted his life
  • Why doing hard things is a constant motivator
  • His most memorable outdoor experiences
  • How Dan's motto of "make seven people smile per day" has impacted his entire life
  • Why slowing down and appreciating people is so important
  • How Dan almost died multiple times as a SEAL and what he learned from the experience
  • Why he always carries a backpack and what he keeps in it at all times
  • Why a morning routine is the secret to a successful day
  • Dan's 10-10-10 philosophy: 10 minutes for her, 10 minutes for him, 10 minutes for intimacy

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

16 Jun 2021Ep 14: Randy Newberg on Hunting & Conservation01:20:05

Randy Newberg has been called “the voice of public land hunting in the U.S.” He’s a conservationist and advocate for wild lands and wild animals. His TV show “Fresh Tracks with Randy Newberg”  is one of the top ranked hunting shows in the country. 

Randy shows average hunters the remarkable experiences that are available for the price of a tag, the gas to get there, and the effort invested. Whether it's bugling elk or speeding pronghorn, rifle or bow, Randy travels the far corners of the west in search of food and adventure. 

He lives in Bozeman, Montana with his wife, Kim, where he volunteers for many national and regional hunting-conservation groups, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.  When not hunting, Randy and his wife Kim spend the summer traveling the high plains in search of western walleyes.

Quotes:
 
"Hunt while you can because you'll run out of health before you run out of money."

 "When you wake up in the morning if you think it's going to be a good day or a bad day you're probably right."

"Be uncomfortable."


Topics Discussed:

  • How Randy got into hunting for the food and not the trophy
  • Misconceptions about "professional" hunters
  • What it's like behind the scenes filming a hunting show
  • The logistics of storyboarding a hunt for film and how it adapts
  • How it took Randy 6 years to learn how to hunt elk after growing up hunting whitetail
  • How Randy's upbringing contributed to his love of the outdoors
  • Randy's liver condition and how that has affected his hunting and filming
  • Why conservation and protecting nature is essential to all of us
  • Why urban sprawl is adversely affecting wildlife and the balance of our ecosystem
  • How invasive species are destroying our landscapes and contributing to wildfires
  • Why generational hunting with family is so bonding
  • How Randy survived a tornado while fishing in Canada and thought the end was near
  • Why it's so important to get uncomfortable regularly

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

23 Jun 2021Ep 15: Jess Johnson on the Controversy of Conservation01:27:15

Jess Johnson is the Government Affairs Director for the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, and a founding member of the National Wildlife Federation Sportswomen’s Initiative, Artemis, a women’s coalition that encourages women to take leadership roles in conservation and wildlife-related policy positions.

As a board member for  2% for Conservation and the Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, she brings her dedication to educating hunters on advocacy and policy in the conservation arena, and the dialogue around hunting into the industry as a pro team member of First Lite, Argali, and Kestrel Glassing Systems. 

Growing up in a conservation minded ranching family in Montana, Northern California, and Wyoming., she has a deep appreciation for healthy ecologies and since moving back to Wyoming 11 years ago she has worked for the voice of hunting and wildlife at the State Legislature.  

She spends most of her free time exploring the West's vast expanse of public lands on foot and on horse. Jess is an avid archery hunter and has a particular love for the big Wyoming mule deer. 

Quotes: 

  • "Nature loves balance"

Topics Discussed:

  • Why Jess left college and a dance career to purse the outdoors & supporting conservation efforts
  • Why her love of nature and the outdoors motivates everything she does
  • The reasons why hunting is so male dominant and how that's changing
  • The differences between Western vs. Eastern hunting 
  • Why communication & eduction is so important for conservation efforts
  • The controversy surrounding reintroduction of wolves in Colorado and elimination efforts of wolves in Idaho
  • Why predators are part of a healthy ecosystem
  • The rural vs. urban mindset and pendulum swings of both groups
  • The relation of chronic wasting disease in deer and the presence of wolves & mountain lions
  • The difference between hunting and killing
  • Why the extirpation of bison is still relevant today for cultural & political reasons
  • Why a pocket knife is Jess's go-to piece of gear
  • The controversy surrounding Meat Eater's acquisition of First Lite

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

30 Jun 2021Ep 16: John Roulac on Regenerative Agriculture01:06:43

John Roulac is a hemp innovator, serial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, writer, and champion of regenerative agriculture.

As the founder of the organic brand Nutiva, he has sourced and formulated close to $1B in retail sales of organic superfoods in the past 20 years.  John is also an executive producer of the regenerative agriculture film Kiss the Ground, which is narrated by Woody Harrelson. He is an investor, supporter, and advisor to various companies and organizations in the “better for you and planet” sector.

Over his career, John has founded six non-profit organizations, including Great Plains Regeneration and GMOInside. His passionate hemp advocacy brought him to sue the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. This long legal battle culminated in a historic 2004 federal court victory to keep hemp foods legal. He is a pioneer of the modern home-composting movement and has authored four books on hemp and composting.

Topics Discussed:

  • John's start in business and the environmental movement
  • The difference between environmentalism and conservation
  • How learning from indigenous cultures can positively impact our environment 
  • The importance of being open to learning and losing our ego
  • How we're losing 1-2% of winged insects per year 
  • Are cows bad for the environment
  • How "Nox" (Nitric Oxide)  is the fastest growing greenhouse gas in the world today & 380 times more impactful than C02
  • The social and economic control by large organizations 
  • Are meat and saturated fat to blame for health issues 
  • John's experience as a Vegetarian 
  • How humans are trying to connect and find their tribe
  • Why 50% of the Plankton in the ocean and 98% of Pacific Sardines have been lost
  • Positive environmental changes to make on a micro level
  • How 500,000 people focused on regenerative agriculture in the next fives years will change the country
  • John's biggest lesson from nature and the outdoors

Quote:

  • "The future of plant-based is animal-based"

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

07 Jul 2021Ep 17: Brad Brooks on Business, Hunting, & Conservation00:54:21

Brad Brooks is the owner and General Manager of Argali Outdoors, a backcountry hunting gear, and equipment company. Brad is an adventurer, conservationist, and family man hailing from Boise, ID. 

Topics Discussed: 

  • How Brad stumbled into starting an outdoor equipment company
  • His background in environmental economics and working in public lands conservation 
  • The first backpacking tent bought in high school
  • The inner draw to the outdoors 
  • How being in wild country helps to recenter life 
  • Brad's interest in business and entrepreneurship from an early age
  • The origination of Argali 
  • Early days of technical clothing 
  • Calculating risks
  • Storytelling about wild places through film 
  • The importance of timing in life and business
  • Family bonds in working together
  • The daily struggle of work-life balance
  • The importance of being a present father
  • Spending 75 nights in a tent per year
  • The biggest threats to conservation today 
  • The effects of westward expansion 
  • Brad's reflection on death while rock climbing
  • Getting lost while hunting at age 15
  • Product development and scratching an itch 

Quote:

  • "The loss of the ability to get lost in wild country is a tragedy." 
  • "Figure out something that interests you in your life and figure out how to make that your job."

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

14 Jul 2021Ep 18: Duke Phillips on Sustainable Ranching & Livestock00:45:54

Duke Phillips is a third-generation rancher living in Wyoming. He is the CEO of Ranchlands, an agricultural-based business that operates large-scale cattle and bison ranches in the American West that are dedicated to conservation and sustainability. They partner with conservation-minded owners to implement ambitious and complementary programs, including hospitality, hunting and fishing, a leather shop, strategic advisory services, and ecotourism.

Duke's journey has led to creating a set of core beliefs that balance ranching, conservation, and economics. He leads the strategic vision and business development oversight of Ranchlands' ventures and managed properties.

Quotes:

  • "Regenerative agriculture should include humans too. You want to be having a good time, be happy with what you're doing, and have a healthy community and healthy family while you're doing it." 
  • "Nature is powerful as hell."

Topics Discussed:

  • How Duke got started in ranching 
  • The origins of Ranchlands
  • Business diversification and land conservation
  • Combatting draughts and building contingency plans
  • Yellow Stone the show
  • Misconceptions about ranchers
  • Understanding bison, the national mammal 
  • The differences between managing Bison and Cattle 
  • How education has become a core piece of the business
  • Duke's thoughts on what conservation needs today 
  • How to live symbiotically with nature
  • The importance of questioning a company's motives before supporting them
  • The dichotomy of urban sprawl and what to do about it 
  • How nature has impacted Duke
  • A Rancher's essential gear
  • Being alone and not having Amazon Prime
  • Brewing beer from home
  • The ecological benefit of rewilding & how it affects land
  • What it's like being a cowboy
  • The importance of keeping family as a priority

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

21 Jul 2021Ep 19: Patrick Rollins on Knives, Bushcraft, & Survival Training01:01:04

Patrick Rollins is the lead instructor for Randall's Adventure & Training and is part of the team at ESEE Knives. He developed his enthusiasm for the outdoors from an early age, growing up camping, hunting, fishing, and a member of the Boy Scouts before spending 19 years as a Sheriff's Deputy in Whitfield County, Georgia. Since then, he has taught numerous classes in the US and the Amazon jungles of Peru. 

Randall's Adventure & Training teaches survival, Bushcraft, land navigation, basic human tracking, single rope techniques, rope rescue, cave rescue, wilderness first responder, and Search and Rescue classes.

Patrick is certified as a First Responder, Firearms Instructor, Glock Armorer, Rope Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, and Wilderness First Responder. He has many hours of training in various skill sets, including woodland operations, wilderness survival training, land navigation, and tracking. 

He has been a Law Enforcement Instructor since 2001 and served on the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team (Entry and Sniper) from 2001 to 2004. 

Quotes:

  • "Be adaptable."
  • "Get comfortable with being uncomfortable."
  • "Get out there and do it."

Topics Discussed:

  • 5 Cs of survivability 
  1. Cutting
  2. Combustion
  3. Cordage
  4. Container
  5. Cover
  • Patrick's background & love of the outdoors
  • The difference between Survival & Bushcraft
  • Esee's most popular knives
  • How to get started in Bushcraft
  • Deciphering "good" information
  • The start of Randall's Adventure & Training
  • Gear testing & customer feedback 
  • Knife steels
  • Testing the limits of gear
  • Favorite knife styles and their applications 
  • Future company plans
  • How to manage ticks while in nature
  • Understanding what a good knife is
  • Are there too many outdoor companies?
  • The outdoor class that everyone should take
  • The "Glock" of knives
  • Life lessons from the outdoors

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

28 Jul 2021Ep 20: Mansal Denton on Sacred Hunting01:10:57

Mansal Denton "Little Beaver" is the founder of Sacred Hunting, host of the Mansal Denton Podcast, and is the subject of an upcoming documentary BELOW THE DROP exploring our relationship to life and death through hunting. 

Feeling insecure in early life, he chased a woman to Europe, which led him to prison. Struggling with shame and confusion of what it meant to be a man, he found his calling with the sacred art of hunting. He now desires to share this practice with more men.

His indigenous name comes from a Crow Sun Dance chief. His spiritual lineage is derived from 7 years of mentorship from a Muskogee/Creek medicine man named Will "Star Heart."

Quotes:

  • “We have to believe in a more beautiful world in order to create it”

Topics Discussed:

  • Finding the true version of yourself
  • Using insecurities to do good
  • Stealing historical documents 
  • Being in prison and its transformation
  • The background of Sacred Hunting
  • Indigenous hunting practices
  • Consumerism culture 
  • Symbolism & relating to the land
  • Going from zero to one in hunting
  • Using hunting as a tool to transform oneself 
  • Building confidence through the outdoors
  • The gravity of taking a life 
  • Reconnecting to our food source
  • The importance of social interaction & building community
  • Utilizing harsh conditions to improve & grow
  • Navigating  vulnerability
  • Favorite gear & brands

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

04 Aug 2021Ep 21: Brothers Catch-up & Product Updates01:05:23

In this episode of the Adventure Made Podcast, brothers Seth, Josh, Adam, and David, catch up and talk about Rewild Gear product updates and give a behind-the-scenes look at starting a gear company. This episode was the first one featuring the four founding brothers of the company. 

Quotes:

  • "If the desert wants you to die, you will." 
  • "Get your gear right and keep it tight!" 

Topics Discussed:

  • Product updates & testing
  • Feedback on the Gasper 4 knife
  • Learning, stretching & growing
  • Manufacturers frustrations
  • Firecrackers & catching things on fire
  • Josh's disdain for plastic
  • Adam's destiny as a Firefighter
  • Seth's experience with start-ups & overcoming hurdles
  • David's thoughts on branding, positioning & storytelling
  • The design process & bringing products to market
  • Everyday gear for the car
  • Quality companies & scaling
  • Wilderness lessons learned from living in the desert 
  • Conservation & controversy 
  • Future products 
  • Pocket dump

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

11 Aug 2021Ep 22: Dan Doty on Slowing Down & Connecting Outdoors01:00:45

Dan Doty is a somatic meditation teacher, men's coach, wilderness guide, husband, and father. He has taken thousands of men into the outer and inner wilderness, guiding them to vulnerably accept their humanity and connect to each other. He currently coaches CEOs, founders, and teams and runs programs and groups for fathers based on embodiment, leadership, and accessing one's inner wildness.

Quotes:

  • "Get outside and slow down"
  • "We learn who we are in the outdoors"

Topics Discussed:

  • Early days of adulthood & working
  • Moving to New York & a quarter-life crisis
  • Dan's involvement with Meateater
  • Getting started in film & media 
  • Learning how to tell stories & build brands
  • Feeling at home in nature
  • Breaking down barriers & being vulnerable 
  • The origins of Evryman
  • Passion, mission, & paying the bills
  • Developing awareness through the wilderness
  • Feeling safe & belonging 
  • Constant stimuli 
  • Fatherhood
  • Men's Group & trauma
  • Conservation & what's needed
  • Most memorable outdoor experience 
  • Essential gear

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

18 Aug 2021Ep 23: Christian Fortson on Nature & Addiction Recovery00:35:48

Christian Fortson is a firefighter, EMT and wilderness guide in Montgomery County, Texas. He works with kids and adults to help them learn from nature and spend more time in the wilderness.

Quotes:

  • "The thing about being in nature is it's uncomfortable, and I've never heard of anybody growing in a comfortable state." 
  • "Get outdoors more and spend time with people." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Christian's introduction to the outdoors
  • Spending time in jail
  • Doing fulfilling work
  • Sobriety at 19
  • The danger of selfishness
  • Living in a car for three months
  • Leading at-risk teens into the wilderness
  • Being alone in the wild & facing your thoughts
  • 21 days & breaking habits
  • Societal changes & enjoying nature
  • Leaving no trace behind 
  • Essential equipment
  • Helping without expectation

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

25 Aug 2021Ep 24: Marcus Ewing on Hunting & The Average Conservationist01:03:47

Marcus Ewing is the owner and founder of The Average Conservationist. He was born and raised in northern, lower Michigan, where he spent much of his youth hunting, fishing, camping, playing sports, and just being outdoors. Since starting the company, Marcus has partnered with 2% For Conservation to host The Average Conservationist Podcast, which primarily features businesses and individuals who have focused on giving back to wildlife.

Quotes:

  • "Life begins when you step outside your comfort zone."

Topics Discussed:

  • Marcus's start in the outdoors
  • Connecting with others through nature
  • The glories of Deer Camp tradition & its rite of passage
  • The importance of the outdoors & living harmoniously
  • Littering, pollution, & being responsible
  • The "Game Trashbag" 
  • Taking advantage of time spent with family & friends
  • The gravity of taking a life
  • Enjoyment & slowing down with life
  • The journey over the destination
  • Similarities of dating & hunting
  • Opening morning, as exciting as Christmas 
  • Fishing stories
  • Learning from mistakes
  • Handing down knives
  • Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
  • The Average Conservationist 
  • Adult-onset hunting

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

01 Sep 2021Ep 25: Montana Backpacking Trip Recap00:52:07

Seth, Adam, and David are joined by longtime friend and former college roommate Patrick McNamara. Patrick is a videographer and photographer and recently accompanied the brothers on a backcountry wilderness excursion in the heart of Montana. 

Quotes:

  • "Right foot, left foot"
  • Trust yourself, but listen to your body"

Topics Discussed:

  • Trip expectations
  • Patrick's experience 
  • Studying abroad in Austria 
  • Disconnecting from technology
  • 10,500 feet of elevation
  • Physical exhaustion 
  • Gear prep
  • Blisters and feet taping
  • Ounces adding up
  • What gear to leave behind
  • Altitude sickness
  • Hail storms in the mountains 
  • Overcoming mental hurdles
  • Hiking with 50+ lbs
  • Jake, the mountain goat
  • Coping with having the "shits" in the mountains
  • Dehydration, nutrition, and meals
  • Cold plunges
  • Cooking fish in grizzly bear country
  • Capturing moments
  • Favorite pieces of gear
  • Appreciating the little things 
  • Hedonic adaptation
  • Understanding stressers 
  • Information overload 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

08 Sep 2021Ep 26: Jordan Reasoner on Life & the Outdoors01:10:30

Jordan Reasoner is a well-known business consultant and marketer in the natural health world, an avid hunter, outdoorsman, friend, and wilderness guide living in Bozeman, Montana. Seth and Jordan enjoy a bottle of tequila while talking about life, the outdoors, and their recent backpacking trip. 

Quotes: 

  • "There is so much awe, beauty, and elegance in nature."
  • "God, what do you want me to know & what do you want me to do?" 

Topics Discussed:

  • Montana trip recap
  • Pushing your limits
  • "Pray & Poop" routine 
  • Being grateful
  • Learning & growing 
  • Seeing the world wake up while in nature
  • Hiking angry
  • Internal motivation
  • Leaning into hard things & temporary pain
  • The military's research on time under tension
  • Solo vs. group trips
  • Building stamina in the mountains
  • Messages, injuries, & what our body is telling us
  • Instilling mental toughness in children
  • Doing something challenging every day & building that skill 
  • Wrecked on the floor & getting through difficult times
  • Total responsibility 
  • Prince or king & the maturation of man
  • Adjusting to society after being in the wilderness
  • Winning, losing, learning, & showing up
  • Your brain as a sponge vs. filter
  • Having balance and appreciating life

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

15 Sep 2021Ep 27: Arthur Haines on Rewilding Ourselves01:29:53

Arthur Haines is a hunting and recreation guide, forager, ancestral skills mentor, author, public speaker, and botanical researcher. He grew up in the western mountains of Maine, a rural area that was home to swift streams known for their trout fishing. He spent most of his childhood in the Sandy River Valley hiking, tracking, and foraging. 

Arthur now runs the Delta Institute of Natural History in Canton, Maine, where he teaches human ecology, focusing on the values of foraging, wildcrafting medicine, and primitive living skills. He continues to spend a great deal of his free time practicing his skills as a modern hunter-gatherer. 

In 2017, he authored "A New Path", a comprehensive work on nature connection and rewilding, detailing how to incorporate ancestral practices into modern living. As a research botanist for the Native Plant Trust, he completed an inclusive flora of the New England region titled "Flora Novae Angliae" and has authored over twenty publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, including naming species of plants new to science. His series of YouTube videos has inspired thousands of people interested in foraging wild edible and medicinal plants. 

Quotes:

"Don't jump to a solution."

"There's consequences to people going into the wilderness, but there is greater consequence to people staying in the city." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Definition of a hunter-gatherer 
  • The progress culture
  • The four C's:
    • Comfort
    • Convenience 
    • Class
    • Culpability
  • Arthur's upbringing & the wilderness
  • Using grief as a motivator
  • The loss of various species
  • Soil depletion
  • Thoughts on war, famine & pestilence
  •  The waning number of hunters
  • Rewilding our lands & wilderness degradation 
  • Conserve & not preserve
  • Rewilding in the East vs. the West
  • Becoming apathetic toward the outdoors
  • European vs. American mindset on building things 
  • The importance of leisure
  • Ancestral foods 
  • The three sisters: corn, squash & beans 
  • Chronic disease & wild foods
  • Fire & its effect on civilization

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

22 Sep 2021Ep 28: Tim Corcoran on Vision Quests and Finding Your Purpose01:18:13

Tim Corcoran is the founder of Purpose Mountain, where he offers Nature-Based Purpose Guidance to support people with a love for wild nature who feel a deep yearning to discover their purpose. Tim also serves as co-Director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School, an organization he co-founded with his wife, Jeannine Tidwell, in Sandpoint, Idaho, in 2005, dedicated to facilitating deep nature connection mentoring, cultural restoration, and inner tracking.

A leader of vision quests, holistic rites of passage, and men's groups, Tim has been facilitating spiritual initiations in the wilderness since 1999. Healing the cultural rift between the mainstream and indigenous cultures, transformational consciousness work, the spiritual journey, ancestral work, deep nature connection, family, and health are all deep commitments in his life. Tim is a heart-centered father of two brilliant sons and husband to a magnificent wife, and lives in pristine Sandpoint, Idaho.

Quotes:

"A healthy connection to nature is essential for us as human beings." 

"We can't be in the container and be the container at the same time."

Topics Discussed:

  • Being in the woods as a child
  • Finding one's purpose in life
  • Embracing sensitivity
  • The "sacred wound" becoming the "sacred gift"
  • The importance of being connected to the earth
  • Experiencing inner peace
  • Assessing life & leaving a legacy
  • Discovering our gifts and serving others
  • Vision Quest & its purpose
  • Transitioning from childhood to adulthood
  • Utilizing mentors
  • Transformations & integrations
  • Facing jealousy, abuse & bullying 
  • The journey of fatherhood
  • The idea of "getting back to nature"
  • Living in an urban environment
  • Community being artificially manufactured
  • Learning to deal with conflict 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

29 Sep 2021Ep 29: Joel Runyon on Pushing Yourself to do the Impossible01:06:52

Joel Runyon is an endurance athlete and entrepreneur. He's the founder of IMPOSSIBLE ®, a performance lifestyle brand dedicated to helping people push their limits and do something impossible. In 2017, Joel became the youngest person to run an ultra marathon on every continent while raising $200k+ for education non-profit initiatives around the world.

Quotes:

"What is the most difficult thing you can do relatively soon?"

"How you do anything is how you do everything."

Topics Discussed:

  • Early beginnings of life & entrepreneurship 
  • The start of IMPOSSIBLE 
  • Getting into endurance racing 
  • Not being able to get a job at Starbucks
  • Softening failure - good or bad idea?
  • The stories we tell ourselves that hold us back 
  • Quitting not being an option
  • Using commitments to accomplish goals
  • Building trust with yourself
  • Overriding pain
  • Goal setting - the IMPOSSIBLE List
  • Finding hard things that are worth doing
  • Asking the question - "What would make my life a good story?" 
  • Running a marathon on each continent
  • Lessons learned from nature & our relationship with it 
  • Getting stuck in Doha, Qatar, without a passport 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

06 Oct 2021Ep 30: Solocast with Seth Spears on the Origins of Rewild Gear00:25:32

Founder, CEO, and Adventure Made Podcast host Seth Spears does a deep dive solocast about Rewild Gear, the company mission, goals, history, current & future products, and more. 

Quotes:

"Quality over quantity."

Topics Discussed:

  • How Rewild Gear got started
  • Bringing an idea to life
  • Branding & the company name
  • Rewilding & changing landscapes
  • The definition of "Rewilding."
  • Mission & goals 
  • The "fire in the belly."
  • Our brain as a sponge
  • Resetting in nature
  • Conservation
  • Product line creation & design
  • Knife as the first tool

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

13 Oct 2021Ep 31: Adam & David on Family Camping & Getting Kids Outdoors00:37:10

Rewild Gear co-founders Adam and David host this week's episode of the Adventure Made Podcast. They discuss what it takes to camp with kids, necessary preparations, instilling a love of nature, respecting the outdoors, favorite tips for family camping, and a whole lot more.

Quotes:

"This may not be the most fun for you, but it's going to pay dividends down the road." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Camping with kids & preparations 
  • Getting kids outdoors
  • Activities and nature
  • When to introduce fire & knives 
  • Respect for firearms
  • Fall time & getting outside
  • Favorite knives
  • Teaching knife safety
  • Curiosity - the good & the bad
  • Favorite family excursions
  • Disconnecting & reconnecting
  • How many nights to camp with kids
  • Making memories in the outdoors
  • Kids, conservation & taking care of our planet 
  • Adam & David's Wild Tips for family camping 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

20 Oct 2021Ep 32: Cary Jack on the Happy Hustle & Finding Balance00:55:37

Cary Jack is a lifestyle entrepreneur, author, podcast host, professional actor/model, biohacker, eco-warrior, martial artist, humanitarian, and philanthropist striving to make a positive impact on this planet. 

He split time growing up on the beaches of Sarasota, Florida, and in the mountains of Red Lodge, Montana where he first learned the art of a balanced lifestyle. His passions include traveling, martial arts, soccer, entrepreneurship, and selflessly giving.

He is the founder & host of The Happy Hustle Podcast, whose mission is to educate, inspire, and entertain, while reminding you to enjoy the journey, not just the destination, as you Happy Hustle for a life of passion and purpose. 

Quotes:

“I am focused, I am disciplined.” 

"Your environment largely dictates your happiness." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Early life & career path
  • Balancing responsibilities & being happy
  • Soul Mappin’ System:
    • Selfless service
    • Optimized health
    • Unplug digitally
    • Loving relationships
    • Mindful spirituality
    • Abundance Financially
    • Personal development
    • Passionate hobbies
    • Impactful work - what one-word problem do you solve? Who do I solve that problem for? What is your uniqueness & how can you exploit that in the service of others?
    • Nature connection
  • Discipline - the cure-all
  • Mountains vs beaches
  • Digital detoxing
  • Conservation issues
  • The problem of plastic
  • Becoming a conscious consumer
  • Hunting & meat procurement
  • Encountering a mountain lion 
  • Getting a scarf out of a bar fight
  • Cary's favorite outdoor gear & brands
  • What does success look like for you?


Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

10 Nov 2021Ep 33: Jason Holliday on Midwest vs. West Coast Hunting01:04:29

Jason Holliday is the host of the Harvest Holliday podcast, an amateur ATV racer, competing in 2 hour cross country endurance races at both local and national level.  He is a lifelong  bowhunter for over 30 years, a newbie western archery elk hunter since 2019, and has hunted elk in Colorado that past 3 years. In his day job he is a financial representative dedicated to helping others put a written financial plan together so that they can achieve their long term goals for retirement. 

Quotes: 

"The mountains escalate that feeling of wanting to belong."

Topics Discussed:

  • Growing up hunting in Ohio
  • Going to Colorado for the first time
  • Embracing the sound of silence
  • Public land hunting
  • Whitetails, Mule Deer & Elk
  • Glamorization vs. reality
  • Alone in the mountains
  • Hauling meat out of the Whitetail woods
  • Deer Camp
  • Being in the woods at 12 years old
  • Threats to wilderness & conservation
  • Failing & learning
  • The importance of a rangefinder
  • Favorite brands
  • Essential outdoor gear

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

01 Dec 2021Ep 34: Derek Wilson on Liberation, Lifestyle, and Legacy01:20:20

Derek Wilson is a 5th generation rancher living in Idaho. He’s a former software executive who left everything to rescue his family farm which radically changed his life for the better. He’s the host of the Primal King podcast and a business coach who teaches that anything is possible through the 3 pillars of Liberation, Lifestyle, and Legacy. 

Quotes:

"So much more is lost in being scared than taking courageous action" 

"We live a life by default" 

Topics Discussed:

  • Life growing up
  • Losing a parent
  • Moving to a ranch
  • Making tough decisions & creating your path
  • From granite showers to not having a kitchen
  • Having moments of clarity
  • Growing up differently
  • Designing the lifestyle you want to have
  • Isolation & community 
  • Raising kids in the mountains
  • Working harder before you can work smarter
  • The process of getting "good" at things
  • Getting better through struggle
  • Managing expectations
  • How to reconnect to nature
  • Conservation & urban expansion
  • Growth - the pros & cons
  • Lessons learned from ranching
  • Self-sufficiency 
  • Business becoming personal
  • Grass vs grain-fed beef
  • Trust, marriage & taking risks

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

08 Dec 2021Ep 35: Daniel Vitalis on Connecting with Nature through Food01:44:15

Daniel Vitalis joins the show for a fascinating conversation about connecting to the natural world through food and how to positively impact our environment, communities, and family by learning practical lessons and outdoor skills to improve our lives in an overly digital and virtual world. The topics covered are broad, ranging from the local food model to Otzi the Iceman.

Daniel is a successful entrepreneur, public speaker, podcaster, writer, lifestyle pioneer, hunting guide, and ancestral living advocate. For ten years he lectured around North America and abroad, offering workshops that helped others lead healthier, more nature-integrated lives. After learning to hunt, fish, and forage as an adult, Daniel created WildFed to inspire others to start a wild-food journey of their own.

Quotes:

"It's just important to do something in nature that isn't mediated through a phone or a computer or some kind of augmented reality device." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Growing up in nature
  • The local model of food
  • Being connected to the landscape 
  • Keeping resources in your community
  • A global economy
  • Ancestral living & Transhumanism
  • Living in a virtual world
  • The meaning of Rewilding 
  • Developing skills
  • Orwellian society
  • Otzi the Iceman
  • A  natural lifestyle & how it's good for the environment 
  • Near death experiences in the wild
  • Being humbled by nature
  • Essential gear

Resources Mentioned:  

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

29 Dec 2021Ep 36: Wes Siler on Politics, Conservation, & Being Prepared01:05:15

Wes Siler joins the show for a diverse conversation surrounding  several controversial topics, including population control, the reintroduction of wolves, his war on the NRA, why he hates Toyota Tacomas, and many more. 

Wes is a columnist for Outside Magazine and an adventure travel writer. He is an outdoor adventure subject matter expert on CNN, CBS, ABC, and Fox News. His articles and expertise have been featured in Wired, Newsweek, Popular Mechanics, Outdoor Life, GQ, Road & Track, and Playboy. He is the founder of the motorcycle website Hell for Leather and the outdoors site Indefinitely Wild. 

Wes lives in the mountains of southwest Montana with his wife Virginia and their three rescue dogs. His testicles are the subject of Glenn Beck's most recent book. 

Quotes:

"Less is more."

"Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel."

Topics Discussed:

  • How Montana has changed
  • Getting into travel writing
  • Risk, danger & the outdoors
  • Healthcare problems 
  • The North American Model for Conservation (hunting)
  • The biggest threat to conservation
  • Wolves and the reintroduction
  • Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
  • Anatolian Shepherd
  • Hunting bears
  • Crossing the Mexican border
  • Lessons learned from the outdoors
  • Alaskan Caribou hunt
  • 6 lbs base pack weight
  • Favorite brands
  • Truck recommendations 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

05 Jan 2022Ep 37: 2021 Recap, Updates, & Guest Recommendations00:19:17

Seth gives a recap of 2021 for Rewild Gear and the Adventure Made Podcast, including the most popular gear and brand recommendations from guests, along with the most popular podcasts and book recommendations. Seth also provides a look ahead to 2022 and offers his best advice.  

Seth Spears is the CEO and Founder of Rewild Gear and the host of the Adventure Made Podcast. Seth is a world traveler, water lover, and all-around adventurer. 

Quotes:

"Turn off your phone and see the natural world for what it is."

Topics Discussed:

  • 2021 recap
  • Company highlights
  • Most popular gear
  • Supply chain issues
  • Product updates
  • Gear recommendations
  • Mindset & knowledge
  • Dehydration & almost dying
  • Brand recommendations
  • Advice for 2022

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

12 Jan 2022Ep 38: Patrick Schaefer on the Outdoors & Hunting01:16:40
Patrick Schaefer joins the show for a great conversation about how the outdoors and hunting has positively impacted his life, even helping him cope with losing a parent at a young age. Patrick dives into his favorite outdoor brands and podcasts, balancing the responsibilities of life while still doing the things he loves and appreciating nature's divine design.

Patrick  is a husband, stepfather, and fireman holding the rank of Battalion Chief, an avid outdoorsman, and a DIY public land hunter who spends regular time in the wilderness of Texas, Colorado, and Alaska.

Quotes:

"Try to leave everything better than you found it." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Getting started in the outdoors
  • God, nature & appreciation 
  • Losing a father at a young age
  • Becoming a Firefighter
  • Working through depression
  • The importance of mentors
  • Being the father, you didn't have
  • Land stewardship & being environmentally conscious 
  • Balancing work, family & hunting
  • Encouraging kids to love the outdoors
  • Hunting in Colorado & Alaska 
  • Favorite gear & brands
Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

19 Jan 2022Ep 39: Jordan Jonas on Wilderness Adventure & Winning Alone01:01:05

Jordan Jonas shares his experience on the survival reality TV show Alone. He gives a firsthand look at his life, telling stories of hitching train rides and befriending hobos, living in Siberia, falling through ice, and how his many life experiences prepared him for the outdoors and have contributed to his success. 

Jordan is a Wilderness Living & Self-Reliance Expert and the Winner of Season 6 of the History Channel's popular survival reality show, Alone. He grew up in the mountains of Idaho, and as a young adult, he spent a year riding freight trains across the US, where he learned to navigate both rural and urban environments. 

Jordan spent ten years in Siberia, where he lived with fur trappers and traditional nomadic reindeer herders, which is where he learned the art of primitive survival. During his time on Alone, he spent 77 days in the Arctic while also successfully hunting a bull moose, a wolverine, dozens of rabbits, squirrels, grouse, and numerous fish that he survived on. 

Quotes:

"Take the time to think deeply about what matters to you and organize your life around that." 

Topics Discussed:

  • The mindset required for Alone
  • Confronting inner turmoil before going into the wild
  • 77 days in the wilderness 
  • Focusing on the "present" rather than worrying about the future
  • Growing up on a farm
  • Hitchhiking & Hobos
  • Waiting on trains & entertaining yourself
  • Living in Siberia & fur trapping
  • The "Old Believers" 
  • Preparing for Alone
  • Snaring Groundhogs 
  • Hunting for meat
  • How life has changed after winning Alone
  • Jordan's wilderness school
  • Conservation thoughts 
  • Life lessons from the outdoors
  • Falling through the ice in Siberia
  • Essential gear for the outdoors 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

26 Jan 2022Ep 40: SHOT Show 2022 Recap00:20:37

Seth and David recount this year's SHOT Show experience, what they expected, learned, company updates, their favorite part of Vegas, and what they're excited about in the months ahead.

Seth and David Spears are two of the four founding brothers of Rewild Gear. They are deeply passionate about helping others get back into the great outdoors, living an adventurous life, and being conservational stewards of the land.

Topics Discussed:

  • Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show
  • Highlights & expectations
  • Getting into retail & wholesale
  • ROI & expensive booths 
  • Fulfilling pre-orders 
  • New product ideas
  • "Unwilding"
  • Pricing
  • Product feedback
  • Newest product release
  • Las Vegas experience
  • Next trade show

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

09 Feb 2022Ep 41: Reuben Bolieu on Travel, Blades, & Minimalistic Gear01:53:23

Reuben Bolieu shares about his many travel adventures over the years and how it's shaped his outdoor lifestyle and work. He also shares some woodsman hacks, favorite gear, knives, and why we should care about spending time in nature. 

Reuben is an adventurer, writer, photographer, musician, world traveler, and survival instructor for Randall's Adventure & Training, the makers of ESEE knives. He's spent most of his life hiking and backpacking through the wildernesses of the world. He's traveled abroad in extreme environments, from the cold climate of Alaska to the desert heat of Egypt & Jordan and the humid conditions of Southeast Asia & South America. 

Reuben continues studying survival techniques, construction, and use of knives and edged tools from South America, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, and numerous countries in the South Pacific and Scandinavia. He's a part-time knife designer and created the TOPS Knives C.U.B. and ESEE Knives RB3. He has published many articles on survival, knife and tool use, woodcraft, shelters and remains a lifetime survival student.

Quotes:

"Like laughter, the next best free medication for anything is to be outside, to be outdoors." 

Topics Discussed:

  • Getting into the outdoor industry
  • "Peak Bagging" 
  • The glory days of Forums 
  • Knives & the backpacking community
  • The necessity of signaling 
  • Altitude sickness & preparation
  • Packing your fears
  • Trail runners & moccasins 
  • Thin polyester dress socks for hiking
  • Having strong ankles
  • Rewarming cold extremities 
  • Breaking the gear rules
  • Avoiding the "ugly American" stereotype
  • Climbing mountains
  • Knife preferences 

Resources Mentioned:

The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!

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