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Ep. 083: What The Hell's In Your Backpack

Published: 2017-09-25 14:00:00
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Seattle, WA. Steven Rinella and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew discuss Janis's complete gear list for a 7-day backcountry archery hunt. Subjects Discussed: Steve's emotional distress over his son fishing with another man; Steve's special Japanese fish-bone pickers; guns vs. bear spray vs. bears; Janis Putelis shares his gear list for long hunt while Steve critiques and criticizes his selections; is it possible to own a camping pillow and still be a real man?; and more.

 

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Speaker mentions reading 'a book about the LRPs and Vietnam, the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrollers' that described how soldiers would load all their gear and jump to test for noise, using electric tape to secure items until they could jump silently. Specific title and author not provided.
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Speaker describes 'a Japanese how to cookbook' that you read from back to front with pictures showing how to cut up every fish on the planet. This led to discovering Japanese bone pickers. No specific title or author provided, just described as a Japanese cookbook with no English on the package.
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Speaker tries to recall a book about trapping and hunting in Canada, possibly titled something with 'River' or 'River of Deception.' Describes it as being about guys in the nineties during a fur boom, trapping in Canada and working rivers, with detailed descriptions of tarp setups for winter survival. Says 'there's a great book' but cannot remember the exact title or author.
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