Episode Summary: In this episode of “Yeti Walks Into Basecamp” we finish the second half of our interview with Pierre “Build-a-Bear” Paladin about hiker hacks. We dive much deeper into the hacks here, about the best part of any trail you hike, and throw some rapid-fire questions his way where we discover he’s been pink blazed…and a possible marriage proposal on the AT? We then wrap with a pretty solid list of some of our favorite hiker hacks along with a nice handful pulled from the interwebs. Buckle up, sit down, put your job on hold, and listen in.

Topics: Hiking hacks, hacks, mountain goats, moose, pink blazing

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Timestamps and Questions:

0:00:00 – Intro by The Fire Once Lost

0:00:24 – Beginning of episode

0:04:53 – Resume interview with Builda- Did you or are you creating any small helpful trinkets?

0:09:55 – What creative hacks do you have for hikers?

0:13:04 – Have you removed or shaved pieces of your gear?

0:21:15 – Do you carry a sewing kit and Duck/duct tape?

0:23:12 – You stated “Hiking is overrated” on the PCT. Still true?

0:28:51 – Ever since you hiked the PCT in ’22, how has your life changed?

0:40:57 – Do you have any advice for new hikers?

0:44:30 – Rapid-fire questions

1:06:57 – End of interview with Build / start of more hacks

1:22:03 – Final thoughts and closing

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