93. How to Identify Your Gear Needs with Alisha McDarris
Outdoor Minimalist3 Heinä 2023

93. How to Identify Your Gear Needs with Alisha McDarris

In episode 93 of the Outdoor Minimalist podcast, we are returning to some of the foundational topics of the show: outdoor gear and equipment. If you’ve read the book, you’ll know that a big chunk of the text revolves around product materials, gear picks, gear repair, and gear needs. So, for this episode, we’re covering a topic I’ve wanted to discuss since the start of this podcast: how to identify your gear needs.

To give us some insights into how we can all make better gear choices, I sat down to chat with Alisha McDarris.

Alisha is the founder of Terradrift.com and the site’s accompanying YouTube channel, where she and her husband Josh share gear reviews, outdoorsy how-to’s, guides, and more, including a full backpacking course for beginners. She is also a freelance journalist and photographer specializing in writing about sustainable travel and outdoor adventure for publications like Popular Science, Backpacker, Outside, Roadtrippers, and more.

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Alisha McDarris

Website: https://alishamcdarris.com/

Terradrift: https://terradrift.com/

Backpacking 101 Course: https://terradrift.com/how-to-backpack/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/terradrift

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terradrift

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terradrift/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@terradrift

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#3 How to Identify Sustainable Product Materials

#7 Renting vs. Owning Gear

#11 Greenwashing in the Outdoor Industry

#24 Identifying Your Needs: Adventure, Gear, and Safety

#35 Tips for Making More Ethical Gear Purchases

#69 What is Greenwashing? (and How to Identify It)

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