Listen "BackPacking, Camping, FKTs - Eric Batty"
Episode Synopsis
Eric Batty shares his camping experience on the show today. Eric has won the team 24 hours OCR Championships in Vegas, Set FKTs on many trails including the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney, raced mountain bike at an elite/pro level for many years and now works as an Arborist (he climbs up trees all day!) Check out https://www.ericbatty.com/blog and his business https://www.brooklintreecare.ca/ Check out Shred-Girls.com to learn about the upcoming book series by Molly Hurford and www.smartathlete.ca for phone consults, coaching, training plans and bike-skills sessions. This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/capod to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered. The Consummate Athlete Podcast is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member to get free bonus content and prizes. Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium. Thanks as always for tuning in. If you're enjoying the show, would be a huge help to us if you subscribe, rate and review the Consummate Athlete Podcast show on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mollyjhurford and @peterglassford or over on TheOutdoorEdit.com and SmartAthlete.ca. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes on ConsummateAthlete.com. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag in the Consummate Athlete Shop. Have a question, comment, complaint or suggestion for a guest? https://consummateathlete.wordpress.com/contact/ Social and Links ERIC SITE https://www.ericbatty.com/blog Eric Batty Photography on Instagram Brooklin tree care = Eric's Business for Ontario Tree Removal and Care Killarney Provincial Park Article on Peter and Eric Running La Cloche FKT 2010 12:30 Eric Batty Blog on Kilarney La Cloche FKT 2011 (current FKT as of 2018 May) FKT Proboard TOPICS AND LINKS FROM TODAYS SHOW: camping - basic skills, tents = shelter systems - reliable (rain, winds, thunderstorms) - often too warm sleep for summer, - sleep mat = close cell (Thermarest), reliable - backpack - 90 and 100L perhaps too big for a few days water - filtration - aqua tabs - UV - light stick socks/ shoes? = consider lighter trail runner for short = Peter and Eric have used Salomon Trail Runners - Food - hang it in what? = bear hanging options videos food - best lightweight 'dinner' ' breakfast'? = dinner in a bag = JETBOIL - small, quick, canister, pot, built in Flint bugs = = superlight bug hat/cover = sun / wind effect = off/Deet - hard to say still bug you ... maybe not bite first aid = Can get kits = clean, gauze, bandaid, safety pin, tweezer, crazy glue for blisters, tape, pills (gravel, Imodium, NSAID) Brooklin tree care
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