My first introduction to the outdoors were family "camping" trips. Load up the Honda Accord with a trunk full of camping gear and a car top carrier full of other shit and head for a campground. Four humans and a Beagle all crammed into that car, fully loaded. This maximum approach to camping was probably what fostered the outdoor flame I have today. During high school I picked up a book by Colin Fletcher about backpacking and started obsessing. I went to the far other extreme of the family trips by fitting everything I needed in backpack for a weekend. This worm hole led to Cuben Fiber tarps, Carbon Fiber Poles and way too much money spent saving a ounce.

The last few trips we have done have involved a healthy dose of car camping. After creating spreadsheets for backpacking gear weights, I have felt a little lost on how to car camp. My wife and I have together charted into these unfamiliar waters of the car camping world.

In July of 2015 I posted a list of my favorite podcast to listen to while training, commuting and adventuring. Fast forward to this year, and I wanted to add to it some of the great podcast that I have found or continue listening to. Some of these are gear related podcast, while others are storytelling ones. Either way they have helped me pass the time on long, lonely stretches of training miles and maybe they can do the same for you.