{"podcast":{"title":"Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show","slug":"backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316","podcast_index_feed_id":9316,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ImLIyzRE","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/backpacking-and-blisters/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/99b89892-aeee-4b70-ad5d-44d34c5f0ac9/3000x3000/bb-20square2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav + Carl Mandrioli","episode_count":445,"summary":"Backpacking and hiking tips and tales...with a sense of humor. This is your one-stop show for backpacking, hiking and adventure entertainment. From backpacking gear to the trail situations you will encounter to popular guests, this podcast will deliver. Derek and Carl will hit on all of the backpacking and hiking topics you want with decades of good (and horrendous) experience.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316"},"episode":{"title":"Top 10 Most OVERPACKED Gear You Need to Stop Bringing","slug":"top-10-most-overpacked-gear-you-need-to-stop-bringing","published_at":"2026-03-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316/top-10-most-overpacked-gear-you-need-to-stop-bringing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/backpacking-and-blisters/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=439","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/75cdb094-bc9a-41d1-89b7-3251c53d1206/episodes/96de285c-0c3c-4a8b-88a1-8f22d14b5417/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=75cdb094-bc9a-41d1-89b7-3251c53d1206&awEpisodeId=96de285c-0c3c-4a8b-88a1-8f22d14b5417&feed=ImLIyzRE","summary":"Derek and Carl discuss the top 10 most overpacked items for backpacking. This is not only from personal experience but also from what they continue to see on trail and online. If you want to lighten your load and become and ultralight backpacker, this could be the first step. Are you bringing any gear that makes this list?","meta_description":"Derek and Carl discuss the top 10 most overpacked items for backpacking. This is not only from personal experience but also from what they continue to see…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1863,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316/episodes/top-10-most-overpacked-gear-you-need-to-stop-bringing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316/top-10-most-overpacked-gear-you-need-to-stop-bringing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}