{"podcast":{"title":"Gear Abby: An Outdoor Advice Column For Your Ears","slug":"gear-abby-an-outdoor-advice-column-for-your-ears-7463155","podcast_index_feed_id":7463155,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/gear-abby/","website_url":"https://www.rockfightllc.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3081c840-ed1e-443a-a763-0a06633989ec/n6b16opvXAvIm9v-gjbpY0c4.jpg","author":"Rock Fight, LLC","episode_count":55,"summary":"Gear Abby: Outdoor Advice Without the BS! Sick of outdoor podcasts that gate keep, worship influencer gear lists, or make you feel like you don’t belong? Yeah, we do too. That’s why Gear Abby exists. With Gear Abby you won't get an ounce of shame or gear snobbery. It's just unfiltered advice, honest conversations, and the occasional 'WTF' moment in the wild. Hosted by outdoor journalist and adventure junkie Shawnté Salabert, this show answers the real questions you’re too embarrassed to ask out loud. From weird gear issues and trip prep anxiety to calling out elitist nonsense in outdoor culture. Shawnté approaches your burning outdoor questions with that sort of loving big sister vibe. And if Shawnté doesn’t have the answer? She’ll drag in someone who does. Whether you hike, paddle, run, or just want to feel less weird in REI - Gear Abby’s your new outdoor bestie. Gear Abby. Because there are no dumb questions. Just smart advice.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T06:22:18.468539+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-abby-an-outdoor-advice-column-for-your-ears-7463155"},"episode":{"title":"River Pee, Trail Trauma & the Perfect Pillow","slug":"river-pee-trail-trauma-the-perfect-pillow","published_at":"2026-08-08T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-abby-an-outdoor-advice-column-for-your-ears-7463155/river-pee-trail-trauma-the-perfect-pillow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-abby-an-outdoor-advice-column-for-your-ears-7463155","url":"https://www.rockfightllc.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/035d4b90-fbd6-40c7-b16b-a046259cdd79.mp3","summary":"Why does Leave No Trace tell backpackers to pee away from water but rafters to pee directly into the river? And why do so many hiking memoirs seem to require their authors to endure a dark night of the soul? This week on Gear Abby , Shawnté explains the surprisingly logical bathroom rules of river trips (and the origin of the wonderfully named groover ), then digs into why trauma, suffering and misery have become such reliable ingredients in outdoor books. Plus, What’s In Your Pack? returns as Shawnté reveals her new favorite backpacking pillow and somehow she and Colin turn that into something wildly inappropriate. Send your burning outdoor questions to DearGearAbby@gmail.com . Gear Abby is a production of Rock Fight, LLC.","meta_description":"Why does Leave No Trace tell backpackers to pee away from water but rafters to pee directly into the river? And why do so many hiking memoirs seem to requ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2529,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-abby-an-outdoor-advice-column-for-your-ears-7463155/episodes/river-pee-trail-trauma-the-perfect-pillow/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-abby-an-outdoor-advice-column-for-your-ears-7463155/river-pee-trail-trauma-the-perfect-pillow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}