In "Gear & Beer" outdoor industry veterans from "The Rock Fight" discuss the outdoor pairings that matter most! Be sure to follow this new podcast from the Rock Fight Podcast Network. Every outdoorsy person knows that the gear you wear is incomplete without the perfect beer to drink and hold while you're in it. Each episode, it's our job to make sure that you're equipped with the best pairings available to you in any given week. So far we've paired everything from MTB Baggie Shorts and Ratio ...
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Four-Wheel Drive, Satellite Messaging & Electric Coolers: Overrated, Underrated or Properly Rated?
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We are back with a brand new edition of: Overrated?! Underrated?! Or Properly Rated?! Four-wheel drive, satellite messaging and electric coolers take center stage in this episode of Gear and Beer, where our gear expert and Cicerone, Justin Housman, determines FOR ALL TIME whether these items are overrated, underrated, or properly rated! Today on th…
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Gear, Beer, and Undies: Exploring BRANWYN & Seniq!
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Today on the show we welcome our new women's Gear & Beer correspondents Emily Holland and Angie Marie from Wild Poppy Creative and the Shiny Objects Podcast to discuss two innovative women's outdoor apparel brands, BRANWYN and Seniq. The conversation dives into the challenges of finding functional, stylish clothing that caters specifically to women…
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Live from Missoula, MT... it's GEAR & BEER! Today Colin & Justin dive offer their highlights of the Outdoor Media Summit 'gear speed dating' event. The duo share their top 5 favorite items for the event, including products from Old Town, Passenger, Patagonia, Nemo, and Lowa. And after bribing the guy at the hotel bar, they were able to pair all of …
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Why Your Next Adventure Needs A Nomadix Towel & A Beer
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In your mind, build your perfect outdoor kit. You have packs, outer layers, base layers, footwear socks... but do you have your towel?! Today on Gear & Beer Colin and Justin welcome founder Zack Helminiak to talk about the Original Towel from Nomadix. They hit on the history of the brand as well as the versatility and functionality of Nomadix towel…
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Foamie Surfboards & The Best Changing Robe Ever!
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It's time to craft the perfect surf kit for just about everyone. Today on Gear & Beer Colin and Justin start the show by talking about how surfboards have evolved to include the venerable foamie! Allowing for more fun and alternative surfing styles to enter the surf conversation. Then they turn their eye to their new favorite piece of gear: Passeng…
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Backpacking Bidets & Gluten Free Beer
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What are the most important items that you have in your backpacking kit? Today on Gear & Beer we're going to hear about the top 5 items in all-star author and backpacker Shawnté Salabert's pack. Shawnté has already spent over 50 nights backpacking this year, while also writing two new books to go with her PCT Guidebook and entry in Campfire Stories…
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Is This Gear Overrated, Underrated, or Properly Rated?
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Today we tap into Justin’s knowledge and expertise as a professional gear reviewer and leverage his years of experience in adventure and in journalism to play a little game called Overrated, Underrated Or Properly Rated? During the episode Colin throws three items at Justin who has to decide if that item is over, under or properly rated. And there …
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Get ready to wiggle your toes and feel the ground beneath you: barefoot shoes are back! Nearly 15 years after the wave of barefoot running shoes peaked and crashed, barefoot shoes are starting to comeback in new iterations. Friend of the pod Erica Zazo, recently covered the category and reviewed multiple styles of barefoot shoes for CNN and she's b…
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Fly Fishing 101: No Brad Pitt Required
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A common interest among the human powered outdoor crowd: Fly Fishing! Getting into a new activity can be intimidating especially when you want to try fly fishing but you've been watching A River Runs Through It for your entire life and you think you need go full Brad Pitt in order to make it happen. Today on Gear & Beer we're here to help! Justin w…
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The Hideaway Sleeping Platform: Is This The Best Way To Camp In Your Car?
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Sleeping in your car used to be a dirtbag necessity and time honored tradition. But these days sleeping in your car usually means thousands of dollars spent on a vehicle or creating a bulky wood platform that's a pain to move around and takes up all your space. Enter the Hideaway from Pacific Adventure Works! A modular and adjustable sleeping platf…
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Sports Nutrition: A Chewy Chat with Fuel Goods Founder
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You ever go looking for a GU gel or Stinger waffle before your hike, run or ride and then realize that you're actually out of all of your sports nutrition? Today's guest on Gear & Beer wants to make sure that never happens to you again! Today on G&B the founder of Fuel Goods, Laura Jorgensen, sits down with Colin & Producer Dave to talk about her n…
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GearJunkie Reviewer Talks Turtlebox & Sends Us Old Style Lager
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Today on Gear & Beer: Chicago based outdoor journalist Erica Zazo wants us to get loud and rowdy as she reviews the Turtlebox Gen 2 Bluetooth Speaker! Erica recently reviewed the Gen 2 for GearJunkie and today she's hanging out with Colin & Justin to tell them why this particular bluetooth speaker is an amazing addition to any outdoor kit. This spe…
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Climbing Hang & Finger Boards + A Couple Of Stouts
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What's a training staple of every rock climber who wants to get stronger and also avoid the dreaded pulley injury? Hangboards and Fingerboards of course. And who is the person you want to talk to about these crucial pieces of gear? Power Company Climbing's Kris Hampton! Today Kris joins Colin to talk about about why Tension Climbing and Fingers Of …
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Ombraz Sunglasses + Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard Ale
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Today Gear & Beer is here to take away your arms! The arms of your sunglasses that is because today we're talking about Ombraz, the armless shades that are shaking up the sunglasses world. Ombraz co-founder Nikolai Paloni joins Colin, Justin and Producer Dave to talk about the brand and weigh in on Colin & Justin's likes, dislikes and questions abo…
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The G&B PFAS Buyers Guide + NA Variety Pack
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Today Gear & Beer is here to help you make good decisions! No doubt you've heard a lot about how our outdoor gear and apparel contain PFAS aka Forever Chemicals. But what do you need to know about PFAS when shopping for new gear and what should you do about the gear you already own that may contain PFAS? Meg Carney (The Outdoor Minimalist) is here …
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A GearJunkie Top 5 + Coors Banquet
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What do you get when the outdoor's foremost authority on outdoor stuff cracks open a brew? You get GearJunkie on Gear & Beer! Today Sean McCoy from GearJunkie.com joins Colin to run down the top 5 products he and the GJ team saw at the Outdoor Market Alliance Media Show last week (Colin was also there). The two talk about new stuff from: Therm-a-re…
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Multi-Tools (all of them) + Smuttynose Pineapple Orange Coconut Sour
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When it comes to multi-tools Justin & Colin have so many questions. Who made the original multi-tool? If you want to be outdoorsy do you need to own a multi-tool? What is the best job for a multi-tool? Today we dig into the entire multi-tool category. And because all multi-tools have a lot going on, we needed a beer that also has a lot going. So th…
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Coleman Dual Fuel Lantern + Sierra Nevada Pale
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Chances are that if you do any camping whatsoever you have a lantern. But do you have an OG fuel burning Coleman Lantern? Justin does and today he is going to break down why you should too. And what is the perfect pairing for the classic lantern? How about a classic craft beer like a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Because nothing is better than sitting ou…
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Topo Athletic Pursuit 2 + Two Summer Wheat Ales
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Today's pairing that matters most? Topo Athletic's Pursuit 2 and two, count 'em, two wheat ales. Which two? Well that would be Sam Adams Summer Ale and Golden Road's Mango Cart! After Colin's experience testing the Obōz Katabatic Wind Low he felt compelled to bring some trail runners back to the fore because it has come time for him to find a repla…
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Rad Power Bikes + Lost Coast Brewery Downtown Brown
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Today's pairing that matters the most? Rad Power Bikes & Lost Coast Brewery's Downtown Brown! Lately Justin has been tooling around on a Rad Power Bikes Expand 5 Plus and he and Colin go deep on the environmental impact of the e-bike category. Then our in house Cicerone (aka Justin) pairs the perfect post activity beverage to go with the perfect co…
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Obōz Katabatic Wind Low + Montucky Cold Snacks
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We're back with the pairings that matter most... GEAR & BEER! Most hiking shoes are just overbuilt sneakers and leave you wanting either a pair of trail runners or an actual pair of leather boots. But what if you could truly blend those two worlds into an athletic looking shoe that is well made and built specifically for hiking? Well then you'd hav…
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The Best MTB Baggie Shorts + Rationale Mexican Lager
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Today it's the pairings that matter most... GEAR & BEER! What kind of shorts do you wear when you go mountain biking? Straight spandex bibs? Jorts? Whatever you have lying around? Today Justin and Colin talk about their mountain biking preferences while reviewing two outdoor brand entries in the cycling apparel space. The Rab Cinder Crank Shorts an…
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Our Favorite Tents + 10 Barrel’s Juicy Drama
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This episode originally ran on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the different music and what not. Enjoy! We wrap up our four weeks of 10 Barrel beers by pairing their 9.6 ABV monster IPA, Juicy Drama, with Justin & Colin's favorite piece of camping gear. For Justin that's the REI Half Dome 2 tent and NEMO's Stargaze Reclining Camp Chair while Colin talks abou…
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Feral Wetsuits + 10 Barrel All Ways Down IPA
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This episode of Gear & Beer originally ran on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the different music and stuff. Justin has been surfing in Feral wetsuits, a boutique wetsuit brand from the Bay Area for years while Colin just had his first experience trying them out. Today it's all about the wetsuit category and what makes Feral stand apart from a material and d…
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Softopping Your Truck With The Perfect Beer
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This episode originally aired on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the different music and stuff. Today Colin & Justin are prepping for the apocalypse... 10 Barrel's Apocalypse IPA that is! But before the end of the world arrives we first get Justin's review of the Softopper. The Softopper eliminates the need for immovable and expensive camper shells while sti…
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Bike Bags and The Perfect Beer To Go In Them
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This episode originally ran on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the different music and what not. It's Friday and that means it's time for Gear and it's time for Beer here on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) and on today's edition of Gear & Beer we're loading up the bikes! For the first time in G&B history both Justin and Colin are r…
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Hoka Mafate Speed 4 + Athletic Brewing Free Wave Hazy IPA
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This episode originally ran on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the different music and stuff. It's Friday and that means it's time for Gear and it's time for Beer here on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) and on today's edition of Gear & Beer we're getting athletic! Justin has recently gotten back into trail running so today he and C…
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Slumberjack Big Timber Pro 0° Sleeping Bag + Budweiser
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This episode originally aired on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the differences in music and what not. If you can only have one sleeping bag would you make it your super high end backpacking mummy style bag? You could, but when you go car camping wouldn't you be so much more comfortable in an old school flannel bag? And when pairing the perfect beer with a …
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Scarpa SL Active + Deschutes Black Butte Porter
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This episode originally aired on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the differences in music and what not. This week we're prepping for hiking and backpacking season as Justin gives us his review of the Scarpa SL Active and pairing this classic full grain leather hiking boot with Deschutes Black Butte Porter. How do these boots compare to other hiking footwear …
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Kona Unit X + Founders All Day IPA
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This episode originally aired on THE ROCK FIGHT. Hence the differences in music and what not. Today we are excited to debut ...GEAR & BEER! This is reviewing gear, THE ROCK FIGHT way because largely speaking gear reviews have become pretty boring. There's rarely a 'so what' in these reviews because stuff mostly works. So Colin and Justin are here t…
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