Ep.19: Guide to Car Camping with Clay Croft

This week Clay Croft joins Jordan and Janis once again. This time to discuss car camping! They discuss everything from sleeping on the ground to sleeping on top of your vehicle, the most badass kitchen setups, how to keep cool or warm and how to stay organized.   Connect with Janis, Jordan, and Me…

Ep. 18: Mechanical Sympathy

This week we discuss getting your rig stuck and unstuck with Clay Croft from X Overland. We cover tires, traction boards, tow straps, jacks, chains, attachment points and how best to use the aforementioned equipment. If you travel down muddy, rocky, snowy, wet dirt roads in search of hunting advent…

Ep. 17: Flying With Guns, Packing Gear, and Shipping Meat

Interested in traveling to hunt? This podcast covers it all from packing your gear into duffels, checking your rifle with airlines, what to carry in your carryon, all the way to logistics of getting your meat home. If you have a question you want to submit to Gear Talk for discussion, email gearta…

Ep. 16: All About Bullets with Garrett Long

Janis and Jordan talk with MeatEater's own Garrett Long about everything that makes a great hunting bullet. They talk caliber, design, materials, and the performance we can (or can't) expect from our modern projectiles. They also discuss the nuances of copper, bonded, and cup and core. Additional t…

Ep. 15: Turkey Slams, Last Day Lions, Boot Inserts, Backcountry Stoves, and Wet Leather Boots

Jordan and Janis discuss a young woman’s 32-day turkey Grand Slam, their personal backcountry stove systems, how Janis protects his kids’ ears, inserts for hunting boots, Nemo’s Roamer car-camping pad, and handling leather boots in wet conditions. If you have a question you want to submit to Gear …

Ep. 14: Only One Gun, Cold Season Whitetail Clothing, Worthwhile Lightweight Gear, and More Listener Questions Answered

Jordan and Janis answer listener submitted questions. But first, an organizational gear hack Jordan stumbled upon while in the city and Janis’ continued lion hunting fails. They give their take on the best gun if you can only have one; clothing options for hike-and-sit whitetail hunting versus slow…

Ep. 13: Shot Placement, Broadheads, and Whitetails with Taylor Chamberlin

This week we have Taylor Chamberlin on the podcast to discuss broadheads. We also discuss shot placement and why Taylor can’t have a deer running 100 yards after the shot. Taylor dives into mechanicals versus fixed blades and breaks down what he’s used and how they performed.  If you have a questi…

Ep. 12: Knife Sharpening with Work Sharp

This week Jordan and Janis are joined by Steve Baker of WorkSharp to discuss knife sharpening. They discuss the tools needed, technique used, some problems you can run into and ultimately how to keep your knife sharp in the field. Also discussed this week is Jordan's guiding season, why you shouldn…

Ep. 11: What’s in Janis’ Turkey Vest?

This week we dive into what Janis carries while turkey hunting from the mountains of Montana to the swamps of Florida. We also discuss Jordan getting stuck, new products dropped and a couple listener questions.  If you have a question you want to submit to Gear Talk for discussion, email geartalk@…

Ep. 10: Jordan’s Bear Hunting Gear List

This week Jordan and Janis break down Jordan’s gear list for an upcoming spring black bear hunt. Janis picks apart the list with questions in order to get to the bottom of why Jordan carries what she does. Backpacks, rain gear, tarps, bullets and stoves are all in the discussion along with much mor…