Are These 8 Trail Gadgets Really Worth It?

Derek and Carl discuss the latest and "greatest" gadgets on the market. Are the helpful, are they game-changers or are they simply a waste of time and money? Also, clips from the latest Patreon trip are shared. Most of the group has some interesting things to say about how things went down.

Some of the gadgets mentioned:

Flextail Zero

Fire Maple FMS-300T Stove

Motorola Defy Satellite Link

Cardo Packtalk Outdoor

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Granite Gear Blaze 60 (Light to Medium Weight)

Outdoor Vitals Summit Down Sleeping Bag

Mystery Ranch Bridger (Heavy Duty Trips)

Nemo Tensor Sleeping Pad

Jetboil Stash

Jetboil Flash

MSR Pocket Rocket 2

Sawyer Squeeze

Black Diamond Spot

Helinox Chair Zero

Big Agnes Copper Spur

Nemo Hornet

Garmin InReach2

Pearl Izumi Thermal Arm Warmers

Hoka Speedgoat Trail Shoes

Peak Refuel Freeze Dried Meals