Jessica ‘Dixie’ Mills from Homemade Wanderlust joins the show to discuss an intense survival experience she had in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. She shares 3 lessons she learned from the event as well as the ongoing battle with rescue costs. And how did her backcountry CPAP machine work?
Some of the topics discussed:
-Using the Garmin InReach for rescue
-Garmin Insurance
-Backpacking Gear
-New rankings by Backpacking Magazine
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