In this special Live From the Hunt edition of the Thrive Vodcast, I sit down with my good friend Chiam — cameraman, hunter, freeze-dry fanatic, and world-class skinny-jean-wearing tech gear junkie.

Warm weather has delayed the elk migration, the elk aren't cooperating, and we were grinding through long days deep in the backcountry. This was the perfect chance to dive deep into some "new" gear that truly performs in real backcountry conditions.

From power bank myths, solar panel failures, daily food bag disasters, freeze-dried McGriddle experiments, and new tech that is changing how hunters film, glass, and stay powered — this is a full gear breakdown straight from the mountain.

If you're a Western hunt gear guru, this Thrive Episode is for you!

Let's get to it.

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Additional Thrive Resources

Use My Discount Code TREELINE at Peax Equipment. https://www.peaxequipment.com/

Treeline Academy Courses – (Use code THRIVE to save 20% on any Treeline coursehttps://www.treelineacademy.net/treeline-map-toolkit-description

Treeline Podcast Archivehttps://www.treelineacademy.net/podcast-main--b42b4

Treeline Thrive Vodcast Archivehttps://www.treelineacademy.net/thrive

Harvest Right Freeze Dryershttps://affiliates.harvestright.com/2013.html

Renogy Backcountry Solar Panel 30Whttps://amzn.to/48ctUJF

Renogy 72000mAh High-Capacity Power Bankhttps://amzn.to/43IoMeM

Nitecore NB10000 Gen III Ultra-Slim Power Bankhttps://amzn.to/4ptikko

Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Microphonehttps://amzn.to/4pp6mbe

DJI Osmo Namo Standard Combohttps://amzn.to/43EQg56

Flextail Zero Pump – 1.2 Ounceshttps://amzn.to/4ob2PMU

Flextail Portable Air Pump 2X – 3.3 Ounceshttps://amzn.to/43LMxTg

Aero Gogo Giga Pump Airhttps://www.aerogogo.com/

Epoch Outdoors Digiscope Mountain Maghttps://epochoutdoors.com/