Eric Hanson

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8+ years hosting Epic Trails and Backpacking TV. This is my new channel where I help others gain confidence and skills in the outdoors. This channel is dedic...

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Backpacking Gear I'm Loving in 2026

Does Kilimanjaro Have an Everest Problem

What Trump Is Doing While You're Distracted

Climbing Kilimanjaro Was Insane This Year

I Visited a Tribe That Still Hunts For All Their Food

The Trail No One Can Finish

Best-Selling REI Gear VS Hidden Gems of the Internet

Field Testing REI's Best-Selling Backpacking Gear

I Knew This Was A Bad Idea...I Did It Anyway

New Backpacking Gear So Hot I Had to Take It Winter Camping

30 Days in the Italian Alps Silent Hiking The Dolomites

The Best Backpacking Gear of 2025 (All Budgets)

We Pushed the Dolomite's Hiking Season to the Limit

The Dolomites’ Hidden Hotel for the Slightly Insane

I Thought I'd Seen Mountains - Then I Hiked the Italian Dolomites

7 Days In Montana's Loneliest Wilderness

I Survived a Hiker's Worst Nightmare

I Challenged a Canadian Backpacking Pro — And Instantly Regretted It

Traversing Canada's Great Divide Trail

Why Did America Get the Boring Half of the Rockies

I Chased My Dream for 3653 Days. This Is What Happened.

I Found the Cheapest Ultralight Gear You Won't Regret Using

Hiking The World's Shortest Thru-Hike Hidden In Plain Sight

The Shocking Influence of Outdoor YouTubers

Are Modern Backpackers Weak

I Try the Scariest Backpacking Gear I Could Find

They Knew It Was Wrong. They Did It Anyway.

Backpacking Gear I Should Have Bought Sooner

Beginner's Guide To Backpacking Gear in 2025

I Try an Exoskeleton to Hike Grand Canyon's Rim to Rim