The Adventure Made Podcast is a weekly show capturing the stories and passions of outdoor enthusiasts around camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, backpacking, bush crafting, conservation, and much more. Every Wednesday, host Seth Spears interviews seasoned experts about their most memorable wilderness adventures, favorite gear, professional recommendations, and why spending time in nature is so important for the health of individuals and society. Rewild Gear was founded by 4 brothers with a pa ...
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Ep 42: Stu Shank on Starting a Family Knife Business
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Stu Shank is the Co-Founder and CEO of Reiff Knives, a new direct to consumer, family-owned American made knife company, Last summer, I first became aware of them when they launched a very successful crowdfunding campaign to back their knives. I was super impressed with their branding, marketing strategy, and, most importantly, the quality of their…
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Ep 41: Reuben Bolieu on Travel, Blades, & Minimalistic Gear
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Reuben Bolieu shares about his many travel adventures over the years and how it's shaped his outdoor lifestyle and work. He also shares some woodsman hacks, favorite gear, knives, and why we should care about spending time in nature. Reuben is an adventurer, writer, photographer, musician, world traveler, and survival instructor for Randall's Adven…
Seth and David recount this year's SHOT Show experience, what they expected, learned, company updates, their favorite part of Vegas, and what they're excited about in the months ahead. Seth and David Spears are two of the four founding brothers of Rewild Gear. They are deeply passionate about helping others get back into the great outdoors, living …
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Ep 39: Jordan Jonas on Wilderness Adventure & Winning Alone
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Jordan Jonas shares his experience on the survival reality TV show Alone. He gives a firsthand look at his life, telling stories of hitching train rides and befriending hobos, living in Siberia, falling through ice, and how his many life experiences prepared him for the outdoors and have contributed to his success. Jordan is a Wilderness Living & S…
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Ep 38: Patrick Schaefer on the Outdoors & Hunting
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Patrick Schaefer joins the show for a great conversation about how the outdoors and hunting has positively impacted his life, even helping him cope with losing a parent at a young age. Patrick dives into his favorite outdoor brands and podcasts, balancing the responsibilities of life while still doing the things he loves and appreciating nature's d…
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Ep 37: 2021 Recap, Updates, & Guest Recommendations
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Seth gives a recap of 2021 for Rewild Gear and the Adventure Made Podcast, including the most popular gear and brand recommendations from guests, along with the most popular podcasts and book recommendations. Seth also provides a look ahead to 2022 and offers his best advice. Seth Spears is the CEO and Founder of Rewild Gear and the host of the Adv…
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Ep 36: Wes Siler on Politics, Conservation, & Being Prepared
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Wes Siler joins the show for a diverse conversation surrounding several controversial topics, including population control, the reintroduction of wolves, his war on the NRA, why he hates Toyota Tacomas, and many more. Wes is a columnist for Outside Magazine and an adventure travel writer. He is an outdoor adventure subject matter expert on CNN, CBS…
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Ep 35: Daniel Vitalis on Connecting with Nature through Food
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Daniel Vitalis joins the show for a fascinating conversation about connecting to the natural world through food and how to positively impact our environment, communities, and family by learning practical lessons and outdoor skills to improve our lives in an overly digital and virtual world. The topics covered are broad, ranging from the local food …
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Ep 34: Derek Wilson on Liberation, Lifestyle, and Legacy
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Derek Wilson is a 5th generation rancher living in Idaho. He’s a former software executive who left everything to rescue his family farm which radically changed his life for the better. He’s the host of the Primal King podcast and a business coach who teaches that anything is possible through the 3 pillars of Liberation, Lifestyle, and Legacy. Quot…
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Ep 33: Jason Holliday on Midwest vs. West Coast Hunting
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Jason Holliday is the host of the Harvest Holliday podcast, an amateur ATV racer, competing in 2 hour cross country endurance races at both local and national level. He is a lifelong bowhunter for over 30 years, a newbie western archery elk hunter since 2019, and has hunted elk in Colorado that past 3 years. In his day job he is a financial represe…
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Ep 32: Cary Jack on the Happy Hustle & Finding Balance
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Cary Jack is a lifestyle entrepreneur, author, podcast host, professional actor/model, biohacker, eco-warrior, martial artist, humanitarian, and philanthropist striving to make a positive impact on this planet. He split time growing up on the beaches of Sarasota, Florida, and in the mountains of Red Lodge, Montana where he first learned the art of …
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Ep 31: Adam & David on Family Camping & Getting Kids Outdoors
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Rewild Gear co-founders Adam and David host this week's episode of the Adventure Made Podcast. They discuss what it takes to camp with kids, necessary preparations, instilling a love of nature, respecting the outdoors, favorite tips for family camping, and a whole lot more. Quotes: "This may not be the most fun for you, but it's going to pay divide…
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Ep 30: Solocast with Seth Spears on the Origins of Rewild Gear
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Founder, CEO, and Adventure Made Podcast host Seth Spears does a deep dive solocast about Rewild Gear, the company mission, goals, history, current & future products, and more. Quotes: "Quality over quantity." Topics Discussed: How Rewild Gear got started Bringing an idea to life Branding & the company name Rewilding & changing landscapes The defin…
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Ep 29: Joel Runyon on Pushing Yourself to do the Impossible
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Joel Runyon is an endurance athlete and entrepreneur. He's the founder of IMPOSSIBLE ®, a performance lifestyle brand dedicated to helping people push their limits and do something impossible. In 2017, Joel became the youngest person to run an ultra marathon on every continent while raising $200k+ for education non-profit initiatives around the wor…
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Ep 28: Tim Corcoran on Vision Quests and Finding Your Purpose
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Tim Corcoran is the founder of Purpose Mountain, where he offers Nature-Based Purpose Guidance to support people with a love for wild nature who feel a deep yearning to discover their purpose. Tim also serves as co-Director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School, an organization he co-founded with his wife, Jeannine Tidwell, in Sandpoint, Idaho, in 2005,…
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Ep 27: Arthur Haines on Rewilding Ourselves
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Arthur Haines is a hunting and recreation guide, forager, ancestral skills mentor, author, public speaker, and botanical researcher. He grew up in the western mountains of Maine, a rural area that was home to swift streams known for their trout fishing. He spent most of his childhood in the Sandy River Valley hiking, tracking, and foraging. Arthur …
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Ep 26: Jordan Reasoner on Life & the Outdoors
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Jordan Reasoner is a well-known business consultant and marketer in the natural health world, an avid hunter, outdoorsman, friend, and wilderness guide living in Bozeman, Montana. Seth and Jordan enjoy a bottle of tequila while talking about life, the outdoors, and their recent backpacking trip. Quotes: "There is so much awe, beauty, and elegance i…
Seth, Adam, and David are joined by longtime friend and former college roommate Patrick McNamara. Patrick is a videographer and photographer and recently accompanied the brothers on a backcountry wilderness excursion in the heart of Montana. Quotes: "Right foot, left foot" Trust yourself, but listen to your body" Topics Discussed: Trip expectations…
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Ep 24: Marcus Ewing on Hunting & The Average Conservationist
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Marcus Ewing is the owner and founder of The Average Conservationist. He was born and raised in northern, lower Michigan, where he spent much of his youth hunting, fishing, camping, playing sports, and just being outdoors. Since starting the company, Marcus has partnered with 2% For Conservation to host The Average Conservationist Podcast, which pr…
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Ep 23: Christian Fortson on Nature & Addiction Recovery
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Christian Fortson is a firefighter, EMT and wilderness guide in Montgomery County, Texas. He works with kids and adults to help them learn from nature and spend more time in the wilderness. Quotes: "The thing about being in nature is it's uncomfortable, and I've never heard of anybody growing in a comfortable state." "Get outdoors more and spend ti…
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Ep 22: Dan Doty on Slowing Down & Connecting Outdoors
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Dan Doty is a somatic meditation teacher, men's coach, wilderness guide, husband, and father. He has taken thousands of men into the outer and inner wilderness, guiding them to vulnerably accept their humanity and connect to each other. He currently coaches CEOs, founders, and teams and runs programs and groups for fathers based on embodiment, lead…
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Ep 21: Brothers Catch-up & Product Updates
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In this episode of the Adventure Made Podcast, brothers Seth, Josh, Adam, and David, catch up and talk about Rewild Gear product updates and give a behind-the-scenes look at starting a gear company. This episode was the first one featuring the four founding brothers of the company. Quotes: "If the desert wants you to die, you will." "Get your gear …
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Ep 20: Mansal Denton on Sacred Hunting
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Mansal Denton "Little Beaver" is the founder of Sacred Hunting, host of the Mansal Denton Podcast, and is the subject of an upcoming documentary BELOW THE DROP exploring our relationship to life and death through hunting. Feeling insecure in early life, he chased a woman to Europe, which led him to prison. Struggling with shame and confusion of wha…
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Ep 19: Patrick Rollins on Knives, Bushcraft, & Survival Training
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Patrick Rollins is the lead instructor for Randall's Adventure & Training and is part of the team at ESEE Knives. He developed his enthusiasm for the outdoors from an early age, growing up camping, hunting, fishing, and a member of the Boy Scouts before spending 19 years as a Sheriff's Deputy in Whitfield County, Georgia. Since then, he has taught …
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Ep 18: Duke Phillips on Sustainable Ranching & Livestock
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Duke Phillips is a third-generation rancher living in Wyoming. He is the CEO of Ranchlands, an agricultural-based business that operates large-scale cattle and bison ranches in the American West that are dedicated to conservation and sustainability. They partner with conservation-minded owners to implement ambitious and complementary programs, incl…
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Ep 17: Brad Brooks on Business, Hunting, & Conservation
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Brad Brooks is the owner and General Manager of Argali Outdoors, a backcountry hunting gear, and equipment company. Brad is an adventurer, conservationist, and family man hailing from Boise, ID. Topics Discussed: How Brad stumbled into starting an outdoor equipment company His background in environmental economics and working in public lands conser…
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Ep 16: John Roulac on Regenerative Agriculture
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John Roulac is a hemp innovator, serial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, writer, and champion of regenerative agriculture. As the founder of the organic brand Nutiva, he has sourced and formulated close to $1B in retail sales of organic superfoods in the past 20 years. John is also an executive producer of the regenerative agriculture film K…
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Ep 15: Jess Johnson on the Controversy of Conservation
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Jess Johnson is the Government Affairs Director for the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, and a founding member of the National Wildlife Federation Sportswomen’s Initiative, Artemis, a women’s coalition that encourages women to take leadership roles in conservation and wildlife-related policy positions. As a board member for 2% for Conservation and the …
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Ep 14: Randy Newberg on Hunting & Conservation
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Randy Newberg has been called “the voice of public land hunting in the U.S.” He’s a conservationist and advocate for wild lands and wild animals. His TV show “Fresh Tracks with Randy Newberg” is one of the top ranked hunting shows in the country. Randy shows average hunters the remarkable experiences that are available for the price of a tag, the g…
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Ep 13: Dan Cerrillo on Mental Toughness & How to Live a Good Life
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Dan Cerrillo is a retired Navy SEAL who spent 15 years leading people to safety in some of the most dangerous hot spots and war zones in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and other high-risk locations. Some of his roles in the SEAL Teams include security specialist, breacher, sniper, counter surveillance, and BUD/S…
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Ep 12: Chris Whitcomb on How to Survive in any Environment
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Chris “Whit” Whitcomb is a best-selling author and former member of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, spending 15 years with the unit. He has worked extensively with foreign and domestic intelligence agencies in some of the most dangerous locations in the world, including Afghanistan, Kosovo, Israel, and Somalia, and has been awarded numerous citation…
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Ep 11: Brian "Tosh" Chontosh on Pushing Limits
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Brian “Tosh” Chontosh is a retired Major in the United States Marine Corps. During his 20 year military career he was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, two Bronze Stars, the Meritorious Service Medal, multiple combat action ribbons, and he is a US Congressional Medal of Honor nominee. Upon retirement, he founded the Crooked Butterfl…
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Ep 10: Aaron Gough on Quality & Sustainability in Knife Making
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Aaron Gough is a custom knife-maker based in Toronto, Canada. He has been making knives full time for the past 6 years and approaches knife-making in a modern way by trying to blend automation and craftsmanship. His love of electronics, programming, machining, CNC, and knives has hugely influenced his work. Before his knife making career, he worked…
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Ep 9: Jake Larsen, Outdoorsman, Carpenter, Public Land Advocate
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Jake Larsen is a Montana wilderness guide, gear expert, carpenter, family man, and all around good guy. Jake was born and raised near the Bighorn Mountains and the Wind River range of central Wyoming and grew up in a very different childhood home than most, living in a tiny house with no TV, computers, or video games. Practically growing up outside…
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Ep 8: Jared Frasier & 2% For Conservation
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Jared Frasier is the executive director of 2% For Conservation, a non-profit organization certifying businesses and individuals that give at least 1% of their time and 1% of their money to fish and wildlife conservation, and of which Rewild Gear is a proud member. In today's interview Jared explains how businesses and individuals can help improve o…
Long time friend of the Rewild Gear brothers and company gadfly Mark Cassman, aka The Dirty Pirate Hooker, opens up about his love for the outdoors, his first successful hunting experience, favorite wilderness excursions, essential skills everyone should have, optimal gear needed to rewild yourself, and much more. Topics Discussed: Mark's thoughts …
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Ep 6: Jordan Reasoner on the Health Benefits of Nature
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Today's guest is Jordan Reasoner, a well-known business consultant, marketer, hunter, outdoorsman, and wilderness guide living in Bozeman, Montana. Jordan routinely spends over 100 days each year in the Montana and Wyoming wilderness, exploring everything the mountains have to offer. His deepest passion is hunting elk deep in the backcountry and sh…
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Ep 5: Knife Design with Jason Tietz
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Jason Tietz is an industrial designer and outdoor bushcrafting enthusiast who specializes in functional, hard use knives. He's also the guy helping us go from concept to reality with our Rewild Gear Gasper 4 knife! Topics discussed: How Jason got into industrial design His knife design process How the Gasper 4 knife differed from Jason's normal pro…
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Ep 4: Interview with Rewild Gear Partner & Brother Josh Spears
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Today's episode features Rewild Gear partner and brother Josh Spears. This was a fun and wide ranging interview. The official "steel nerd" of the company, Josh opens up about his love of the wine industry, favorite knife steels, why every adventure should include water and the importance of water safety, teaching kids to enjoy outdoor adventures, h…
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Ep 3: Product Updates & Late Season Archery Hunting
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Seth and David discuss late season archery hunting from the Rewild cabin along with updates on Rewild Gear products, favorite knives, companies whose branding they love, and what outdoor trips and excursions they plan to take in the new year. Resources mentioned: Rewild Gear Red River Gorge ESEE PR4 knife ESEE 3 knife ESEE 4 knife Benchmade Saddle …
Seth, Adam, and David recap their deer camp 2020 hunting trip and share stories of past deer camps, what gear they want to upgrade for a better hunting experience, favorite camo patterns, and more. Resources mentioned: Rewild Gear Helikon-Tex Sitka Gear First Lite Kryptek HECS Stealth Screen Zeiss Conquest HD binoculars Argali Knives Marsupial Gear…
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Ep 1: Welcome to Rewild Gear! Deer Camp 2020
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In this inaugural episode of the Rewild Gear Podcast, recorded live at deer camp 2020, brothers Seth Spears, Adam Spears, and David Spears discuss the creation of Rewild Gear, their goals for the brand, the podcast, upcoming products, conservation, love of the outdoors, and their expectations for their annual Kentucky deer hunt. Resources mentioned…
Welcome to the Rewild Gear Podcast! Modern life, society, and responsibilities have domesticated us. But now it's time to rediscover YOUR adventurous side! The Rewild Gear Podcast is a weekly show capturing the stories and passions of outdoor enthusiasts about camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, backpacking, bush-crafting, conservation, and much mor…