DIXIE HOMEMADE WANDERLUST: 'I Pushed the SOS Button in the Sawtooths.' Here's What Happened!

Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show

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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