Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
302 Lions and Children and Bears...BACKPACKING!!!
Backpacking doesn’t end when you have kids—but it definitely changes.
In this episode, we talk about what backpacking looked like before kids versus what it looks like after. From spontaneous trips and lightweight packs to planning months ahead, carrying more gear, and rethinking risk, priorities shift in ways you don’t fully understand until you’re living it.
We share how becoming parents has changed the way we think about mileage, safety, comfort, time away from home, and even why we go into the woods in the first place. Some things get harder. Some things slow down. And some parts of backpacking become even more meaningful than they ever were before.
This isn’t about saying one phase is better than the other—it’s about acknowledging that the outdoors still has a place in your life after kids… it just looks different.
302 Lions and Children and Bears...BACKPACKING!!!
Backpacking doesn’t end when you have kids—but it definitely changes.
In this episode, we talk about what backpacking looked like before kids versus what it looks like after. From spontaneous trips and lightweight packs to planning months ahead, carrying more gear, and rethinking risk, priorities shift in ways you don’t fully understand until you’re living it.
We share how becoming parents has changed the way we think about mileage, safety, comfort, time away from home, and even why we go into the woods in the first place. Some things get harder. Some things slow down. And some parts of backpacking become even more meaningful than they ever were before.
This isn’t about saying one phase is better than the other—it’s about acknowledging that the outdoors still has a place in your life after kids… it just looks different.
