Gear Abby: An Outdoor Advice Column For Your Ears
Gear Abby: Outdoor Advice Without the BS!
Sick of outdoor podcasts that gate keep, worship influencer gear lists, or make you feel like you don’t belong? Yeah, we do too. That’s why Gear Abby exists.
With Gear Abby you won't get an ounce of shame or gear snobbery. It's just unfiltered advice, honest conversations, and the occasional 'WTF' moment in the wild.
Hosted by outdoor journalist and adventure junkie Shawnté Salabert, this show answers the real questions you’re too embarrassed to ask out loud. From weird gear issues and trip prep anxiety to calling out elitist nonsense in outdoor culture. Shawnté approaches your burning outdoor questions with that sort of loving big sister vibe.
And if Shawnté doesn’t have the answer? She’ll drag in someone who does.
Whether you hike, paddle, run, or just want to feel less weird in REI - Gear Abby’s your new outdoor bestie.
Gear Abby. Because there are no dumb questions. Just smart advice.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2025
Switchback Crimes and Punishments & How To Slay The Chafe Monster
Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin “P.I.G.” True are back with another round of Gear Abby, where the gear questions get real... and sometimes a little gross.
This week’s adventures include:
- The Tripl…
How To Poop With A View & Running Vests: Dorkiness Or Diligence?
Welcome to the very first episode of Gear Abby! Host Shawnté Salabert and producer/partner-in-gear Colin “P.I.G.” True dive straight into the big outdoor questions you didn’t even know you needed ans…
Pee Funnels: Trash or Treasure? Plus: The Boots vs Trail Runners Cage Match!
Gear Abby is back! Host Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin “P.I.G.” True tackle another round of listener questions about the gear and decisions that make (or break) your time outside.
This week’s li…
Hello Our Outdoorsy Friends And Welcome To Gear Abby!
Get to know Gear Abby hosted by Shawnté Salabert!
Are you sick of the outdoor establishment old guard who think their way is the only way? Do you crave honest, no-holds-barred gear talk that’s not tie…