Hiking News: Fenix 8 LTE, SAR Insurance Ending, Gear Price Hikes

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New gear, new trails, parks changes, and content stolen by Outside! Lots of hiking news this month! *Gear I'm Using Now:* * inReach: https://hkgy.co/inreach * Hiking App: https://hkgy.co/app * Watch: https://hkgy.co/watch * Shoes: https://hkgy.co/shoes * Pack: https://hkgy.co/backpack * Rescue Insurance: https://hkgy.co/insurance *Full Hiking Gear List (What I Use Now - Tested & Not Sponsored):* https://hikingguy.com/gear *Video Links:* Garmin Connect+ https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1565777 inReach Enabled Plan https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=gZRPJT2F4l3kG6vrZEpM8A ZOLEO Insurance https://support.zoleo.com/hc/en-us/articles/29899702496535-Global-Rescue-Field-Rescue-Membership Overwatch x Rescue – use code HIKEGUY15 https://www.overwatchxrescue.com/ecomm/ Overwatch x Rescue Review Video https://youtu.be/jX7-MoJcAMY Garmin SAR 100 – Available to you outside the US? https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/906397 New CalTopo Layer https://blog.caltopo.com/category/new-features/ Amazon Satellites https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-launches-first-kuiper-internet-satellites-taking-starlink-2025-04-28/ Fenix 8 Teardown http://www.f-blog.info/garmin-fenix-8-review-but-only-the-internals/ Fenix 8 Battery Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMisin6JQfA Fenix 8 LTE Leak https://www.notebookcheck.net/Garmin-Fenix-8-and-other-high-end-smartwatch-refreshes-leak-with-LTE-connectivity.1007210.0.html Tariff Article https://backpackinglight.com/collateral-damage-how-tariff-policy-is-gutting-americas-outdoor-gear-innovators/ Black Diamond Price Hikes https://www.instagram.com/p/DI1ghK8uFe3/?hl=en One Bottle System https://www.one-bottle.com/ DOGE at the Dept of Interior https://www.yahoo.com/news/tech-billionaire-musks-department-running-101328942.html Dept of Interior Memo / Stay Open https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3426-ensuring-national-parks-are-open-and-accessible Yosemite Rangers Clean Toilets https://nypost.com/2025/04/12/us-news/yosemite-park-scientists-handling-bathroom-cleanings-amid-seasonal-worker-shortage/ Big Bend Expansion https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/big-bend-expansion-bill/285-fe14b00c-5a46-46b0-9d8e-2ab68edc4212 Troops to Big Bend https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/04/02/troops-deployed-big-bend-national-park-texas-border-patrol/82773875007/ Is it Safe to Hike the Border Video https://youtu.be/OxvfrwXQO5Q Grand Canyon Camping Fees https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/campground-fee-rate-change-may-2025.htm Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Closure https://youtu.be/AQxehss5rTg Yosemite Closes Backpacker Campground https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/yosemite-campground-relocation-backpackers-20287026.php How to Hike Telescope Peak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4TfIjJmSho Death Valley Roads Opening https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/dvnp-2025-04-25.htm Bullhead Trail Repairs https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-begins-multi-year-rehabilitation-of-iconic-bullhead-trail-to-mount-leconte.htm Hike Mt LeConte Guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23y3Y20t_YQ NYTimes C2C Story https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/travel/cactus-to-clouds-hike-palm-springs.html My Cactus to Clouds Guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ijbAxZESc Highlander Big Bear https://www.highlanderadventure.com/ Mountain Lion Rehab https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/severely-injured-orange-county-mountain-lion-heals-readies-for-release/ Grizzlies in CA https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-04-15/california-grizzly-bear-reintroduction-feasibility-study UNA Watch Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unawatch/meet-una-the-modular-gps-sports-watch CleanTrek Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clean-trek/cleantrek-trekking-pole-attachments-for-litter-free-hiking?ref=discovery&term=cleantrek&total_hits=2&category_id=28 Chef Corso Video w/me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bi8nYsA2Ns&t=1924s Backpacking & Blisters w/me https://bleav.com/shows/backpacking-and-blisters/episodes/the-7-best-worst-trail-gadgets-on-the-market-with-cris-hazzard-hikingguy/ Halfway Anywhere Article https://www.halfwayanywhere.com/updates/backpacker-magazine-outside-steal-work/ @overwatchxrescue @CleanTrek @caltopo8571 --- *Camera Gear Used:* * Hike Camera: https://amzn.to/3RIFCDI * Studio Camera: https://amzn.to/42k4W9z * Studio Lens: https://amzn.to/44lrw2J * Field Camera: https://amzn.to/3Yu2Otc * Field Lens Wide: https://amzn.to/42azZVd * Field Lens Normal: https://amzn.to/3G0HMwb --- *Disclaimer:* Some of these links are affiliate links where I’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. I only recommend gear I actually use and trust.