By Land Podcast
Welcome to the By Land Podcast! My name is Emory, and this show is all about having real, honest conversations with experienced adventurers, outdoor experts, and everyday people who love spending time outside. My goal is to help you feel inspired, informed, and confident to take on your own outdoor adventures—whether you're into backpacking, hiking, hunting, camping, or just getting started.
I cover a wide range of topics like practical outdoor skills, gear, conservation, mindset, and personal growth. Each episode offers something different—whether it’s an inspiring story, hard-earned lessons, or actionable advice to help you build confidence and develop the backcountry skills you need to explore further and adventure better.
By Land is about learning, growing, and making the most of our time in the outdoors. If you’re into that kind of thing, you’re in the right place.
By Land Podcast
#155 - Getting to Know Dan Becker
Dan Becker is a backpacker from Wisconsin who turned his passion into his full-time profession. If you’ve poked around YouTube for backpacking, you’ve no doubt seen his videos a time or two. He’s grown a massive following and for good reason - he’s just a great guy. Dan is genuine, sincere, funny, and just loves to backpack. I didn’t know much about him before we spoke, but sincerely enjoyed getting to know him and now have a fond appreciation for what he’s been able to accomplish.
We cover a ton of ground in this episode, including everything from Wisconsin backpacking culture and learning how to find your own style of backpacking, to starting a YouTube channel and making it a real career. One of the things I find fascinating about Dan’s approach to making backpacking a “career” is that he looks at it like a business and a hobby. He’s been able to separate the two things, but also fuse them together which is really hard to do. Dan has used backpacking to create a business and business to create more backpacking adventures and I think a lot of outdoor creators can learn a thing or two from him. I mean, the guy has a family and goes backpacking for a living.
I have no doubt you’ll enjoy getting to know Dan as much as I did.
Show Notes and Links:
- Dan’s outdoor backstory
- Backpacking in Wisconsin
- Getting to know the backpacking crowd
- Western backpacking vs Mid West backpacking
- Appreciating what you have
- Putting backpacking in a box
- Learning to backpack
- Finding a personal backpacking style
- Being the focus of hit pieces
- Why Dan started a YouTube channel
- The life of a creative
- Deciding to go all in on YouTube
- Sponsorships and brand deals
- Dan’s advice to creators
- Working out with Dan
- How to follow up with Dan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanBecker
- IG: https://www.instagram.com/danbeckeroutdoors
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danbeckeroutdoors
- Dan's rescue recap: https://youtu.be/FRSGGUUtN9Y
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