Emily, Nate, and I (Bear Box Brew)

Emily, Nate, and I (Bear Box Brew)

From Hike, Explore, Repeat: Trailblazing Texas Podcast by Jason Lominac

May 14, 2026 · 1h 18m · Season 3 · Episode 116

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with the founders of Bear Box Brew about their trail-friendly coffee company and the challenges they faced in creating it.

Message From Emily and Nate: We'd like to dedicate the episode to our family and friends who have supported us from day one and continuously encouraged us to do what makes us happy! We encourage everyone to get out and enjoy the US National Parks we have access to, we are truly so lucky to have such natural beauty available to us here! Episode Description: This episode of the Trailblazing Texas Podcast is all about coffee, comfort, trail life, and the story behind a small outdoor business built from a real backcountry problem. I’m joined by the husband-and-wife team behind Bear Box Brew, a trail-friendly coffee company created for hikers, backpackers, campers, and anyone who believes a good cup of coffee should not require a pile of gear, a messy cleanup, or a complicated morning routine. We start with their origin story, what coffee looked like for them on trail before Bear Box Brew existed, the frustrations they kept running into, and the moment they realized there had to be a better way. From there, we dig into the early experiments, the failed versions, the laughs, the trial and error, and the moment their simple trail hack started turning into something much bigger. We talk…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Lominac

Guests: Emily, Nate

Topics covered

  • coffee
  • outdoor business
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • trail life

Keywords

  • coffee
  • Bear Box Brew
  • hiking
  • outdoors
  • camping
  • backpacking
  • trail life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bear Box Brew

Places: US National Parks

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