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The Born And Raised Audio ExperienceAuthor: Born And Raised Outdoors
Welcome to The Born & Raised Audio Experience, hosted by the outdoor content creators and entrepreneurs of Born And Raised Outdoors. Our Mission: Set out to break every rule and boundary in the outdoor audio space by interacting with the listeners via LIVE Q&A, behind the scene conversations, campfire stories and motivational excerpts that will entertain, educate and inspire. It is a listening experience! Language: en Genres: Leisure, Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Cody Rich on Building Bridger Watch: Hunter-First Maps, Ballistics, and a New Wearable OS
Sunday, 9 August, 2026
In this podcast episode, Trent and Matt interview Cody Rich, founder of Bridger Watch, about why he built a hunting-focused smartwatch and how it evolved from wanting usable offline maps and hunting features on a watch. Rich shares his background from Perrydale, Oregon, moving to Montana, early work in Marine Corps training using Hollywood-style special effects, then entrepreneurship through Powder River Cartridge and learning marketing/SEO before starting The Rich Outdoors podcast and building Backcountry Fuel Box. Seeking a larger legacy business, he pursued a Garmin-adjacent niche, raised money, and assembled teams including former Fossil talent and connections to Google leadership and a CTO with Garmin dog-collar experience, ultimately building custom hardware and a new operating system. He describes key features: offline topo maps with panning/zooming, onX waypoint/track/markup syncing, integrated ballistics via Sierra True Data, redshift mode, frequent over-the-air updates, and ongoing battery-life improvements, with purchasing available at bridgerwatch.com, GuideFitter, GovX, and via HSA through TrueMed.
