Category: Outdoor Gear
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Women’s Winter Jacket Review
I research and choose the best women’s jackets on the market, create and execute a detailed test plan, photograph the process, and write up the results. GearLab purchases all of the gear they test, so I’m able to report test results without conflicting interests. GearLab updates all of its reviews…
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Hiking Pants Review
I research the best women’s hiking pants on the market, GearLab orders them, and then I wear them everywhere I go, running them through repeatable tests and photographing them along the way. Read the full review at GearLab.com. Published by GearLab | Updated biannually
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Bike Pump Review
I research and choose the best bike pumps available today, create a test plan and execute it, photograph the pumps, and write up the review. Since GearLab buys the products it tests, there is no conflict of interest. I update this review once or twice a year. GearLab.com | Updated often…
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Camping Axe Review
Before testing these axes on every piece of wood I see for weeks on end, I research the field to find the best options available on the market. Then GearLab orders them, and I implement a rigorous testing plan and photograph the process before writing up a review. Read the…
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Rain Gauge Review
To test these rain gauges, I tracked their results through multiple storms, gauged their accuracy using a literature review, and paid attention to how easy each is to use and how likely it is to last. Check out the full review at GearLab.com. Published by GearLab | Updated biannually
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Bird Feeder Review
Before stringing up an array of bird feeders in my yard several times a year, I research the field to find the very best options for bird health and human convenience. I then design a testing process and put it to use, photographing the feeders along the way before writing…
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Surf Trip Packing List 2020
The version posted on Wave Tribe is attributed to Derek Dodds. This is the original version I submitted. Published by Wave Tribe | June 10, 2020 Traveling to a new break has a way of smacking you in the face with beauty. Wake up! Stop worrying about emails. It’s time to surf.…
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Surfing Chicama, Peru – The Longest Left
Published by Wave Tribe | September 12, 2019 The version posted on Wave Tribe is attributed to Derek Dodds. This is the original version I submitted. [Credit – Mikey Wier. Caption – Waist high waves at El Point are hard to hate.] Chicama, The Longest Left Chicama is known as…
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GearLab Mountain Bike Review Program
I lead a team to create GearLab’s first mountain bike review in September of 2016 and launched its mountain bike review program with the most scientific and objective testing process known at the time. I continued leading the program until April 2018, when I became a senior managing editor. During…
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Field Tested: Boosted Board
The Boosted Board lets you accelerate fast, skate uphill and ride up to 8 miles on a single electric charge, with almost no learning curve. Published by Hilltromper Santa Cruz | December 4, 2018 by L. Clark Tate. Photos courtesy Boosted Boards Dec. 4, 2015—I was kind of a skater…
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