The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is wrapped up once again, and as usual, I am completely exhausted. This year’s show was successful for BGT; we got great feedback from manufacturers and nearly everyone we approached is on-board. Right now, the only thing holding BGT back is the number of qualified testers. If you are reading [...]
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Jan 272007
The Outdoor Retailer show is a gearhead’s dream. Gear as far as the eye can see – you can look at it, touch it, try it out, and marvel over new technologies, new designs, and even some good old standbys. My day was packed with appointments for setting up the next few months of gear [...]
For the fourth year in a row (wow, how time flies…) I am off to the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. I’ll catch a flight later today and land in Salt Lake City, in all its Sundancy and Outdoorsy glory. The next four days are some of the most exhausting of the year and I always [...]
On Sunday I will be heading our for a week on the JMT with some fellow Northern CA hikers. We’ll be going in at Kearsarge Pass on Sunday, and I’ll be exiting at Muir Trail Ranch the next Sunday while Paige and crew exit the next day at Piute Pass. As I finalize my maps, [...]
I uploaded a few reports to BackpackGearTest this week. The Sierra Designs Electra sleeping bag test series is now completed, and my reports can be found here. I was very pleased with this bag – for the first time ever I slept warm all winter long. Figures it would take a -20 degree bag to [...]
I just filed my Field Report for the Sierra Designs Electra -20 degree Down Sleeping Bag. I am in love with this piece of gear – it kept me plenty cozy and warm at near-zero temperatures this weekend. A stellar performer.
Jan 272006
Today’s entry is a collaborative writing and photo effort between Christine and I. We’re staying with Jerry in Salt Lake City to attend the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006. Today was the Backcountry Basecamp, a demo day that preceeds the actual trade show event. It was 20 F and snowing when we got to Brighton [...]
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