by Alicia MacLeay
I’m interrupting our regularly scheduled Outdoor Retailer coverage for this reminder, which we all can stand to hear:
Just because a piece of gear is new, does not necessarily mean it’s good, or good for you. It might be good, it might be great, it might be paradigm-shifting, or it might simply be new.
“New” gear can be noteworthy and interesting, but new alone doesn’t tell you about performance, quality, comfort, reliability. That comes later, when gear gets put through its paces by dedicated backcountry enthusiasts like you.
So, this is where you, our Trailspace community members, come in. Write a gear review and tell all of us about your good, bad, or great gear. Whether you got it last year or last decade, whether it’s been widely heralded, quietly solid and reliable, or a total disappointment, whether it’s glitzy or lackluster, there is someone out there who wants to hear about your gear.
Let's give a shout-out to all of the quality "old" gear out there on the trail, in packs, at the campsite, that allows us to get out there and enjoy the backcountry.
- Read the gear review tips.
- Pick out a few of your own time-tested pieces that deserve a nod (don’t forget the stuff you take for granted).
- Write a gear review and share your experience.
With credit to SNEWS’s “We're too focused on what's new to remember what's good” article: http://snewsview.blogspot.com/2009/01/were-too-focused-on-whats-new-to.html
