Test Backcountry Gear with Trailspace's Review Corps

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If you've ever wondered about other outdoor gear testing and review programs, meet Trailspace's Review Corps and find out what it takes to become a member.

Full article at http://www.trailspace.com/blog/2012/06/29/review-corps-program.html

Hmmm. Gotta work on that.

this sounds great.

Well, I've written several reviews but none of them labeled "killer" by the staff. (As a retired English teacher I'm wounded, I tell you, wounded!)

Lessee... sea kayaker, former ACA Moving Water Canoeing instructor, 10 years as a Nordic ski patroller including the '79 World Cup and '80 Olympics, Finished 2 day, 100 mile Canadian Ski Marathon,  lightweight backpacker, cyclist, US Army ROTC cadet winter survival instructor, tall ship sailor (US Brig Niagara).

Currently Sierra Club Nevada Outings Chair/certified outings leader and LVSSR Mountain Patrol Ski Patroller (Las Vegas) W/ Avalanche 1 and Mountain Travel and Rescue 1 certifications.

Will that do for qualifications? Oh, yes, my wife is an excellent proofreader.

And P.S. Professional trail builder on the 9 mile Snow Creek section of the Pacific Crest Trail,1980. (One mountain north of Palm Springs, CA)

300winmag said:

Well, I've written several reviews but none of them labeled "killer" by the staff. (As a retired English teacher I'm wounded, I tell you, wounded!) 

Those are excellent qualifications, 300winmag!

Here are the qualifications for a Killer Review:
http://www.trailspace.com/about/killer-reviews.html

Reviews that meet the criteria are automatically given the label. We don't subjectively judge and award them.

The biggest pieces are:

• being complete (an appropriate length, though they don't need to be overly long) with a summary, pros, cons, and body;
• having a certain number of helpful votes by the community;
• including original pictures or video

The one piece most often missed is the images. There are a number of reviews by community members that just need the addition of an image to make them Killer (hint hint, folks).

Hope that info helps!

Yep, I know I need photos of the gear I've reviewed. I may add some for a few of my past reviews, like my Tarptent Moment.

300winmag said:

Yep, I know I need photos of the gear I've reviewed. I may add some for a few of my past reviews, like my Tarptent Moment.

 An excellent idea!

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