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The problem with buyer's guides
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The problem with buyer's guides

I don't want magazines to tell me to upgrade my gear.

Mar 24, 2021
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Speedy little newsletter this week because I’m prepping for my first reporting trip in well over a year. I can’t wait to tell you more about that, hopefully next month!

In the meantime, I want to talk, briefly, about gear. (Oh dear, I can already tell I can’t do this quickly.)

As a reader of outdoor adventure publications—think Outside, Backpacker, Advent…

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