Originally Posted: January 2021
Updated: April 2024
Gear reviews tend to come in two types. One is a side-by-side comparison of two or more similar items, based on short-term testing. The other is an assessment of a single item, based on many months of field use. Most of my reviews conform to the latter type, and in some cases, they are based on many years of field use. An unfortunate aspect of such long-term gear reviews is that certain items could be out of production by the time I write about them. Nonetheless, my comments might still be pertinent to someone buying a close-out or used item, and for those unavailable items, I try to suggest a comparable product.
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