[at-l] Hiker Hints---

[daveh@psknet.com (Dave Hicks)]

I gave up on Backpacker, when they were caught avoiding bad reports on their
major advertisers.

Their pictures of some tents being tested by groups contained tents by some
big names that they did not report on in the write-up.  When called on it,
they claimed that they had not included the items in the write-up, because
the manufacture had said it wasn't for those conditions.  They claimed that
they had just taken it along to see how it worked, but it wasn't fair to the
manufacture to report the results.  Yeh.  Right.

If I want to know about equipment, I check the WEB sites that don't rely on
money from those they claim to be reviewing.  YMMV

Chainsaw

----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Booher <lwbooher@halifax.com>
To: List AT <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 12:05 AM
Subject: [at-l] Hiker Hints---


> Clark Wright mentioned the Backpacker Gear Guide.  Do y'all like the new
> format?  I find it very confusing.  I may like it when I've sat down and
> studied it, but I was really shocked when I opened the magazine.
>
> What I'm talking about is that they used to list things by brand.  All the
> Vasque boots or Mountain Hardware tents were together.  Now, they're
grouped
> by size or use.  All the 3 season/2 person tents are in one group,
> regardless of brand.  All the low-quarter trail shoes are in one group.
> It'll take some ferreting out for me to find the things I'm looking for.
>
> anklebear, heavy on the "bear" tonight---our daughter's leaving in the
> morning for 15 or so weeks in S. Africa.  She'll be home right after Trail
> Days.
>
>
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