Well, Backpacker is just out with its 2017 Gear Guide. And, in no surprise to anyone who pays attention, it is once again nothing more than a shill for it's advertisers. And, I don't care where the hell they went to test the gear, nuggets like this prove that this magazine is a bunch of poseur glammers getting paid to write glowing "reviews" and award their BestGear award nonsense. Here's some gems:
Reviewing the NEMO Spike 2= "If you want to carry less than a pound each for a two-person tent, you have to lose the floor." Seriously? I guess ZPacks refused to buy ad space....
Awarding the Kelty Horizon 2 tent a Best Value. This thing is 3pounds 10ounces and MSRP is $240. Guess Tarptent refused to buy ad space...
Giving "Solo Palace" to Andrew Skurka's Sierra Designs High Route 1FL. Ummmm....Andrew...this 1P tent weighs in at TWO POUNDS FIVE FREAKING OUNCES WITHOUT TENT POLES. I cannot make this up. 2pounds 5ounces without poles. OMFG. Absurd. And now, Skurka has lost all cred with me. I guess GossamerGear refused to buy ad space. Do they not realize that 2 pages later they give an award to the 2 pound FOUR ounce BA CSUL2Platinum which is a TWO PERSON FREESTANDING TENT WITH POLES??????? OMFG. Andrew Skurka you should be ashamed of destroying your cred with this brick.
I won't bother to go into their other glaring omissions or glowing review for undeserving products whose only requirement was the purchase of ad space. Don't waste your money unless you want a good laugh. Because this rag is stupidly funny....
Reviewing the NEMO Spike 2= "If you want to carry less than a pound each for a two-person tent, you have to lose the floor." Seriously? I guess ZPacks refused to buy ad space....
Awarding the Kelty Horizon 2 tent a Best Value. This thing is 3pounds 10ounces and MSRP is $240. Guess Tarptent refused to buy ad space...
Giving "Solo Palace" to Andrew Skurka's Sierra Designs High Route 1FL. Ummmm....Andrew...this 1P tent weighs in at TWO POUNDS FIVE FREAKING OUNCES WITHOUT TENT POLES. I cannot make this up. 2pounds 5ounces without poles. OMFG. Absurd. And now, Skurka has lost all cred with me. I guess GossamerGear refused to buy ad space. Do they not realize that 2 pages later they give an award to the 2 pound FOUR ounce BA CSUL2Platinum which is a TWO PERSON FREESTANDING TENT WITH POLES??????? OMFG. Andrew Skurka you should be ashamed of destroying your cred with this brick.
I won't bother to go into their other glaring omissions or glowing review for undeserving products whose only requirement was the purchase of ad space. Don't waste your money unless you want a good laugh. Because this rag is stupidly funny....
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