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Synopsis
GEAR:30 is the blister podcast where we dive deep into the details of the most interesting and innovative outdoors gear.We talk with some of our own editors and reviewers about the gear theyve been testing and what they think of it, and we also talk to product designers, engineers, and athletes about the latest stuff theyve been working on.Finally, we are going to be talking to some of the owners of our blister recommended shops around the world, to have them weigh in on gear trends and the equipment theyve been most impressed with in terms of durability, value, or performance in places like Alaska, Colorado, Europe, New Zealand, and more. If you love outdoors gear, you're going to love this podcast.
Episodes
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![The Making of Our 17/18 Winter Buyer’s Guide]()
The Making of Our 17/18 Winter Buyer’s Guide
30/11/2017 Duration: 59minWe discuss the making of — and our takeaways from — our 17/18 Winter Buyer's Guide, including our "Best Of" awards, our Blister Spectrums, our ski quiver selections, and some of the strangest claims we saw in some of the other buyer's guides out there.TOPICS & TIMES:A very cool thing we did recently at marblebrewing.com (2:16)The blurring of ski categories (3:15)What we talk about when we talk about “Frontside” (8:56)The pros and cons of the growing category of “50/50” Skis (13:57)17/18 Season -- the year of the binding? (22:15)“Stated Range of Motion” numbers on AT boots & the Scarpa Freedom RS (23:07)Head-scratching claims we saw in other buyers guides about the Blizzard Rustler 10, J Skis The Metal, and ON3P Billy Goat (29:03)Our “Blister Spectrums” (35:37)Our Ski Quiver Selections in the Buyer’s Guide (38:19)The rationale behind our Blister “Best Of” Awards + some specific winners: Patagonia MicroPuff; Scarpa Maestrale RS; and K2 Ikonic 84 Ti (42:52)Almost “Best Of” Award winners: G3 SENDr 112, Th
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![Hoji on the new Dynafit Hoji Boots]()
Hoji on the new Dynafit Hoji Boots
08/11/2017 Duration: 01h22minDynafit is introducing today their new Hoji series of boots, so we went very in-depth with Hoji himself about the boot, what makes it unique, and what's potentially still to come. (And there's more information in the show notes to this podcast episode on our website.)TOPICS & TIMES:Welcome to our new GEAR:30 podcast (0:00)When and where the idea of Blister was born (1:10)What were the design aims of this boot, and what is unique about it? (2:52)The “PDA” design of this boot (15:42)The various iterations of the “Hoji” boot (18:07)Weight of the Hoji (23:32)The width of the boot + Hoji’s sizing recommendations (27:18)Fit of the Hoji Pro Tour vs. Fit of the Dynafit Vulcan (31:15)The buckles & ankle retention (35:30); Crampon Compatibility (39:58)Range of Motion - Forward & Rearward (42:05)Durability - Bushings & Cables (44:33)Hoji’s approach to boot testing (53:20)Where would you locate the Hoji among the Vulcan, Beast, and TLT 7? (1:00:15)Where would you locate the Hoji among non-Dynafit boots? (
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![Introducing: GEAR:30]()
Introducing: GEAR:30
06/11/2017 Duration: 01minWelcome to GEAR:30. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
