![Just a PSA. There are professional reviewers of outdoor gear. Specifically hiking, camping, climbing gear. My favorite is the outdoor gear lab website. They're thorough and objective. : r/BuyItForLife Just a PSA. There are professional reviewers of outdoor gear. Specifically hiking, camping, climbing gear. My favorite is the outdoor gear lab website. They're thorough and objective. : r/BuyItForLife](https://external-preview.redd.it/9YJ0LYTbeca_es-27gbQb3evBLAGnxthJCM4OJ0kaLw.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6e2366e368ad917b07abf32dfafef396660fd5ef)
Just a PSA. There are professional reviewers of outdoor gear. Specifically hiking, camping, climbing gear. My favorite is the outdoor gear lab website. They're thorough and objective. : r/BuyItForLife
![Chris McNamara, (left) founder of Outdoor Gear Lab Services and Corey Rich co-founder Novus Select inside the renovated headquarters building of Novus Select headquarters on Ski Run Blvd. on Thurs. August 30, Chris McNamara, (left) founder of Outdoor Gear Lab Services and Corey Rich co-founder Novus Select inside the renovated headquarters building of Novus Select headquarters on Ski Run Blvd. on Thurs. August 30,](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2nfrx1f/chris-mcnamara-left-founder-of-outdoor-gear-lab-services-and-corey-rich-co-founder-novus-select-inside-the-renovated-headquarters-building-of-novus-select-headquarters-on-ski-run-blvd-on-thurs-august-30-218-in-south-lake-tahoe-calif-michael-macorsan-francisco-chronicle-via-ap-2nfrx1f.jpg)
Chris McNamara, (left) founder of Outdoor Gear Lab Services and Corey Rich co-founder Novus Select inside the renovated headquarters building of Novus Select headquarters on Ski Run Blvd. on Thurs. August 30,
![After work barbecues at the headquarters of Novus Select on Ski Run blvd. as seen on Thurs. August 30, 218 in South Lake Tahoe, California. Chris McNamara, (center) founder of Outdoor Gear After work barbecues at the headquarters of Novus Select on Ski Run blvd. as seen on Thurs. August 30, 218 in South Lake Tahoe, California. Chris McNamara, (center) founder of Outdoor Gear](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFT0C7/after-work-barbecues-at-the-headquarters-of-novus-select-on-ski-run-blvd-as-seen-on-thurs-august-30-218-in-south-lake-tahoe-california-chris-mcnamara-center-founder-of-outdoor-gear-lab-services-and-corey-rush-right-co-founder-of-novus-select-enjoy-the-evening-michael-macorsan-francisco-chronicle-via-ap-2NFT0C7.jpg)