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CALLING ALL COMPANIES GIVE US A SOLID REVIEW OF YOUR GEAR on a real product tester

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TheClap.
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Gear Talk? SKI Gabber?

skis/bindings/goggles/outerwear etc. etc

anyways

buyers guides are coming up and they suck,( IMO ) I have never been a fan, as they seem pretty biased to me.

So I challenge ALL YOU COMPANIES to give your product to a said member on here, who can actually rate your gear as we would actually expect.

I nominate BWalmer

said profile here

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/members/profile/hide_header/1/member_id/108536


He has given the best advice on gear in pretty much every thread asking for it. if someone deserves to test everything it is this guy. He tells it as it it and that's it. the pro's/cons.

I trust his advice and I know most of NS does also.

that is all
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cheener12
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I volunteer
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edai
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Brendan is a solid choice, I've met him in real life and he's just as cool a guy to talk to as he is smart.

OP this is a pretty interesting idea, it'd be cool if a few companies followed through.
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SwitchMisty540
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i agree...great idea
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TheClap.
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trew/saga/ldc

did it a few years back to someone on here, and they pretty much took the suits and didnt really do shit with them

Guy mentioned above, I believe would make a sick reviewer as he knows his shit and I would trust him over Freeskiers buyers guide

We as NS have the power to make this happen, and I believe we should
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Andi_G
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DO IT I DARE YOU
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a_pla5tic_bag
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no if we're gonna do this, you should have NS and participating companies sponsor it. then have a comp to find kids who are actually good, then gather them all in one spot for a few days and have them test gear. yeah i know that'll cost money but thats a good way to do it.
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TheClap.
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define good?

just because you can super fed or dub 9 doesn't mean you know anything about the products you are riding
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Puzzled
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Dumbest thing I've heard in a while.
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BWalmer
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I'm game.
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-Dan
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I'd listen to what Brendan had to say about any gear.
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Session
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Most serious companies would send shit to a site like Blister that actually reviews shit and is informative. Not some beaters on NS.
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SpookyCat
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Yes because companies would be more than happy to give away gear to a random kid that they don't know just so they could get their gear reviewed for a site that already has reviews on their gear from kids who buy their stuff... just playing the devil's dick here...
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.MASSHOLE.
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Blister is the way to go.
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Bonzalo
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I nominate Smuggs for Fd wear.
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Line_Skis
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We've been handing over some skis to BlisterGear.com, they write super in depth reviews, completely honest (we get the gear back) reviews that are done in conditions consistent with what the skis are made for (not just a random week at a resort). They do a lot of big mountain but hopefully we can get a bunch of park in there once the snow starts falling.

http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2012-2013-line-influence-115 - Totally new '13 Influence 115

http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2012-2013-line-sir-francis-bacon - '13 Bacon

http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2012-2013-line-mr-pollards-opus - '13 Opus
http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2nd-look-line-mr-pollards-opus (SECOND LOOK)

http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2012-2013-line-pandora
http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2nd-look-line-pandora (SECOND LOOK)

http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2011-2012-line-stepup-176cm last years but unchanged for '13





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JWeinstock
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BWalmer isnt a random kid. hes given me good advice on outerwear and he is a really good skier. he goes to my home mountain and i see him doing pretty sick stuff all the time
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Banane.
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What you do whit the ski after the test? You sell them or ?
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PG_EDA
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I like this, would be awesome to see it go through. Even though its got its cons and its pros, reviewing in a way that is very unbiast, with "normal" people/buyers, is a very good thing for people looking to get new gear.
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Dr.Dickless
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probably would be more like a free demo in exchange for a semi-pro review than giving stuff away

its a solid idea. gear guides for skiing always seem biased and theres never any depth
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SpookyCat
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Oh well now that changes everything now that those companies have a few other random kids that they don't know vouching for a random kid that they don't know.
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JWeinstock
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im pretty sure he has sponsors...
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YoungChristmas
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That really doesn't change anything. But what does is that he has a good reputation for giving people good advice in gear talk as well as in real life for years. He's a very knowledgeable person.
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infuser
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I second this nomination. great member
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SpookyCat
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OMG!!!
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TACO-DOG.exe
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guarantee that every ski review will have "really fun and poppy ski" in it.
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Parks.
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give them to splice....then he can film some gear review videos...hahhaha
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llambert
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i agree, gives great ns advice
and at bump or bust he tossed me a sick pair of gloves
and he fucking slays
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wesley.
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smuggs did with with the ldc saga and some other company. solid reviews
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That_One_Dude
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This would be an awesome idea.
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nellyyy
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http://blistergearreview.com/
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Andi_G
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This. Bwalmer has put out some great reviews such as his one on the On3p Filthy Rich.
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Toaster-Tony
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I would think BWalmer would have no problem with this.
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Bittner
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exactly what i thought
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Chaunceyskis
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absolutely i volunteer to help out
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TNORTS
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Bwalmer posts legit advice and reviews on almost everything in gear talk. GIVE HIM FREE STUFF!
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ForeverYung
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This is so true
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TheClap.
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no
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Fun_dip
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Good idea.
Possibly if someone lives near where a company is based they can meet face to face and exchange feedback.
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SkiTennessee
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great idea man
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BWalmer
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I just felt like I needed to change it...I dunno why exactly.
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DUKES
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if flashkick is going to do this( sorry im used to the old name) he will need to move somewhere where all conditions can be experienced. put the reviews in the upcoming ns mag. shazaam
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hot.pocket
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All my kitties see is bullshit.
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JWeinstock
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i like that +K
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VD.
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This, not hating on the idea and I always see BWalmer giving solid advice. But I don't think companies will see the advantage of giving skis to NS members with the existence of sites such as blister.
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JWeinstock
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but the ones that do will get feedback from BWalmer. personally i trust him more than some other random site. if only one company sends it and he loves one of the skis, i would probaly get those
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J.D.
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Demo fleet, yo. I am guessing. And Blister gear has had some pretty solid reviews, though they do vary.

The problem with shit like this is that if you're getting a ski from a particular company they will have a fairly consistent durability reputation, and besides that, it's too damned subjective. The nuances of the different way people ski in our not-so-little-anymore corner of the sport are so pronounced that the criticisms one person may have are virtues when the same sticks grace the feet of another. Subjectivity is actually exacerbated by in-depth reviews like blister gear's where the tester goes into great detail about the specific things that happen to align with that tester's personal preferences. Unless you happen to share more or less all of those preferences the review isn't likely to be super helpful information and may in fact be misleading. Seems to me most people are only vaguely aware of what their OWN preferences even are.

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TOAST.
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Wouldnt that create a bias. If not a bias, I know if I owned a ski company and was sponsoring somebody to ski I wouldnt want him rating other companies stuff possibly better than the stuff I give him, as well I would want him using the stuff I gave him for being sponsored because that is why I gave it to him so he could rep it not the other brands he is reviewing.
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Session
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You may not have noticed, but Blister has numerous testers with different styles.

In any case. This thread and the original intention is fucking lame.

The best way to get good reviews is for people to actually own and spend some time on ski's.

ON TGR there is a sticky with consolidated reviews(admittedly it has not been maintained as of late). Something similar over here could be useful. The problem is that there is only a handful of people here capable of giving a competent review. I can only handle so many kids who ski on ice covered landfills telling me that the Hellbent is the best pow ski for where I ski.
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Line_Skis
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a variety of things .. out to athletes if we don't have the inventory, sell at a discount (to shops, not direct sorry), down to ski camps if it's a park ski.

To speak to the OPs comment with a ski companies opinion, everything is subjective but our experiences with the mags in recent year is really really good and they've done an excellent job. Hell we don't even do print ads and win tests so you know it's legit! Their testers are great and conditions (more or less) are what the consumer is going to be skiing in. Each mag does it differently so read how the test is run and make up your mind to take the knowledge you got and run with it to your ski purchase.
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