What Type of Content?
If you’re a gear junkie – or you’re just searching for some specific gear for various types of adventure travel visit Stephen Regenold’s website: TheGearJunkie.com. Regenold, a nationally syndicated writer whose columns often appear in The New York Times, tests the gear before he writes these entertaining and concise reviews. Here, you’ll find outdoor product reviews ranging from tents and backpacks to mountain bikes, energy bars, kayaks, foot gear and travel luggage.
The site is clearly laid out. Click on The Weekly Column, which includes a gear review, or the Gear Junkie Archive for past reviews. In the Adventure section he relates experiences ranging from a riverboarding journey and a yurt ski trip to tales of joining the Primal Quest Adventure Race in Moab, Utah.
Who’s It For?
Self-professed gear junkies and anyone who is seeking gear for an adventure travel trip and wants to read honest reviews. The tales of his trips are entertaining reading for adventurous travelers and couch potatoes.
Who’s Your Expert?
Stephen Regenold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but calls himself an "all-around thrill-seeker." He’s a skier, climber, cyclist, orienteer and adventure racer. During the past three years Regenold has taken expeditions and performed equipment tests in locales ranging from Ucluelet, British Colombia and Kyoto, Japan, to Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze and the summit of Mt. Rainier.
Contact Information
Visit The Gear Junkie.
