Outside Mag: GearJunkie is a 'Top Outdoor Gear Blog'
December 1, 2011, 9:33 am / Categories: Miscellaneous
We are honored to be ranked No. 2 on Outside magazine’s recent “Top Outdoor Gear Blogs” article! From more than two-dozen candidates, GearJunkie.com stood out as one of the best. Outside cites GJ’s real-world testing and thoroughness with its reviews as hallmarks, using as example our no-punches-pulled test on a survival knife this fall. “You like to read product reviews and news online. You research the hell out of every purchase,” writes author Berne Broudy. “Here’s what you should have bookmarked.” Outside’s full “Top Outdoor Gear Blogs” list is below.
Top 10 Outdoor Gear Blogs
1. Gear Lab
2. Gear Junkie
3. Backpacking Light
4. Adventure Journal
5. Gear Institute
6. The Gear Caster
7. Pinkbike
8. Uncrate
9. Wild Snow
10. Bike Rumor
—See the full article, “Top Outdoor Gear Blogs,” on Outside magazine this week.
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