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Zach Burton

Title: Gear Tester, Contributing Author
Email: ZacharyTBurton@gmail.com
Location: Minnesota
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Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Fitness, Hunting, Fishing, Cycling, Bikepacking, Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Nordic Skiing, Photography
  • Years in Expertise: 12+

Outdoor Career Highlights

  • Multiple podium finishes in Lutsen 99er Race racing singlespeed
  • Summiting the Grand Teton
  • Major Races completed: American Birkebeiner Skate Ski, Lusen 99er, Chequamegon 40, Dakota 5-0,
  • Wausau24, Break The Cycle 200, and more.
  • Multiple double-century bike rides.
  • Multiple bikepacking and backpacking adventures across Colorado, Wyoming, and Minnesota.
  • Catching a Tiger Trout.

Education & Certifications

  • Education: Bachelor of Arts, Marketing
  • Years of Writing: 6+

A Word from Zach

I am fortunate to have the opportunity to combine writing and photography with outdoor experiences and testing gear. When all is said and done, I feel most alive when I’m outside doing anything that involves movement. There is a freedom in being outdoors and away from the routine of daily life that can’t be matched.

I’m a firm believer that you can never have too many hobbies and my aim is to be rich with experience.

 


GiantMouse ACE REO Black and Brass

Several Vosteed Racoon TiSlim knives displayed open, showing different handle and blade finishes

using the Ross Reels x Coors Light Collection

The Vosteed Parallel folding knife resting open on a stack of cut firewood

The custom reel rests on a riverside rock with soft green reflections in the background

Shinola x GiantMouse Perlage Bleeker Knife

Benchmade Crooked River in a tree

Patagonia Swiftcurrent Traverse Waders worn while climbing wet rocks by a river

Vosteed Psyop Micarta knife laying flat on a tree stump outdoors

The Benchmade Bugout 535-09 is surrounded by wildlife-themed stickers

A skier moves across a frozen lake using the Salomon S/Max Skate Kit

GiantMouse ACE Tribeca knife resting on boxes

meindl alpine 1.5 light hiker

kayak fishing upgrades

Fly fishing gear on a rocky riverbank with an Orvis backpack, rod, reel, and a Fireball whiskey bottle

patagonia winter fly fishing kit

De Havilland Pants

gunner dog bowl closeup

G. Loomis NRX+ Swim Fly Review: A Bass Angler’s Dream

Browning Envy Hunting Blind Review: Standing Tall in the Woods

Garmin LiveScope bundle

RF.1 Rangefinder

Testing Old Town’s Sportsman 106 PDL on the river

Oceanic-predator-series-diving-kit

Ortlieb Fork Pack Bags 2

Thesis OB1 All-Road Bike Review: Where Performance and Versatility Intersect

DECKED Truck-Bed System Review: Drawers Add Versatility for Adventure by Truck

Simms Flyweight Boots

Person desert mountain biking

2020 Mathews VXR Review: A Bow That’s Plain Fun to Shoot