I'm lucky. I get to test all the best, most expensive gear. Lots of what I see is really, really good, but I try to remind myself that I came from dirtbag roots (living out of a truck, river guiding) and always found a way to have fun no matter what gear I was using. The same goes for the rest of the Outside staff.
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