{"podcast":{"title":"GEAR:30","slug":"gear-30-959086","podcast_index_feed_id":959086,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BBBIB3792616568","website_url":"https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/8796db80-9da4-11f1-945f-c7005a2b9b91/image/4b2f03bdfa86d959dc40731c6960688b.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"BLISTER","episode_count":414,"summary":"GEAR:30 is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the details of the most interesting and innovative outdoor gear. You'll hear Blister reviewers discuss the gear they're testing, as well as product designers, professional athletes, and some of the gear-obsessed folks from our recommended shops weigh in on gear trends and the equipment they’ve been most impressed with. If you love outdoor gear, you're going to love this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T22:19:10.331057+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086"},"episode":{"title":"How to Evaluate Gear","slug":"how-to-evaluate-gear","published_at":"2026-09-18T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086/how-to-evaluate-gear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/BBBIB4157085414.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/BBBIB4157085414.mp3","summary":"At Blister Summit 2026, we had professional athletes & product developers talk with Jonathan about their own approaches and best tips for how to evaluate gear. You'll hear from Chris Rubens (Atomic); Lauren Samuels (Salomon); Shane Chappell (Burton); and Will Ritter (Spark R&D).  Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on GEAR:30. You can email those to us here. RELATED LINKS:  DraftKings.com - code Blister Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+: Get Yourself Covered: Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Blister Studios (our new channel) Blister Review (our original channel) TOPICS & TIMES: Blister Summit 2027: Save the Date (1:41) Winter Buyer’s Guide Update (2:20) BLISTER+ News (3:02) Panelists’ Experience Testing Gear (5:07) Process of Testing (12:45) The Value of Breaking Things (17:13) Rubens’ Approach to Testing (19:45) Declaring it ‘Done’ & Releasing to the Public (22:31) Consensus on Testing Results / Lack Thereof (25:36) Best Tips for How to Test Gear (27:25) Audience Questions (40:08) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas Blister Podcast","meta_description":"At Blister Summit 2026, we had professional athletes & product developers talk with Jonathan about their own approaches and best tips for how to evaluate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3036,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-30-959086/episodes/how-to-evaluate-gear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086/how-to-evaluate-gear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}