Summary: <p><a href="http://www.backpackgeartest.org/"><img src="http://www.wildebeat.net/images/BGT_logo.png" alt="[Backpack Gear Test]" width="162" height="158" border="0" align="right"></a> This gear program presents the first of our new series of gear reviews. Now, more than ever, our gear programs depend on your participation.</p> <p>Steve talks to <a href="http://www.backpackgeartest.org/">Backpack Gear Test</a> founder and publisher Jerry Goller about the <a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/blog/gear/20080827_BGT.html">new relationship</a> between Backpack Gear Test and the WildeBeat. Richard Lyon reviews the <a href="http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Eye%20Protection/Sun%20Glasses/Ryder%20Eyewear%20Intersect%20Interchangeable/Test%20Report%20by%20Richard%20Lyon/">Ryders Eyewear Intersect sunglasses</a>.</p> <p>If you're interested in reviewing for <a href="http://www.backpackgeartest.org/">Backpack Gear Test (BGT)</a>, read: <a href="http://www.backpackgeartest.org/lesson.php?lesson=BecomeTester&page=1">How to become a tester</a>. Manufacturers provide more gear than the volunteers at BGT can keep up with. By becoming a tester, you can help your fellow wilderness travelers find out what gear will work for them.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E158.mp3">Show number 158 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,384,833 bytes]</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E158-extended.mp3">Show number 158, extended version [MP3 format; length 12:53; 6,189,415 bytes]</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/scripts/E158.html">Show number 158 script</a></li> </ul><br clear="right"> For a complete audio archive, and to find out more, visit: www.wildebeat.net
