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 is a report on the <a href="http://www.outdoorretailer.com/or/1702/index.jsp">2008 Outdoor Retailer's Summer Market</a>. What gear will BackpackGearTest be reviewing for next summer?</p> <p>Volunteers Rick Allnutt, Christopher Nicolai, and Ken Bigelow report on the most interesting gear they hope to test for <a href="http://www.backpackgeartest.org/">BackpackGearTest.ORG</a>. They comment on products by: <a href="http://www.gomotiongear.com/">GoMotion</a>, <a href="http://www.ultimatesurvival.com/">Ultimate Survival Technologies</a>, <a href="http://www.gerbergear.com/">Gerber</a>, <a href="http://www.bushnell.com/">Bushnell</a>, <a href="http://www.mysigg.com/">Sigg</a>, <a href="http://www.insectshield.com/">Insect Shield</a>, and the <a href="http://www.thermarest.com/">Therm-a-Rest division of Cascade Designs</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> <p><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/support/">WildeBeat Members</a> can download the entire reports from the BGT testers from our <a href="http://members.wildebeat.net/">WildeBeat Insider web pages</a>.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E151.mp3">Edition 151 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,384,412 bytes]</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/scripts/E151.html">Edition 151 transcript</a></li> </ul><br clear="right"> For a complete audio archive, and to find out more, visit: www.wildebeat.net
