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hikin_jim
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Nov 26, 2016
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How do I find accurate and meaningful reviews? Well with respect to backpacking stoves, I found that I had to write them myself although some of the guys at GearTest do a pretty good job. There's also a couple of reviewers over at Trailspace that have written some good reviews.
The problem (at least for me) is that reviews take freaking WORK. Every time I sit down to write a review, it's 4 to 6 hours just for the written portion, not to include field testing. I hope they are worthwhile. I'm painfully aware that no matter how thorough I try to be be, there's always more I could have done. God willing, they give people enough information that they can make a reasonable determination as to whether or not a particular stove would be suitable for their needs. The very last thing I want to do is give anyone a bum steer. If I recommend a stove and people are caught out in a storm with said stove and it turns out to be unreliable/unworkable, then that's a complete failure on my part. This is one reason I don't like to review wood stoves. There is so much dependent on the skill of the user, the conditions, and the qualities of the wood. I could really love a wood stove that works well for me with what skill I have in dry Southern California that might be a miserable failure in, say, the Pacific Northwest.
HJ
Nov 26, 2016
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