Blister Summit Reveal, Winter Buyer’s Guide Update, & a Challenge to Outdoor Brands

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4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re spilling the beans on the new dates - and new location — of Blister Summit 2026. Then we give a quick update on our Winter Buyer’s Guide Update, and wrap up with an important challenge to all outdoor brands.

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Blister Summit 2026 Announcement (2:59)

Winter Buyer’s Guide Update (5:47)

Challenge to the Outdoor Industry (6:47)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network,
0:09.2	where we are very proudly based out of Elevation Hotel right here in Crested,
0:14.6	Butte, Colorado.
0:16.1	I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at
0:22.3	blisterreview.com.
0:25.6	Today, we've got a Gear 30 quickie for you because, well, I actually need to leave in like
0:32.6	32 minutes to head to the airport because I've got some meetings in Chicago.
0:38.3	And, you know, I figured while I'm in Chicago, I should probably go to the Bears' home
0:44.0	opener, season opener, which will be Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings.
0:50.0	That worked out.
0:51.1	Good timing on that.
0:52.2	So, yeah, I got a plane to catch.
0:54.0	But we've got some important things
0:56.7	that i wanted to share with you all today now before we do that of course as is our practice
1:01.5	i want to just give a shout out to a few of our newest blister plus members so honestly these are
1:07.7	people that either renewed their membership or are new members within the last
1:12.7	24 hours. And so let's start with Branham in Bozeman, Montana. I know Branum. What's up,
1:19.7	Branham? Sight to see you get covered with Blister Plus. Ladies and gentlemen, Branham knows how to ride
1:26.2	a mountain bike. Just saying. We've also got
1:29.2	Tom in Everett, Washington, Eric in Glendora, California. Anders in Westport, Connecticut, just
1:37.0	renewed his Blister Plus membership. We get to welcome Gunner in Kenmore, Washington. Jeremy
1:44.0	in Rockvale, Colorado just renewed.
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