4.9 • 809 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2024
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Dan Abrams from Flylow is back to talk about toxic positivity, slide gliding, burrito grease, the Palisades base vs. Alpine base of Palisades Tahoe, what’s going on at Flylow, how they’re handling the transition away from PFAS, a few of Dan’s favorite pieces, and more.
Also, we’re proud to announce that Flylow is the first apparel company to commit to covering their international athletes with BLISTER+, which is another step forward in getting sponsored athletes better protected than they’ve ever been. That’s a big deal, and shout out to Dan and Flylow for stepping up.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Dan’s Palisades Tahoe Review (9:46)
Flylow & BLISTER+ (17:58)
Other Flylow Updates (20:23)
The Transition Away from PFAS (23:56)
Washing Technical Apparel (31:45)
Was the PFAS Mandate Good Legislation? (40:28)
Breaking News: Hiking is Fun (45:26)
Ski Apparel Vs Mtn Bike Apparel and "Hip" Packs (1:00:22)
Dan's Favorite Pant (1:11:41)
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0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network. |
0:09.5 | I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and you, of course, can check out everything we're doing and |
0:15.3 | reviewing over at blisterreview.com. |
0:19.7 | Today, Dan Abrams, the co-founder of Flylo, is back. He brought his fastball, |
0:25.6 | and this dude is throwing nothing but heaters. He's here to talk about toxic positivity, |
0:31.4 | slide gliding, burrito grease, and to set us straight, in his opinion, about what's the better side at Palisades |
0:41.5 | Tahoe, the Palisades base side, or the Alpine base side? I don't know. I can't wait to hear |
0:47.4 | what you think of that. Maybe a pretty hot take by Dan. Maybe Dan's just right. I don't know. |
0:52.9 | But as you'll hear, we're going to change that this coming season. |
0:57.3 | And then in this conversation, Dan and I also talk about what's going on at Flylow, how they're handling this big transition away from PFAS. |
1:06.6 | We talked about a few of Dan's favorite pieces and more. |
1:30.0 | Also, in very big outdoor industry news, we are announcing here that Flylo is the first apparel company to commit to covering their international athletes with Blister Plus, which is another step forward in getting sponsored athletes better protected than they've ever been. |
1:32.1 | So this is a big deal, and shout out to Dan and Flylo for stepping up and looking to take |
1:38.6 | care of their athletes. |
1:40.4 | Also, in more big news, the digital edition of our 2425 blister winter buyers guide is scheduled to |
1:50.1 | drop this coming sunday so i don't know i think that means that winter has officially begun or something |
1:57.8 | i'm not really sure but anyway if you ordered the guide, check your |
2:01.7 | inbox on Sunday for access to the digital edition of the guide and for all of our print heads |
2:08.0 | out there. And shout out to those of you who still love nothing more than sitting down with a big, |
2:14.4 | heavy, thick, rich, juicy, buyers guide,, you know, print it on really nice paper. |
2:21.8 | And, you know, you're sick of looking at screens. And you want to sit there, maybe with your coffee, |
2:27.2 | maybe with a good glass of red wine, maybe with your bourbon, I don't know. But you want to |
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