Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.

I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and you can check out everything.

We're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.

Today, we are back with another edition of Gear Therapy, where Luke Kappa and I will answer

the most pressing gear questions from one of our Blister members.

Today, our guest is Cam Smith, who is a ski patroler who lives and works in Spokane, Washington,

and we had a fantastic conversation and a great time here with Cam.

And fun fact, the conversation we had with Cam is actually pretty representative

of the personalized gear recommendations we give

via email exchanges with our blister members. So if you have some gear questions that you'd like

us to help you figure out, well, just become a blister member. Shoot us a note, and our team will help get you straightened

out. And furthermore, if you want to make an even smarter move here, you can become a

blister plus member. And in addition to getting a bunch of great discounts on gear and getting our personalized gear

recommendations, you will also get yourself protected with our blister plus injury insurance.

So you're going to hear Cam talk at the end of this episode about the carnage.

He sees as a ski patroler, so just go ahead

and get yourself covered before you get wrecked, skiing or snowboarding or mountain biking or

kayaking or climbing or commuting, so that if and when the stuff hits the proverbial fan, you have no reason not to go get

checked out and get medical attention, and you also will not get stuck with massive medical bills.

Seriously, folks, this is important. So get yourself covered with

Blister Plus. Finally, this episode of Gear 30 is presented by our Blister recommended shops,

including the Spokane Alpine House, which we learned about halfway through this conversation that you're about

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