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GEAR:30

McConkey’s Spatula, Modern Pow Skis, & Luke’s Mustache

GEAR:30

BLISTER

Snow, Snowboarding, Arts, Skiing, Gear, Outdoors, Design, Bike, Sports, Technology

4.9 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Reviewers Paul Forward, Luke Koppa, and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about the signs we’re going stir crazy; Shane McConkey’s Volant Spatula vs. other modern pow skis; the DPS Koala 119; the new LINE Vision 118; our current nominations for best underwear; Luke’s new mustache; and more.

And you should also listen to this Bikes & Big Ideas episode, where Jonathan Ellsworth talks to several outdoor-industry companies that have pivoted to fight COVID-19.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Our Bikes & Big Ideas podcast (0:21)
  • Our next Listener Appreciation Video (1:57)
  • Signs we’re going stir crazy (5:50)
  • McConkey’s Spatula (14:59)
  • Houdini Anorak (29:20)
  • Spatula vs other pow skis (33:25)
  • Clarifying Terms: “Spines” & “Cliffs” (35:10)
  • Reverse camber skis (40:30)
  • Line Vision 118 (43:39)
  • DPS Koala 119 (49:40)
  • Best underwear nominees (56:40)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network. I'm Jonathan Ellsworth,

0:12.2

the founder of Blister, and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at

0:17.8

blisterreview.com.

0:28.0

So I've got a couple of things I want to tell you about here before we get into today's episode.

0:29.3

First and foremost, earlier this week, we posted on our Bikes and Big Ideas podcast, a conversation

0:37.2

that I would like every single one of you to be

0:40.4

sure to listen to. We had conversations with three different outdoor industry companies that

0:48.3

have pivoted away from their normal operations and their normal product offerings to be making personal protective

0:57.3

equipment for healthcare workers who are seeing sick people as this COVID-19 pandemic rages on.

1:06.6

I know we've been getting a lot of dark news recently.

1:13.2

I think, though, that this is an incredibly inspiring conversation. And like I said, I would really like all of you to get a sense of what

1:20.6

these companies are doing. And I'm also happy to say that there are a number of other companies in the outdoor industry

1:28.8

that are also taking steps to see what they can be doing to help the cause right now.

1:35.2

So that is an important one.

1:37.3

Please check that out.

1:38.6

It's called Bikes and Big Ideas.

1:40.9

You can find that podcast on our website or just do a search in whatever podcast app you use,

1:47.5

bikes and big ideas, and you'll find it.

1:50.2

I think it's episode number 20, and it's about outdoor companies that are pivoting to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

1:59.2

Okay, the other thing, we got to take a minute and celebrate here, I guess, or you guys can all

2:05.9

celebrate.

2:06.7

We crossed the 250 ratings mark, so you know what that means.

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