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vegastradguy
Jul 31, 2010, 12:09 AM
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Ah, Outdoor Retailer. its that lovely time of year again.
in my infinite laziness (i.e. lack of a paycheck), I'm once again not going to do a daily blog. I discovered that the show is ALOT more fun when i dont spend every spare second of my time writing and coding articles for rc.com. No offense to powers that be.
so, to that end, here are your options for following the show.
1) You can follow me on twitter- yes, i tweet. only at the show, though- i dont understand the day to day thing. twitter name is vegastradguy.
2) you can follow the whole show on twitter if you use the service by searching and following the #ORSM tag.
3) you can read one of the dozen or so threads that have popped up previewing new gear- JimTitt's stuff in particular is nice. looks like this little pony show of gear previewing that Jay and I started has finally caught on.
4) you can find my post-show write up on the front page of rc.com sometime near/on/around/possibly later than Aug 9-10th-ish. This will contain photos and more details than my tweets. I even bought a new camera that may or may not take less shitty photos than i usually take. Time will tell.
4a) Gear I mention in my tweets may or may not show up in the write-up- this is most likely going to be the case where I do a walk-by of the booth and dont have an appointment. Big stuff/Big Booths will of course get their due in the write-up.
Finally, sorry for my snarky attitude lately- been busy doing other things and am kinda sick of being unemployed, which makes going to the show kind of tough, since it kinda drags on the old pocketbook, but its also worth it to see old and new friends alike.
Alright, thats all I got. See you after the show.
ps- Im not taking requests for manufacturers to see for this show nor will I be monitoring this thread at all. Sorry.
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johnwesely
Jul 31, 2010, 12:49 AM
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You won't even reply to this?
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billcoe_
Jul 31, 2010, 2:31 AM
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Have a fun time at the show VTG! Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Regards
Bill
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norushnomore
Jul 31, 2010, 8:19 AM
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Nice, skip the write up too.
By then we will read all the news elsewhere anyway
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vegastradguy
Aug 3, 2010, 12:09 AM
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Bump to add #orshow and #orsm10 to tags to follow on twitter.
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sp00ki
Aug 3, 2010, 3:18 PM
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NO ONE FOLLOW HIM
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vegastradguy
Aug 7, 2010, 12:29 AM
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Thanks for being a dick spooki, I appreciate it.
Anyway, show was really good, got some good info and tweeted a bunch of it if you cared to follow.
I'm off to Jackson hole for a few days before returning to vegas to write up the wrap-up. So look for the report middle/late next week.
Fun highlights
1) double rope smart alpine from mammut
2) mad rock did not buy cch or FISH
3) grigri 2 will replace the original grigri
4) wild country have replaced tech friends with helium friends (available in the spring) and look for the bigger friends (5,6) in 2012ish...
5) edelrid has some sweet new arcteryx style harnesses that retail well below $100
6) cilogear is revamping the wally to make it easier to produce and look a little more like a cilogear pack.
7) Evolv is revamping the demorto and releasing a new sharma shoe.
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johnwesely
Aug 7, 2010, 1:05 AM
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Thanks for being awesome Vegastradguy, I appreciate it.
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healyje
Aug 7, 2010, 5:14 AM
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vegastradguy wrote: 6) cilogear is revamping the wally to make it easier to produce and look a little more like a cilogear pack.
Bummer.
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ncrockclimber
Aug 7, 2010, 12:47 PM
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Thanks! I always appreciate your coverage of this show. If we ever meet in person, the first round of beers are on me.
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vegastradguy
Aug 7, 2010, 3:46 PM
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healyje wrote: vegastradguy wrote: 6) cilogear is revamping the wally to make it easier to produce and look a little more like a cilogear pack. Bummer.
Its not changing that much, the overall look is still the same, but the bottom is a little narrower (still fits a drill) and the construction method has changed to make it easier to produce.
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roy_hinkley_jr
Aug 7, 2010, 6:03 PM
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vegastradguy wrote: healyje wrote: vegastradguy wrote: 6) cilogear is revamping the wally to make it easier to produce and look a little more like a cilogear pack. Bummer. Its not changing that much, the overall look is still the same, but the bottom is a little narrower (still fits a drill) and the construction method has changed to make it easier to produce.
Still an inferior knock-off of the Gregory.
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scottek67
Aug 7, 2010, 7:18 PM
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vegastradguy wrote: ps- nor will I be monitoring this thread at all. Sorry.
vegastradguy wrote: Thanks for calling me on being a dick spooki, I appreciate it. [I again call bullshit] Anyway, show was really good, got some good info and tweeted a bunch of it if you cared to follow. [no thanks] I'm off to Jackson hole for a few days before returning to vegas to write up the wrap-up. So look for the report middle/late next week. [not monitoring this thread though right!] Fun highlights vegastradguy monitoring this thread
just fucking with you... I like the reviews and I know you will be checking in here even if you say you won't be. btw shove the "tweets" up your Jackson hole!
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acorneau
Aug 7, 2010, 9:03 PM
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roy_hinkley_jr wrote: Still an inferior knock-off of the Gregory.
Which Gregory would that be?
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vegastradguy
Aug 11, 2010, 7:15 PM
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and, for those who care, the article has been uploaded. now the little rc.com gremlins have to code it and embed photos before it makes its appearance on the front page in the semi-near future.
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acorneau
Aug 14, 2010, 12:45 AM
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Another semi-informative picture of the new BD Gridlock, courtesy of SpadOut.com:
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boymeetsrock
Aug 14, 2010, 1:59 AM
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Thanks for all of your work VTG !!!!
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