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Nov 13, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
Price: $240 List Manufacturer: Scott By Isaac Laredo ⋅ Review Editor ⋅ Nov 13, 2024 87 OVERALL SCORE RANKED #1 of 12 Impact Test - 30% 9.5 Comfort - 25% 8.3 Warmth - 20% 8.5 Ventilation - 15% 8.0 Usability - 10% 8.5 Our Verdict The Scott Symbol 2 Plus D is a Mips helmet that stands out as our top choice for skiers and snowboarders seeking premium comfort and protection. It delivered the top performance in our Impact Test lab results, suggesting it offers a higher margin of protection than...
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
Price: $105 List Manufacturer: Giro By Isaac Laredo ⋅ Review Editor ⋅ Nov 13, 2024 72 OVERALL SCORE RANKED #4 of 12 Impact Test - 30% 8.7 Comfort - 25% 7.0 Warmth - 20% 6.6 Ventilation - 15% 6.0 Usability - 10% 6.0 Our Verdict The Giro Ledge is a budget-friendly ski helmet with a minimalist approach to achieve style and practicality. It stands out in our third-party crash testing, is a comfortable fit for most head shapes, and features Mips technology at an affordable price. However, it has...
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
By Isaac Laredo ⋅ Review Editor ⋅ Nov 13, 2024 The Best Ski HelmetsAre you looking for a new ski helmet? Over the last nine years, we've tested over 40 ski helmets. For this update, we bought 12 of the best helmets available today and gave them to our snow experts for side-by-side testing.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo |Ross Patton
Best Overall Snowboard Edging 8.5 Float in Powder 7.0 Stability at Speed 8.0 Playfulness 9.0 Pop and Jumping 7.0 REASONS TO BUY Fun and lively flex pattern Easy to ride Great edge hold Stability at speed REASONS TO AVOID It can be challenging to size Stability through medium bumps The YES Standard Uninc DC snowboard excels in versatility and fun, which helped it claim our top prize. It offers a balanced performance across various terrain and conditions, from carving groomers to gliding...
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
techgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo |Graham Faulknor
Best Under Sink FilterType: Reverse Osmosis | Capacity: 3.2 GallonsAffordable reverse osmosisThe iSpring RCC7 offers a competitive price, exceptional filtration capabilities, and a pleasing taste. The 5-stage filtration process demonstrated exceptional performance in our tests, removing an impressive amount of contaminants. Our test team widely liked the taste of the water and described it as neutral, crisp, and odorless.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
techgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo |Clark Tate
Best Overall ComforterFill Material: Goose Down | Cover Material: Egyptian CottonThe Three Geese Pinch Pleat Goose Down is lofty, warm, and lovely. It's generously stuffed with 750-fill power down, providing the perfect warmth for the fall, winter, and spring. And its baffled construction keeps the feathers from shifting around, so you don't end up with those dreaded drafts. This is the heaviest comforter in the test, creating that cozy compressed sensation that weighted blanket lovers appreciate.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
techgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
Strength of Fragrance: Moderate | Pod Functions: Detergent, stain remover, odor lifter, color protector, scent boosterThe Arm and Hammer 4 in 1 Detergent Power Paks use a powder formula that helps reduce the risk of being ingested while maintaining the convenience of a pod pack. The powder inside consists of 99% active ingredients, making for an effective clean. Though this product wasn't our strongest performer, it provided adequate cleaning power for most stains.
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
The Smith Summit is one of the preferred helmets for ski touring and ski mountaineering on the market. This lightweight helmet is built with thoughtful features that help its performance, specifically in the backcountry, such as the flexible cord BOA system that is lower-profile and more durable, a pack attachment system to facilitate carrying, good ventilation, and triple certification for skiing and mountaineering use.
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
The Smith Nexus helmet uses hybrid construction and premium third-party systems to create a medium-profile helmet with a top-tier feature set. It uses a hard shell exterior bonded to a lightweight in-mold interior shell to reduce its volume compared to its predecessor, the Smith Quantum. This helmet utilizes multiple third-party features within its construction, such as MIPS and Koroyd to increase impact protection, along with a magnetic Fidlock buckle.
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Feb 1, 2023 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Isaac Laredo
The Glade Adapt 2 is one of the best values that we have seen in a goggle. It offers all the features we expect from a premium product while costing significantly less. The photochromatic lens covers many conditions, from whiteout to bluebird days. However, in truly low-light conditions, we noticed a slight reduction in detail in the snow surface from a premium low-light specific lens.
