{"id":2294,"date":"2013-04-22T12:42:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T20:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rockgrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:29:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T23:29:23","slug":"outdoor-research-insight-lab-im-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rockgrrl.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/outdoor-research-insight-lab-im-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Research Insight Lab – I’m in!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Outdoor<\/a>A representative for Outdoor Research, makers of outdoor gear since as long as I can remember [they officially started in 1981] recently contacted me via Twitter asking me for my email.<\/p>\n

I gave it to him and it turns out I was chosen to be part of the inaugural Outdoor Research Insight Lab team! This team is a group of outdoor folks who will receive OR gear and we’ll write reviews and give feedback to OR designers about the things we receive.<\/p>\n

I was asked what categories I would be interested in:\u00c2\u00a0active sports, a new women’s line, or their climbing apparel<\/span>. Of course climbing was my top pick but I also expressed an interest in women’s apparel too. Also, I was asked what other sports I do, and though this site and my Twitter handle are named “rockgrrl” if <\/span>you’ve followed either one you’ve probably noticed that I do a variety of outdoor sports (and in fact used to fence competitively which is mainly an indoor sport). I don’t know if I’ll get varied things because of my answers, but we’ll see!<\/span><\/p>\n

At any rate, I’m happy to be part of the crew and OR has already sent me some goodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Belaying<\/a>
Belaying with the OR Women's Belay Gloves and wearing a Whirlwind Hoody<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I received: the Enchanted tank top, the Women’s Voodoo pants, the Women’s Whirlwind Hoody, and Women’s Belay Gloves.<\/p>\n

My initial impression was, “I didn’t know OR made this kind of stuff!” and then, “Hey neat!” as I noticed little things about each of the items that showed nice attention to detail. I haven’t tested the gear enough to make a review just yet, but here’s a picture of me wearing the Women’s Whirlwind Hoody and the Women’s Belay Gloves from their climbing line of gear. You might notice that I’m smiling.<\/p>\n

A note about this program and my reviews in general, as you’ve probably noticed I disclose how I get the items I review. While initially my reviews were on things I already owned, eventually I started getting things for free. However, there has never been a requirement that I had to write positive things about the product and in fact I believe that is now against FTC guidelines [Edit: FTC only requires disclosure]. In any case, I think reviews are only helpful if they are truthful so I’ll continue to share as I do in real life, I’ll give my opinion on something, whether good or bad, and if it helps my readers and\/or designers of gear, all the better!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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