To push the world of outdoor gear forward, designers need to get creative. This can mean some brilliant ideas come forward, but it can also mean some close-to-garbage objects are created. So before putting anything out on sale to the public, many companies will have some proper outdoor folks put the gear to the test.
Patagonia followed gear testers Jenny Abegg, Andy Wyatt, and Chuck Wyatt, taking a look at what a day in their life looks like. They try piece of gear after piece of gear, finding so many that don’t work and many that do.
“Meet three Patagonia field-testers in Leavenworth, Washington who will spare no suffering in pursuit of the very best gear. Not all scientists wear lab coats. New products may begin on the design table, but they come to life on the backs (and legs and heads) of field-testers like Jenny Abegg, Andy Wyatt, and Chuck Wyatt. These dedicated athletes have spent their lives pushing their own limits and the boundaries of sport—and also happen to be absolute nerds for gear. They will spare neither suffering nor embarrassment in pursuit of equipment that meets their standards.“
