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Tenkara Speaker Series No. 2: Karin Miller

Ryan Jordan — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:11:15 +0000

Join us live online at our 2023 Tenkara Speaker Series with Karin Miller of Zen Tenkara. We'll chat about catching big fish on tenkara, Zen Tenkara history and products, industry trends, and what's next in the world of tenkara, and end with a live audience Q&A!

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Tenkara Speaker Series No. 1: TJ Ferreira and John Geer

Ryan Jordan — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:10:25 +0000

Join us live online at our 2023 Tenkara Speaker Series with TJ Ferreira and John Geer of Tenkara USA. We'll chat about Tenkara USA history and products, industry trends, and what's next in the world of tenkara, and end with a live audience Q&A!

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Standards Watch: Mike Cecot-Scherer Talks Potty Trowels and More

Rex Sanders — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Rex Sanders talks to Mike Cecot-Scherer about his innovative trowel design and more.

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Standards Watch: Dan Durston Talks Design and Business

Rex Sanders — Fri, 21 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Dan Durston is a gear designer, wilderness guide, and biologist. In this interview with Rex Sanders, he talks about the process and philosophy of shelter design.

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Standards Watch: Dan Durston Chats About Standards and Testing

Rex Sanders — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Rex Sanders interviews gear designer Dan Durston.

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Interview with Gear Creator Michael Glavin

Rex Sanders — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:30:00 +0000

Rex Sanders interviews Michael Glavin, the founder and general manager of Zenbivy.

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Standards Watch: Mike Cecot-Scherer on Tent Design

Rex Sanders — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 01:16:59 +0000

Rex Sanders interviews long-time gear designer Mike Cecot-Scherer about tent design. This is part two of a three-part series.

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Standards Watch: Tent Designer Mike Cecot-Scherer Talks Standards

Rex Sanders — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:05:49 +0000

Rex Sanders interviews long-time gear designer Mike Cecot-Scherer about a range of common gear standards.

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Standards Watch: Steve Seeber Interview

Rex Sanders — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:30:05 +0000

In this installment of Standards Watch, Rex interviews testing and standards development expert Steve Seeber.

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Q & A with Shilletha Curtis

Ryan Jordan — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:55:25 +0000

Shilletha Curtis was awarded a Backpacking Light Diversity Grant in 2020 to help her prepare, acquire gear, and train for her next dream: hiking the Triple Crown. We caught up with Shilletha for a quick interview.

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