What is this?
Have you ever had something just fall into your lap? Something
so good that you can’t believe it is real. A couple months ago I received an
e-mail from a company, Experticity, asking me to sign up to join their gear test crew. I thought “what the heck,” I filled out the form and waited
for a reply. Two weeks later I received an e-mail, saying that soon I would
start receiving gear in exchange for reviews. “OH SNAP,” FREE GEAR! My dreams
do come true!
What qualifies me?
My name is Curtis Ahlers
and I am a High school teacher by day, avid adventurer by night. I work seasonally for a mom and pop shop. The Alpine Shop carries outdoor gear for every human
powdered activity; skiing, biking, hiking, running, rock climbing, paddling,
etc. They are the only ski and whitewater kayak shop in the area. I have worked
and sold gear from every section of the store, since Fall 2003.
What really qualifies me are the adventures I go on. Being a teacher,
I have a lot of free time, a.k.a school breaks. During the winter months, I ski. 30 days in Colorado last year including some back country days. In the summer time, I instruct youth on whitewater kayaking in North Carolina. In the last year I have paddled in Costa Rica as in international instructor, kayaked 21 days in the Grand Canyon, and will be paddling in Ecuador this summer. During the in between time, you can find me
doing weekend trips to the southeast to kayak, climbing at the local gym or
mountain biking the local trails.
I try to get outside as much as I can. My time outside is limited so I put high pressure on my gear to function and to be durable. This blog was created to review gear and to help others in selecting the best gear for them.
You can follow me on twitter @Kayaker976 or Instagram
@ahlerscurtis
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