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Someone, male or female, who enjoys wearing, experimenting with, modifying, and even making suggestions for improvements for their gear (equipment). Gear can be for survival, lights at night or underground, hydration in the hot sun, communications, or recording what you've been doing.
If making the decisions about what gear to try and buy is fun, then you just might be a Gear Queen. Welcome!
This is where we share our experiences with the equipment upon which we rely. You'll see what happens when a bunch of power users beats on the gear, taking note of what works and what doesn't. If you're a new visitor to our site you may want to read a bit about us or jump right into our Site Map to see what's here. If you something you'd like to contribute, let us know.
The site has been formally open for less than a week, and we've already come across equipment that's so well thought-out and executed that we need to stop for a moment and make mention of it.
So, with great pleasure, we present the first GearQueen.com WINNER award to Camelbak. Excellent work! Congratulations!
Added my notes on modifying the Kenwood TH-78a handheld transceiver, my workhorse of a ham radio. I'll add my review of the radio later.
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The Camelbak BFM hydration pack has just wowed us all. This is equipment that's clearly been designed for the extreme user. Every time we don it we notice more details to the design and finish that impress us. We gear queens smile every time we reach for the pack, and that's saying something, given the huge collection of racksacks we've tried. If you want to carry an impressive amount of gear in comfort and style with an integrated hydration system, this is the pack for you. Bar none. Really.
Reviewed the Kenwood UBZ-LF14 FRS handheld transceiver, a great way for groups to stay in touch when they're out of sight and earshot. Upsides: well-built, good amount of features. Downsides: belt/harness clip doesn't stay on so well, the volume control can inadvertently be moved to silence too easily.
