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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
This was super interesting, thanks for sharing..
Hi, this is my fav episode!! :) You guys did a fantastic and entertaining job describing all the work that goes into the things you publish. I spend a stupid amount of my life testing and analyzing the few devices I have and can only imagine the timesuck of x1000 devices! Also really enjoyed seeing the behind-scenes collaborative support shared between you (and others mentioned), proving yet again that everyone benefits from working together. Also some very astute commentary on companies(/people) that have productive attitudes/culture versus… the others. 😏 Cheers!
Thanks – much appreciated! And thanks for being a DCR Supporter!
Great episode! Thanks. So, If I suffer through the ads during the YouTube videos instead of skipping, you all make a bit more money? Never thought of that. I know if we watch the video to the end it is better for you.
I believe one has to at least watch an ad for a few seconds for it to count, though honestly, I’m not entirely sure.
I’m sorry if this seems inappropriate, but does it cost Des anything to be promoted in your channels? I’m pretty sure one of the reviewers once said if you see someone else being featured in one’s videos/articles, it’s never for free.
Haha, no, definitely not charging anything (nor for anyone else I feature). Des and I are friends, and the only thing he pays is bringing cinnamon breads from his local bakery to my daughters. :). They call it ‘DesBread’
This video from Colin and Samir (they have a massive YT channel, and this is their secondary channel), covers it a bit, but I’ve never heard of YouTuber’s costing money to feature others in collabs – and it doesn’t sound like they have either (and they’ve interviewed the top of the top YouTubers): link to youtube.com – though, they did note it can happen in some podcasts. But that doesn’t happen here.
Thanks for explanation. I’m not 100% sure but I think t5kr once wrote an article about not encouraging people to be reviewers and that these collaborations are never free for one side. But again – we can dismiss this here.
Don’t know if this gets covered in the Shed episodes, but I’d be interested in one of these with Bobby.
I know she gets pressed into review work and some editing work but I’d be curious with how much of the day to day involvement she has with running DC Rainmaker.
great work, Ray
sincere thanks.
Really nice to view, I skipped some parts though ☺️. I am wondering if Des ever considered to move to Europe / Netherlands as well? I should ask this at his site probably but I am logged in here and maybe you know the answer as well.
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Thanks for this all ways wondered about this.
Good incite on how this is done, both of you are good at what you do.
Will always check with both of you before I invest in products thanks….
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