{"id":2632959,"date":"2023-05-31T17:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/?p=2632959"},"modified":"2023-06-01T09:22:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:22:55","slug":"2023-editors-choice-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/camping\/2023-editors-choice-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Summer Gear Guide 2023 Editor’s Choice Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
We have hundreds of reviewers test thousands of products to select our Editor’s Choice<\/a> nominees. Which, of course, warrants even more testing. For our Hike and Camp category, this means one last trip into the backcountry to help pick our winners. For this season’s expeditions\u00a0ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø\u00a0<\/em>staff and some of our top writers took to the San Mateo Mountains in northern New Mexico with Rinconada ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs<\/a>. \u00a0Although it was supposed to be a summer testing trip, Mount Taylor, which the Navajo also sometimes refer to as Turquoise Mountain, threw us some curveballs, with snow, high winds, and well-below-freezing nights. Needless to say, conditions were ideal for separating the wheat from the chaff\u2014if a little colder than desired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n