Introducing Issue Sixteen, Summer Preview 2021. After over a year of living through a pandemic, we’re all ready to get back out there. In this issue, you’ll find ways to enjoy the warm months safely and responsibly (hint: "microadventures"), as well as all the in-depth product reviews and stories that you’ve come to expect from Gear Patrol. Subscribe now for just $39 (subscribers also get a $15 voucher to the Gear Patrol Store each year they're subscribed), or pick up a solo Issue Sixteen.
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Hey, everyone. This is Nick Caruso with Gear Patrol, letting you know that the latest issue of Gear Patrol Magazine is here. It's Issue Sixteen, the Summer Preview, and I'm gonna give you a little preview of it right now. You can pick up the issue on its own, or become a GP Mag subscriber for just 39 bucks per year. Subscribers get more access and a gift each year… it's a good deal. Check it out for yourself at gear.gp/magazine. That's gear.gp/magazine. And here's what you can expect in this issue.
After the year we've been through, I'm sure you'll agree that a proper summer is what we all need. I'd also wager that you're some combination of restless, super-safety-conscious and maybe a little rusty at being "out there." The team at Gear Patrol all feel that way too, and in this issue we dive deep into how to prep for a summer like no other after a year like no other. We've instilled more than just our trademark product culture reporting into this issue. We've also injected a huge helping of motivation into the mix.
We're all itching to take a step beyond our isolation and doomscrolling, but maybe can't or don't want to go whole-hog on, say, a massive, conventional vacation. One of this issue's features is called “How to Pack for a Microadventure," and it outlines everything you need and need to know for your own short, near-home exploits this summer. That could be cycling a “century” (which I just learned is bike speak for 100 miles) or getting off the grid for an overlanding weekend. You don't have to pack into an airplane, say, to totally get away. And we're here to help you prep.
Obviously, the issue covers way, way more too. One story profiles Tommy O’Gara, a prolific, 40-year veteran of eyewear design. We also look at the people and brands totally overhauling the cycling world in a story called “Cycle of Change,” which outlines the burgeoning movement to make the sport more diverse.
All the other signature Gear Patrol elements are there too: buying guides, including a huge father's day gift guide; reviews, more profiles–all the vehicles, and watches, and booze you have to know about before the summer starts in earnest. And it's all bound together in the latest installment of Gear Patrol Magazine. It's award-winning. It's printed in the USA. And you can get a year's subscription for only 39 bucks. Subscribers get their magazine before anyone else, and also get a $15 voucher to the Gear Patrol Store each year of the subscription. It's a big value.
And speaking of subscribing… if you're subscribed to the Gear Patrol Podcast, in the coming weeks we'll be diving into stories found in this issue of the magazine.
So that's it for my pitch. Summer's coming, whether you're ready or not. I bet you could use a preview.
Visit gear.gp/magazine to learn more about Gear Patrol Magazine, including how to subscribe for $39. That is, once again, gear.gp/magazine. I'm Nick Caruso and thanks for listening today. Enjoy the magazine and, until next time, take care.