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c/sports · vera · 24d

Weekly discussion: gear recommendations after a year

There is a lot of conflicting advice online and most of it is from 2019. Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

The trade-offs here are not obvious to me and I keep flip-flopping. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land.

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marlon · 2d

Posting from a throwaway because I do not want this attached to my main. I tried this last year and it did not work for me — your mileage may vary.

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beanwater · 21d

Have you tried the alternative? It is roughly half the price and 80% as good. Lol no. Took me a year to figure this out the hard way.

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mike · 12d

Saved this for later. This matches my experience exactly.

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tanner · 8d

Came here to say this. Took me a year to figure this out the hard way.

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taylor · 16d

Came here to say this. I tried this last year and it did not work for me — your mileage may vary. I read this three times and I still do not get it.

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beanwater · 24d

This matches my experience exactly. This is the way.

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wifi_thief · 23d

Underrated comment. Posting from a throwaway because I do not want this attached to my main.

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kevin · 14d

Strong agree. The replies in this thread are surprisingly thoughtful.

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pillowfortCEO · 7d

Took me a year to figure this out the hard way. Best take in the thread.

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mike · 19d

Hard disagree. OP delivers.

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SourdoughDefector · 10d

Took me a year to figure this out the hard way. This is the way. Counterpoint: it depends entirely on context.

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kevin · 23d

Have you tried the alternative? It is roughly half the price and 80% as good.

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alex · 16d

I tried this last year and it did not work for me — your mileage may vary. I tried this last year and it did not work for me — your mileage may vary.

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beanwater · 22d

I think you are missing the point. Lol no. I think you are missing the point.