I have an enduring fondness for great outdoor gear, a passion that served me well as the cofounding editor of the Outside Buyer’s Guide, published annually by Outside Magazine—a job I did for eight years.

I don’t do a lot of gear writing anymore, but when the opportunity came up to write for Wirecutter, the highly respected gear-review site published by the New York Times, I jumped at it. This one focuses on sport sunglasses. I love that Wirecutter allows a deep dive into all of the products it covers. Prepare to dive deep.

Excerpt:

If you like to play outside during daylight hours, you should wear sports sunglasses to protect your eyes from foreign objects and ultraviolet radiation. After cycling, trail running, hiking, or snowshoeing daily over the course of two months, constantly swapping out 40 models of sunglasses, we believe that the Ryders Seventh Photochromic represents the best choice for eye protection in a wide range of activities, and at a good price.

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