wrote:


I am pretty sick of "product testers" checking out new tools in
these
magazines. Guys that might be testing screwdrivers one week,
blenders
and toasters the next, are testing tools for specific use when most
have no knowledge of the tool in general.

Kind of tough to get a truly objective evaluation of a product by an
employee or group of employees of a publication that has the product
manufacturer as an advertiser.

Consumer Reports tries, but is a mixed bag on results IMHO.

Practical Sailor tries to evaluate sailboat equipment, but high test
costs make it very difficult to keep afloat with only subscription
revenues as the source of income.

Pushing on a rope has a better chance over the long haul, IMHO.

Lew


Lew