{"id":10851,"date":"2023-01-13T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/?page_id=10851"},"modified":"2023-01-13T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:47:14","slug":"our-review-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/our-review-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Review Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever gotten part way through reading an online review and realized that the person who wrote it has no clue what they’re talking about? Us too. It\u2019s the worst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot of junk in the world. That\u2019s why reviews are handy; they help us separate the junk from the good stuff. But what\u2019s the point if the reviews themselves are junk? There\u2019s a reason most people have a hard time trusting anything they see on the internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll get off my soapbox in a minute. The reason I\u2019m writing this is because I want to remind our dear readers that we here at Tech Writer EDC strive to do things differently. We review gear that we\u2019ve held in our own hands, worked hard with, and in some cases accidentally taken millimeters off our fingertips with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My point is, there\u2019s literal sweat and blood that goes into these lines you\u2019re reading! Today I want to tell you a little bit about how our review process actually works. <\/p>\n\n\n

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What We Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We mostly review gear related to everyday carry and bushcraft. Knives, machetes, hatchets, watches and flashlights are some of the most common items you\u2019ll find here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, anything we think is cool is fair game. Any time an interesting tool, wallet, pen, fishing rod, backpack or random piece of outdoor\/survival gear crosses our path, there\u2019s a fair chance we\u2019ll end up testing it out. Sometimes, we just can\u2019t help ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\n

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How We Test Gear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Long story short, we test knives and other gear by putting it to use, by carrying it around for weeks and giving it a good workout. One of our top goals here at Tech Writer EDC is to make sure that every product that ends up on our site is one that we\u2019ve personally used and tested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re a fairly small operation based in South Carolina. Our laboratory is a spacious backyard and a garage overflowing with all sorts of gear that we\u2019ve either tested or plan on testing. We spend a lot of time chopping, slicing and generally doing our best to test the limits of the gear we review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we\u2019re testing a knife, for example, we\u2019ll put it through its paces cutting through wood, rope, rubber hosing, cardboard, plastic milk jugs, and pretty much anything else we can think of. If we\u2019re testing a hatchet, we\u2019ll split logs, chop down trees, and put up a target and see how well it throws. If we\u2019re testing a machete, we\u2019re gonna clear some acreage baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also try to go beyond the basics to see how well made a knife really is. Can you pry with it? Is it good for batoning? Does it work for food prep? Does it dull quickly? Is it easy to sharpen? How tough is the lock on that folding knife if you really<\/em> put pressure on it? Don\u2019t worry, we wear cut gloves and safety goggles. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Why You Can Trust Our Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Look, no one knows better than we do how untrustworthy a lot of online review websites are. There are plenty of websites that just crank out product roundups based on absolutely zero real-world experience, and there\u2019s no reason at all why you should trust those sites. We set out to do things differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spend our days tossing flashlights out of second-story windows to test their impact resistance and wearing watches in the shower to see if they\u2019re as water-resistant as they\u2019re supposed to be. We do that because we think honest reviews are important. And also because it\u2019s fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not to say we\u2019re right<\/em> about everything. You may disagree with our opinion sometimes, but you can be sure that everything you read on Tech Writer EDC is an honest opinion backed up by real experience. We like to think that if you\u2019ve read any of our reviews, you can tell the difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re a small group of folks who do what we do because we\u2019re passionate about it. It might sound cheesy, but we really care about this stuff. I mean, really, if we just wanted to make a quick buck, there are better ways than beating up pocket knives and writing about it. <\/p>\n\n\n

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How We Choose the Gear We Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gear finds its way to us in all kinds of ways. A lot of the time, we review new and exciting products that we\u2019ve heard about and want to try. Other times, we review old standbys for no particular reason except that we\u2019ve used them for years and want to tell you how awesome they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes we go out and buy the items we review. Sometimes they\u2019re given to us for free (that\u2019s one of the perks of this job). There are also times when a company sends us their product and asks us to review it. We often do, but with the understanding that there\u2019s no guarantee that they\u2019ll like what we write. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the most part, we review gear that we like, or at least think has some redeeming qualities. We\u2019ve published plenty of mixed reviews over the years. But for the most part, if we\u2019re sent a product that we think is an absolute piece of junk, we won\u2019t waste our time or yours writing a full review of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re upfront about the fact that we participate in affiliate programs that can earn us a commission if you buy one of the products we\u2019ve featured on our site. We are also<\/em> upfront that we do not accept money to write a review or article. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever gotten part way through reading an online review and realized that the person who wrote it has no clue what they’re talking about? Us too. It\u2019s the worst.  There\u2019s a lot of junk in the world. That\u2019s why reviews are handy; they help us separate the junk from the good stuff. But…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10856,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","pmpro_default_level":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"narrow","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"iawp_total_views":47,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10851","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/our-testing-plan-1.jpg",900,675,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Blair Witkowski","author_link":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/author\/witty\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}