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Full length answers to reader questions

I really want the meat of this little newsletter to be service. Which is journalism speak for providing content readers find useful. You guys reach out all the time through social media and email with questions about gear, vehicles, skills, and to learn a little more about how all this stuff can combine to further your enjoyment of the outdoors. So as I’m deciding to dedicate myself to this project, I want to be putting together at least one of these lengthy answers to questions things once a week or more.

To that end, what would be the best/easiest method for asking these questions? Just to leave them in comments? Should I set up a dedicated email address? What would work best for you?

Today, I’ve chosen three questions, all from the last week, that represent a typical selection of the kind of stuff I get all the time. These happen to be ones that I can answer personally, but I’d also…