Portable Power,Tested for 30 Days.
The box says five days of ice. We check. Coolers, camping gear, portable power, grills and boots, put through The Tailgate Test with Wild Country Radio.
The Portable Power Crank It Picks.
No Crank It verdicts here yet. The first tests are being picked by your votes now.
All Portable Power, Newest First.
Products on test show their day count. Finished tests show the verdict.
Nothing on test in this category yet. Request a product and it could be the first.
Five Things to Check Before You Spend.
The spec sheet won’t tell you these. Our 30-day tests measure every one.
- Ice retention in real heat
- Weight when it’s full
- Real battery capacity, measured
- Setup time with one person
- How it cleans up after the weekend
What We’d Skip, and Why.
Every Skip It verdict in Outdoors & Tailgate, with the reason. It’s the list that saves you money.
Nothing in this category has earned a Skip It yet.
You Decide What We Test Next.
Every Outdoors & Tailgate request from all five NextWave stations is counted. The most-requested products go on test first, and only a real 30-day test earns a verdict.
Three Verdicts. No Fence-Sitting.
Crank It
Top pick. We’d buy it with our own money.
Keep It On
Good, with trade-offs we spell out so you can decide.
Skip It
Not for our listeners, and we’ll tell you exactly why.
What Outdoors & Tailgate Should We Test Next?
Name it, pick your station and tell us why. The more listeners ask, the faster it moves up the list.
Outdoors & Tailgate Questions.
Which Outdoors & Tailgate products will you test first?
The ones listeners request and vote for most, as long as the brand can supply a review unit or we can buy one ourselves.
How long is each test?
30 days of real use, in three episodes: Day 1 first look, Day 7 real life, Day 30 verdict. The verdict airs on Wild Country Radio first.
Do brands pay for Outdoors & Tailgate reviews?
No. Brands may loan or send products, and every review says how we got it. Verdicts can’t be bought.