About
An independent voice for backyard gear.
Backyard Gear Authority is a small editorial team that buys, tests, and ranks outdoor products in real homes. We exist because most online reviews are either thinly disguised ads or AI-generated rewrites of the manufacturer's own copy. Neither of those helps a homeowner spend $80 wisely.
Senior Reviewer
Claire Bennett
Claire leads our outdoor and patio coverage. She's spent the better part of the last decade reviewing yard and garden gear, and she runs every product through real-world use in her own backyard before we publish anything. If a product is on our top picks list, she's the one who put it there.
What we promise
- • We buy every product we review at retail.
- • We don't accept sponsored placements in our rankings.
- • We disclose affiliate relationships clearly on every page.
- • We update reviews when products change or new evidence emerges.
How we make money
We earn affiliate commissions when readers buy through our links. That's it — no display ads, no sponsored content masquerading as editorial. Commissions don't change rankings; rankings are set before links are added.