Last updated: 18 September 2026.
The disclosure, in the words Amazon requires
As an Amazon Associate, Gear Up Travel earns from qualifying purchases.
Gear Up Travel is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
What that means in practice
Some of the outbound product links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, the retailer pays this site a small commission. The price you pay is exactly the same either way. There is no surcharge, no special code, and no version of the product page that costs you more for having come from here.
Those commissions are what keep the site running and free to read.
What it does not mean
It does not decide what we recommend. Commission rates differ between product categories and between retailers; nothing on this site is ranked, ordered or recommended according to what it pays. Where a product has a weakness, the article says so, and those pages carry affiliate links too.
Supplied products and sponsorship
If a manufacturer supplies a product or pays for coverage, that is stated in the article itself, near the top — not buried in a footer. A supplied product is never exchanged for a favourable verdict, and no manufacturer sees an article before it publishes. Sponsored posts, if any, are labelled as sponsored.
Where you will see this
Every article containing affiliate links carries a short disclosure at the top of the page, before the links appear. This page is the long version.
Other programmes
Amazon is the main one. Where this site participates in another retailer’s or brand’s affiliate programme, the same rules apply: same price to you, no effect on the recommendation, disclosed on the page.
Related
What affiliate links do with your data is covered in the Privacy Policy. Who is behind the site: About. Questions about any of this: get in touch.