Table of Contents
Clothing
Equipment
Items Excluded From This Set
- Special Mentions (items that have impressed but fall outside the scope of Scramble's strict recommended kit criteria)
- Archived Kit (old kit reviews superseded by current recommendations)
Updated: 08/08/24
TBD = We're impressed so far, but the item needs more testing before a final decision can be made
Baselayers
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (3 Season) LS Baselayer Top = Megmeister Drynamo LS Crew |
Yes (8.4) |
Yes |
| [UPPER] Cold Weather Baselayer Top = Brynje Super Thermo Baselayer w. Shoulder Inlays (SS/LS) |
Yes (8.6) |
No |
| [UPPER] Trekking Shirt = Rab Sonic Half Zips |
Yes (7.8) |
No |
| [LOWER] Trekking Baselayer Bottoms = F-Lite Megalight 140 Base Layer 1/2 Shorts |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
Active Outer Layers
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (<300g) Softshell HOODED Pull-On = Rab Borealis Pull-on |
Yes (8.4) |
No |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (<350g) Softshell Jacket = Rab Borealis Tour Jacket |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (<400g) Softshell HOODED Jacket = Mountain Equipment Echo Hooded Jacket |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
| [UPPER] Ultralight (~100g) Hooded Wind Jacket = Mizuno Hoody Wind Jacket (Kato 2.0) |
Yes (7.8) |
Yes |
| [LOWER] Lightweight (<350g) Softshell Trousers = Mountain Equipment Comici Pants |
Yes (7.4) |
No |
| [LOWER] Heavy Duty (450g+) Cold Weather Softshell Trousers = Mountain Equipment Ibex Pants |
Yes (8.1) |
No |
Insulation
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (<400g) Insulated Jacket = Mountain Equipment Rampart Hooded Jacket |
Yes (8.1) |
No |
| [UPPER] Midweight (~700g) Insulated Jacket = Keela Belay Smock |
Yes (8.1) |
No |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (~250g) Down Gilet = Decathlon Quechua Trek 500 Down Gilet |
Yes (8.6) |
No |
Waterproofs
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (<300g) Waterproof Jacket = Keela Saxon Jacket |
Yes (7.9) |
No |
| [LOWER] Waterproof Trousers (<300g) = Keela Lightning Trousers |
Yes (7.9) |
No |
Extremities / Accessories
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [HEAD] Cold Weather Beanie Hat (<70g) = Mountain Equipment Plain Knitted Beanie |
Yes (8.5) |
Yes |
| [HEAD] Lightweight Beanie for Dynamic Activities (~50g) = Brynje Super Thermo Helmet Hat |
Yes (TBD) |
No |
| [HEAD] Balaclava / Face Mask / Neck gaiter = Brubeck M-Pro Half Balaclava |
Yes (TBD) |
No |
| [HEAD] Hot Weather Trekking Cap (<50g) = Ronhill Trail Split Cap |
Yes (8.4) |
Yes |
| [HEAD] All-Round Softshell Trekking Cap (<70g) = Mountain Equipment Squall Cap |
Yes (8.8) |
No |
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [HANDS] Sub Zero Trekking Gloves - Layer 1 = Extremities Power Liner Wrist Gaiter |
Yes (8.0 / 8.3*) |
Yes |
| [HANDS] Sub Zero Trekking Gloves - Layer 2 = Mountain Equipment Touch Screen Glove |
Yes (8.3 / 8.3*) |
No |
| [HANDS] Sub Zero Trekking Gloves - Layer 3 = Azure (or Lomo) Amara CF Sailing Glove |
Yes (7.9 / 8.3*) |
No |
| *This is the overall rating for the combination as a whole |
|
|
| [HANDS] Sub Zero Emergency Mitts = Buffalo DP Mitts |
Yes (8.1) |
No |
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [FEET] Cold Weather Waterproof Tent Boots = Custom / Ensemble |
Yes (7.5) |
No |
| [FEET] Cold Weather Trekking Socks = Darn Tough Mountaineering Socks |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
| [FEET] General Trekking Socks = Darn Tough Via Ferrata Socks |
TBD |
No |
| [FEET] Gaiters = Alpkit Colca Hiking Gaiter |
Yes (8.6) |
No |
| [FEET] Notes On Long Distance Footwear = Various |
Post |
n/a |
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [OTHER] Trekking Trouser Belt = Edelrid Turley Belt |
Yes (9.3) |
Yes |
Sleepwear
| BODY COVERAGE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [UPPER] Lightweight (~200g) Thermal Sleepwear Top = Montane Allez Micro Pull-On |
Yes (8.1) |
No |
| [LOWER] Lightweight (~200g) Thermal Sleepwear Bottoms = Rab Power Stretch Pro Pants |
Yes (8.4) |
No |
| [LOWER] Thermal Sleepwear (+ Backup) Socks = British Army Issue (ECW) Arctic Socks |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
Load Carry
| TYPE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [PACK] 40L to 60L Mountain Pack = Crux AX50 |
Yes (8.4) |
No |
| [PACK] Lightweight (<400g) ~20L Pack (+ Side Pouch) = Blue Ice Dragonfly 18L Packable Backpack |
Yes (8.8) |
Yes |
| [ACCESSORY] External Side Pocket / Side Pouch (~10L) = Scramble Tower 11L Full Zip Pack Extender |
Yes (9.1) |
Yes |
| [ACCESSORY] Belt Bag (Pouch, ~4L) = Scramble Machine Belt Bag |
Yes (8.3) |
Yes |
| [ACCESSORY] Belt Bag (Water Bottle) = Bulldog Tactical Laser MOLLE Medium Upright Utility Pouch |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
| [ACCESSORY] Map & Accessory Pocket = Scramble Floating Pocket |
Release |
Yes |
| [ACCESSORY] Crampon Bag = Edelrid Crampon Bag Lite |
Coming |
Yes |
Shelter
| TYPE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [BAG] Sleeping Bag 1 (Warm + Dry Weather): ~450g 1 Season and Inner = Alpkit Cloud Cover |
Yes (8.3) |
No |
| [BAG] Sleeping Bag 2 (Warm + Wet Weather): ~700g 1 Season and 3 Season Outer = Carinthia G-90 |
Yes (8.3) |
No |
| [BAG] Sleeping Bag 1 + 2 (Spring + Autumn) = Cloud Cover (Inner) + Carinthia G-90 (Outer) |
|
|
| [BAG] Sleeping Bag 3 (Winter): 4 Season Sub Zero Bag and Extreme Outer = Carinthia Defence 4 |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
| [BAG] Sleeping Bag 1 + 3 (Extreme Cold) = Cloud Cover (Inner) + Defence 4 (Outer) |
|
|
| [MAT] Sub Zero Sleeping Mat = Multimat Expedition Summit Compact 38S Self-Inflating Mat |
Yes (8.8) |
Yes |
| [MAT] 3 Season Sleeping Mat = Nordisk Ven 2.5 |
Yes (8.0) |
No |
| [TENT] Modular Tent Body = Macpac Bush Cocoon (Hooped Bivvy) |
Yes (8.3) |
No |
| [TENT] Modular Tent Porch & Quick Shelter = Scramble G-38 Ultralight Solo Tarp |
Yes (8.8*) |
Yes |
| [TENT] Tarp & Bivvy Bag Combo: Bivvy Bag = Alpkit Hunka |
Yes (8.1) |
No |
| [TENT] Tarp & Bivvy Bag Combo: Tarp = Scramble G-55 Deluxe Solo / 2 Person UL Tarp |
Yes (8.6*) |
Yes |
| [TENT] Tent Pegs (for all conditions) = Various (Combined Rating) |
Yes (8.3*) |
Yes |
Other Equipment
| TYPE, CATEGORY & ITEM |
REVIEW |
SHOP |
| [COOKWARE] Solo Cooking Pot = Keith 900ml Titanium Single Walled Pot (Ti3209) |
Yes (8.8) |
No |
| [COOKWARE] Bowl = Snow Peak Titanium Bowl (580ml) |
Yes (9.0) |
No |
| [COOKWARE] Mug = Tatonka Expedition Mug (375ml) |
Yes (8.0) |
No |
| [STOVE] 4 Season Gas Stove = Kovea Spider Remote Canister Stove |
Yes (8.8) |
No |
| [STOVE] Windscreen / Windshield = Scramble Spider Ultralight Titanium Windshield (for the Kovea Spider) |
Release |
Yes |
| [TOOLS] Compass (Baseplate) = Suunto A-30 NH Metric Compass |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Head Torch (Main) = Petzl Actik Core Headlamp |
Yes (n/a) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Head Torch (Backup) = Petzl e+LITE Emergency Headlamp |
Yes (n/a) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Torches (Flashlight) = Lumintop Tool AA (2.0 / 3.0) |
Yes (n/a) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Torches (Supplemental) = RovyVon Aurora A1X, Manker E02 II |
Yes (n/a) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Ice Axe = Blue Ice Bluebird |
Yes (8.3) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Knife (Folder) = Ka-Bar Dozier Folding Hunter (Drop Point) |
Yes (9.0) |
No |
| [TOOLS] Ultralight Trekking Tripod = GPN Media Scrambler UL Modular Trekking Tripod |
Yes (8.1) |
Yes |
| [WASH-KIT] Trekking Towel = Lightwave RAP-VAP Towel |
Yes (8.3) |
No |
| [WATER-KIT] Water Bottle = US GI 1 Quart Canteen |
Yes (8.5) |
No |
