2024/2025 Kit Tests (Review & Preview) + Updates In this post we're going to run through items lined up for the upcoming 2025 spring, summer and winter kit tests, as well as mention some items of [...] Read more
Email Exchange with Mountain Equipment (From October 2024)
From the Editor Preface We occasionally write to manufacturers (we like) when we feel they're in the process of blundering or could make a meaningful improvement. The purpose of publishing our side [...] Read more
Special Mention: Sighting Wrist Compass
Suunto's M-9 Sighting Wrist Compass Special Mentions [ * below we've bolded the relevant condition for the item reviewed here ] Over time we've come across a number items that have really impressed [...] Read more
Best Head Torches, Flashlights (Budget & Sub Zero Lighting Updated)
Torches, Batteries and the Cold (2025) Preface Note: This post has been updated following the 2024 spring (wet weather) and summer kit tests. If you want to jump to the updated section, click here [...] Read more
Special Mention: Best Lightweight (Under 400g) Insulated Jacket
OMM Rotor Smock (Primaloft Aerogel Version) Special Mentions [ * below we've bolded the relevant condition for the item reviewed here ] Over time we've come across a number items that have really [...] Read more
Scramble V2 Tower 11L Pack Extender - Final Release
Scramble's Tower 11L Pack Extender (Version 2) Note: The V2 Tower product pages are now up on the SYSTEM store and will be available from the beginning of December. The X-Pac and Dark Navy HITs will [...] Read more
Scramble News (August 2024)
2024 Kit Tests (Review & Preview) + Manufacturing Updates In this post we're going to run through items lined up for the upcoming 2024 "summer" kit test and beyond, as well as mention some hits [...] Read more
Best 40L to 60L Mountain Pack
Crux's AX50 Climbing Pack (50L) Preface This Crux AX50 review was a "special mention", but now the Blue Ice Warthog 40 (pre-2019) is impossible to track down, the equally capable AX50 takes the top [...] Read more
Special Mention: Insulated Utility Mid-Layer (Static & Active)
Marmot's Alt HB Pullover Special Mentions [ * below we've bolded the relevant condition for the item reviewed here ] Over time we've come across a number items that have really impressed us and we'd [...] Read more
Modular Tent (1. Body): Best Hooped Bivvy (Bivi, Bivvi, Bivy, update)
Macpac's Bush Cocoon (Pertex Shield Version) Preface From eVent to Pertex A few years ago Macpac made some changes to their Bush Cocoon; they stopped using eVent (due to eVent's overly aggressive [...] Read more
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