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Scramble News (April 2025)

Scramble News (April 2025)

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)

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

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)

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

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 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)

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

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)

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)

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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