In reply to Ysgo:
> Surely if the decision of what gets reviewed is down to the manufacturer, and what people perceive to be the "correct" item isn't in the review, it's the manufacturers you should be complaining to, not Dan?
Not particularly, because the manufacturer wants to advertise. It's not concerned with pitting its clothing against industry benchmark pieces of gear. It's like doing a review of medium sized cams but omitting any mention to a BD camalot because they didn't get a bunch of free ones and a pile of cash through the post.
It also means that UKC are not going to criticise a big named brand in a review for a lousy product, it's far too much of a dangerous tactic for them as they won't get anything sent through in the future.
It is what it is, but you need to take these tests with a pinch of salt.
Post edited at 12:36