In reply to The New NickB:
> I would assume they do not get any advertising revenue off OMM,
I think that's the case - Dan and Alan have explained it before that for the majority of reviews they go to firms that do advertise on UKC and are willing submit a sample for reviewing. I think it came up in the discussion after my Lightwave sleeping bag review, that there was discussion of comparable PHD bags, but as a company PHD don't advertise, so don't do reviews with UKC. UKC/UKH also does a short "call", so this one IIRC was something like: lightweight waterproofs, packable, for use summer alpine or backpacking etc. Then I think companies decide what they want to submit - maybe the jacket they think most closely fits that call, but it might well be a new model or a revamp that quite closely fits but they want potential customers to know about. So in this review from Dan's comments on the Mammut one, it seems they make lighter shells but perhaps don't sell them much in the UK - so this one, while heavy compared to many of the others was what they wanted reviewed!
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