When I was subscrbing to Outside magazine I always wondered how come they avoid certain manufacturers. They always seemed to skip few major players which I found weird. One of the brands that was never out there was Lowe Alpine (sister of LowePro camera bags). I met up with a gentelman during a photoshow who worked for Lowe Alpine mountain clothing and asked him how come they are never reviewed by anyone. He told me that they refuse to send samples out by boxes therefore they don't exist. The only time they get brought up in the reviews is when one of the staff member is a fun of their line. Sad for smaller guys who get run over by big commercial players like NF.