ChrisW wrote: the timing of a 'Warmer base layer' review might have been a bit better, we are moving into summer after all
You can tell you're not in Scotland any more - it's decidedly wintery out there
Timing of winter gear reviews is difficult - in order to publish a winter gear review before the winter season starts I'd need to test the equipment over the summer, which isn't ideal. Alternatively, I wait for the following winter and find that some of the models are now obsolete. A third option would be to get the items in during late autumn, give them a cursory glance over and write a few words - something that we're not going to do. I had over 20 baselayers to review for this one, which required a World Cup style qualifying round to decide which items would make it through to the final group of 12 (it was supposed to be 10). That takes ages to do thoroughly, hence the April release.
As a bonus - many of the models reviewed will be going into the end of season sale at retailers - hurrah!