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Sitka pissed off Euro optic
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The waders while expensive are probally their best "value". Not only do they have a lifetime warranty but it's basically the only product they don't let you use discounts on. Which means they are much more expensive to make and the margins aren't as good as the rest of the gear. I kick myself for not buying a set local for 700 last year.
I found my old waders from back in the day, still good I think. Not Sitka though. However, good waders are actually worth their weight. I think these that I found from way back were around 300 back then. Of course, nothing back then was chinese crap.
I was considering Nigerian_Prince as a screen nameProbably a soon to be scam account...
I guess I'll show my age here. When I first started hunting as a teenager, we wore jeans and cotton thermals and if we weren't wet, freezing and miserable we didn't think we were having a good time. Been on hunts at altitude on the west slope and my goto gear was Filson wool jackets and pants. Kept you warm even in the worst weather but was heavy especially when wet. Live in southern NM and hunt in the mountains and started buying Sitka gear when it first came out nearly 20 years ago. It was well made and worked as advertised. Haven't bought any in many years and the original stuff is still performing. Unfortunately, companies that make a great product sometimes go sideways for various reasons and piss off their vendors and customers. Not saying this is the case here but who knows. Used to be a big fan of North Face and still have bags and tents that are 30+ years old and still darn functional. Then they got bought out and went to shit.
Yeah, I remember when they started out as well. I even remember the first SHOT Show they attended (one of the attorney's wives was a "booth babe"/"greeter" at our booth that year). They were a pretty small company back then....
Hear! HEAR!
When I took my first wife to Alaska, we spent several days in Anchorage before heading on out. I outfitted her with gear. I picked out some foam/foil/felt insulated boots for her. She about had a cow when she saw the $450 tag.
I just told her that was $45 a toe. How much were her toes worth?
I spent likewise on other outer gear and not a peep.
That winter, when we were out and about and not freezing, she told me she was sure glad I had spent that money...otherwise she would be stuck in the cabin trying to stay warm.
I choke the bitches out, poser.
I have their waders, used them for one season and now they leak. I had zero idea that when I paid 1000 for the Deltas, the box would say made in China. They must be making about 950.00 in their pocket.
LMFAO. 13 posts since 2018 and 11 are in this thread.
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Camo is over rated. Mobile blinds FTW
My friend went hunting with a buddy in a treestand. Had a bear walk by and his buddy jumped down and stabbed it with his knife.
He and the bear had a bit of a disagreement as to who was going to eat who but the human won.
My friend still has the video.
He is wearing Kuiu attack pants, isn’t he?
Sirhr
Sirhr
Suggestions on such hiking clothing for 20-40 degree tree stand hunting? I've been getting by with cheap stuff like most here have mentioned for years.
And hopefully a back brace too, damn. Hopefully a situation doesn't arise where he has to go prone, cause he ain't getting back up.
I just hope Euro still has some inventory left when I get money saved up again. I need some wet weather gear.
Holy fuck me is that Gecko45?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!
You mean Gecko 22.5 because he's 1/2 the girth of that fat fuck......even with all that gear on.
Hunting in the mountainous deserts of arizona will change a man's opinion of gear. 30° mornings, 80° afternoons, loose rocks that love to be underfoot, every single plant is sharp and lest we forget about the stinging catapillars? They feel like a red hot poker to the skin.
Oops, almost forgot.the deer are tiny, ive seen midwestern fawns bigger than trophy bucks. Prob get more meat off the nighbors dog...
Oops, almost forgot.the deer are tiny, ive seen midwestern fawns bigger than trophy bucks. Prob get more meat off the nighbors dog...
Are you of Haitian ancestry by any chance ?
For stand/sitting hunting I just use cheapish wool Big Bill hunting clothes. It's heavy but I'm not moving much anyway. But when it comes to moving around and wearing lighter clothing I wear merino wool base layers from Woolpower and the outer shell is Outdoor Research. Half the price of Kuiu or First Lite, and arguably tougher.
We’d call that a mild day.
I only stoped wearing my Swedish army pants because I realized they were 75 years old.
Its not that its that cold, its the temp swing that seperates az from most of the rest of the country. 80 sounds great, but its hot coming off 30 only a few hours before. All for 30 pounds of cleaned meat.We’d call that a mild day.
I only stoped wearing my Swedish army pants because I realized they were 75 years old.
30 in the morning 80 in the afternoon is spring turkey weather, only with 9 million black flies so you can't strip down. 
wow.
now if they just decrease prices by another 60% I may buy some hunting clothing.
now if they just decrease prices by another 60% I may buy some hunting clothing.
I mean... I have no problem buying breeks, John Lobb hunting boots and some really spendy safari shirts.
But 'technical gear' makes even bespoke hand-stitched herringbone Saville Row breeks look like wal-mart rayon.
Technical gear is GHEY!
Sirhr
This is all you need to know!
Same shit go for the doofus on streams fishing while all decked out wearing Orvis or Simms high dollar rip offs although they can’t catch shit still. I love playing clean up and pulling massive amounts of fish after them in bum clothing. Lol
I think alot of hunting gear is overpriced, but I don't mean to imply it's bad gear by any means.
I splurge on some things. My pack (Eberlestock) and tent (Stone Glacier) for example. Maybe a sleeping bag one day.
For now the rest of my gear is cheap. Merino wool baselayers on sale and some simple fleece jackets. Simple nylon button-up shirt. HellyHansen rubber rain gear.
Wrangler makes some affordable nylon outdoor pants, that I get from Walmart.
Those pants have seen mountaintops and caves, and are still usable.
I haven't hunted in the mountains, yet. I just climb them.
Also a little toughness goes a long way. It's okay to be a little cold, but not too cold.
I splurge on some things. My pack (Eberlestock) and tent (Stone Glacier) for example. Maybe a sleeping bag one day.
For now the rest of my gear is cheap. Merino wool baselayers on sale and some simple fleece jackets. Simple nylon button-up shirt. HellyHansen rubber rain gear.
Wrangler makes some affordable nylon outdoor pants, that I get from Walmart.
Those pants have seen mountaintops and caves, and are still usable.
I haven't hunted in the mountains, yet. I just climb them.
Also a little toughness goes a long way. It's okay to be a little cold, but not too cold.
I see it the same, yet different. This super light "packable" gear doesn't do much to keep you warm once you're sitting still, unless you have a LOT of layers on. I prefer to toughen up by carrying a few extra pounds of clothing knowing it's going to keep me warm.
Its called Marketing. They spend more on their glossy ads than on "Research." They buy off the shelf china-fabrics, sew their name on it and mark it up 75%.
They don't have a large enough revenue stream to do any "Research."
MAN BUN Alert in Aisle 4.
ETA: To the actual point of the thread, good on Europtic. I'm a 100% satisfied customer.
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Odd, I see Kuiu and Sitka all over Wyoming, working class dudes here. Maybe you don’t get out much or you don’t hunt mountains, but I assure you that there are people out west that do.
I wound up carrying a down quilt and a 3/4 length piece of closed cell foam sleeping pad.. Once I got set up, just wrap up in that thing and sit on that pad doubled or tripled up.
I spent maybe 5 1/2 hours on their site yesterday almost buying a scope. Each time getting closer and closer, right up to the point of starting to put my CC numbers in. Exhilarating.
I did take advantage of the Sitka sale early on, in part because I've always been curious about their products. Figured this may be my best chance to try some and find out. That was a many hours thing as well, just didn't think there was anything there I needed or would work for me. But like normal persistence won out of over common sense and good judgement. It's very nice, seems to be made well enough, works well enough, I wore it several times hunting last week. But even at the huge discount I can't really say it was worth the money, especially when what I was using in its place worked just as well at 1/8 the price.
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I drink black rifle coffee from my yeti mug while I warm myself with sitka when looking for deer through my Nikko Sterling-scoped savage.
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Did he sit in a treestand and try to stay awake by watching porn and playing video games on his phone? I'd like to see him try the Dynamic Rewarming Drill in that get-up. LOL
My gear is a mix of King's, Kuiu, Sitka, Midway, LL Bean, Orvis, Banded, and Magellan.
High end where it's critical, bargain basement where that's good enough. In the last 20years, I have hunted from Utah to South Carolina, and most places in between. Temps ranged from 10 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. That's -12 to 35 Celsius, for those not in the USA.
If I had to pick a single brand to cover all conditions based on my personal experience, Kuiu would be first, with all the others in a close race for second. Some pieces shine in certain applications, and I don't currently own anything from any brand listed that I would get rid of.
Midway and LL Bean have outstanding wool long johns. Sitka has the edge on extreme cold weather gear with their Fanatic line. Kuiu is the most versatile, King's is right behind Kuiu on versatility, and the Orvis rain jackets (mine is 20 years old, made of breathable wader material) are the best I have ever tried. The Magellan stuff from Academy wins on a quality per dollar basis. Banded is just good stuff.
If you live in this stuff for weeks at a time like some of us do, it's easy to see what's worth the coin. For me, I start hunting in September/October, and go as much as possible until turkey season is over in early May. I burn 90% of my vacation every year in this time frame.
High end where it's critical, bargain basement where that's good enough. In the last 20years, I have hunted from Utah to South Carolina, and most places in between. Temps ranged from 10 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. That's -12 to 35 Celsius, for those not in the USA.
If I had to pick a single brand to cover all conditions based on my personal experience, Kuiu would be first, with all the others in a close race for second. Some pieces shine in certain applications, and I don't currently own anything from any brand listed that I would get rid of.
Midway and LL Bean have outstanding wool long johns. Sitka has the edge on extreme cold weather gear with their Fanatic line. Kuiu is the most versatile, King's is right behind Kuiu on versatility, and the Orvis rain jackets (mine is 20 years old, made of breathable wader material) are the best I have ever tried. The Magellan stuff from Academy wins on a quality per dollar basis. Banded is just good stuff.
If you live in this stuff for weeks at a time like some of us do, it's easy to see what's worth the coin. For me, I start hunting in September/October, and go as much as possible until turkey season is over in early May. I burn 90% of my vacation every year in this time frame.
I take it you haven't been in a Scheels?
They're badass. Have everything from Legos to reloading supplies. Kids and wife will go look at clothes and toys while I can look for a gun, scope, powder, etc.
Like what Cabela's should have been.
Some of them do have a coffee store and Ferris wheel inside. I'm ok with that because it keeps people coming in the door and they're expanding while others are dying.
Probably only because it's still family owned. Once they sell it'll go to shit like everything else.
