I think Goretex bought Sitka.

KUIU, I sure hope you guys make a pant with a 32" or longer inseam for us guys with a 32" or less waist. A 31" inseam is a bad joke imo.

Screamin,  This is directly from the review...

"The Attack Pant is available in KUIU's Vias Camouflage and Charcoal Grey at the wholesale price of only $139.99 at kuiu.com.  This pant would retail for $249.99.  The Attack Pant is available in 32, 34, 36, 38 & 40″ waist sizes with a 35″ inseam and a 1″ cuff you may let out if you need to extend the pant to a 35 3/4″" inseam."

For shorter guys like me, thanks to the clean simple design with no un-needed leg zippers, these pants are easily hemmed up to the length we need them at.

Like Jason says, it's easy to loose some material, but it's awful tough to add it.

Guru, outstanding! Thanks

Can't blame anyone for not posting a picture on this site, but I'd like to see the camo pattern.

Bowmania

Bowmania, click on the link at the first post on this thread. Theres a great pic as well as a lot of other info on the gear.

O.K. Curt I am a shorter guy like you.Most pants I have bought with long inseam also have a long crotch which hangs too low.29/30" inseam fits much better than a 34" inseam in any other pants I have tried.Only asking b/c I really like these pants but don't want to spend that kind of money and have a baggy crotch.Kip

Kip, great question. In spite of my long legs I also like a shorter crotch so the pants ride on my hips, not around my navel when pulled up.

Jason Hairston, who is the founder and CEO of Kuiu, was also the founder and CEO of Sitka Gear. He sold out of Sitka Gear to start a new company where he could maintain creative and quality control and operate under his new business model that includes only direct sales to customers without the added costs and difficulties of maintaining a wholesale and retail distribution chain. There are many advantages to Jason's new business model, including better gear at a lower price. The disadvantages? None, except for the people in the distribution chain who have been eliminated from selling Kuiu products!

I have met Jason on a couple of occasions, and he is the real thing! I have a lot of Sitka Gear,  I will probably keep most of it and just add the Kuiu stuff. I saw the fabrics and the prototype pack frame at the Reno Safari Club convention and they are better than anything similar offered by the competition. From what I have seen and read, Jason will also have the best designs and the best construction, based on the philosophy of creating what works best in the field rather than what looks best on the store shelves and racks. My only concern is that I will buy too much as an early adopter and then have Jason make some great changes or additions in response to comments from users (Jason listens to his customers!!!). When that happens I may wish I had waited a little longer for the updated version. Fortunately for me, Kuiu will offer some of the more basic items in its first production runs and then add more in the future, so I will be somewhat protected from myself. The primary additional piece of clothing I want now that Jason will not be offering until later is pants made with the fabric used in the guide vest and jacket. I'm sure the guide pants will be coming out before too long -- hopefully by late season this year.

The Kuiu camo will be fantastic for most uses, like camo patterns such as ASAT, Predator and Winona, but for dark green, fairly solid backgrounds Kuiu probably is not the ideal pattern, nor will it be too good for spring turkey hunting because the birds see colors and you need to match the color of your background. No camo pattern will work well in every condition, including Kuiu. In all fairness, Kuiu clothing is made specifically for mountain hunting, so it may be a bit of a compromise in some other environments, although I live in Oklahoma and think the camo pattern will be great for 80% or more of my hunting situations. I plan on getting some solid colors and using the camo more sparingly, like in the guide vest and the head cover, so my outline will be broken up, but I can wear the clothing to and from the hunt without looking too camoed up and sticking out like a sore thumb. And no one is saying that you can't use other brands of clothing in conjunction with the Kuiu stuff. I know I will.

Allan

QuoteOriginally posted by Izzy:
Bowmania, click on the link at the first post on this thread. Theres a great pic as well as a lot of other info on the gear.

Thanx Iz...

Well i loaded up on the Sitka gear and have to say I like all of it. If they put the same design and R&D into it I'm sure it'll be topself stuff. I guess change is good that's why I'm on my tenth wife!!!

QuoteOriginally posted by Kip:
O.K. Curt I am a shorter guy like you.Most pants I have bought with long inseam also have a long crotch which hangs too low.29/30" inseam fits much better than a 34" inseam in any other pants I have tried.Only asking b/c I really like these pants but don't want to spend that kind of money and have a baggy crotch.Kip

Kip, I have about a 31" inseam and the proto-type Attack pants I wore while hunting fit great, no saggy crotch at all.  I believe you'll be just fine.

Truly impressive clothing.  Only when you get the chance to actually see it, feel it, and wear it will you all appreciate the extreme effort Jason has put forth to bring us all the best ultra light hunting clothing and gear availible!

Hey Curt, Do you know if his rainwear is going to be packable,(compactable down to a small, say coke can size)? When I first went on his website a few weeks ago there was a list of products, now I can't seem to find it...Thanks, T

Owl,  Jason will be doing a detailed review of the Chugach rain shell soon. But here is some infor from back in November...

 http://kuiu.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/waterproof-breathable-fabric-options/


Here is the list of items you spoke of...it can be found in the archives...the month of January...

http://kuiu.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/kuius-pricing-structure/

Thanks

Another update tonight...A review of the Chugach rain shell jacket...

An awesome piece of extreme weather clothing!

C'mon.....treestand/groundblind insulated pieces already!

Now THAT'S a rain coat

Latest review...The Guide jacket...

 http://kuiu.wordpress.com/

Curt is the pant "comparable" in toughness to the Mountain Pant? I get the DWR part.....

Curt is the pant "comparable" in toughness to the Mountain Pant? I get the DWR part.....