Approximately three years ago I picked up a KUIU Guide Jacket. It was my first technical soft-shell and I appreciated it’s pros and cons. It was the item I always left off my pack list yet still somehow ended up in camp. I read many reviews on how soft-shells had no place in the high country and felt that soft-shells were getting a bad rap. I sure enjoyed having mine around! About a year ago I started gathering soft-shells. I
Continuing my train of thought from yesterday’s post (Kitting up with First Lite) I am going to use the same hunt scenario (Mid October Elk & Black Tail hunt on Raspberry Island) to build this KUIU kit. As mentioned we are flying in via a Beaver and operating out of a base camp so I can take more gear than I typically do. As in my earlier post I’ll need a good base layer, solid pants, insulation, and of course
Two new products, or rather a new product and a revised product have hit the trails this year. I really think an active hunter needs to check these out! They are dramatically different than any hunting specific soft shell out there. KUIU Chinook http://blog.kuiu.com/2014/06/25/chinook-jacket-in-stock-and-available-in-small/#sthash.5zaJWopu.dpbs I have NOT had the opportunity to see one of these in person, and I hope to get one to do a review on soon. BUT, from watching the video and reading up, this jacket appears
