I heard these are about the warmest hunting coats, bibs, and gloves on the market. I wonder if that is true. Super pricey, but might be worth it.?

https://www.kuiu.com/homepage?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItfaInrzw6AIVeezjBx0lWAKBEAAYASAAEgK4BvD_BwE

I would have to wait for my rich relatives to buy something that expensive. Miltary Arctic wear is cheaper. It is what I use and in most instances it is too hot.

You heard wrong. Cant count the number of hunters I've guided in the last few years that came north with KUIU or Sitka only to freeze their buns off. The worst part is the durability. The insulated stuff is noisy and doesn't last through one tea fire. You can get way better stuff for a quarter the price.

I was given a brand new Yukon Kuiu rain jacket and wore it all last fall. I do like it very much, but it is not any better than the Helly Hanson stuff I normally wear. The Hellys will cost you $80 and the Kuiu over $600.
Then last fall a hunter brought me up an entire Sitka rain suit. I like how it fits but its not made very well....I think Kuiu is tougher. Save yourself a bunch of money, buy wool and Helly.

Interesting. I was kind of skeptical. Noise & durability came to mind as possible concerns as I looked at their products on the Kuiu website this morning. Imagine ripping a coat or bibs that expensive. Lightweight is perhaps their biggest benefit. Warmth & breathability are most important to me, along with comfort & durability. I'm usually sitting with my back against a tree. And I want something that I can walk thru brush with.

X 10 !!!!!! you can never go wrong with wool and a good wind resistant canvas anorak and some good extreme cold weather army bibs. I wouldn't pay a moist turd for that KUIU stuff when you can get a complete wool outfit, anorak and surplus bib for the cost of one jacket. That smart wool base layer is key to whole thimg working. With marten averages of $40 - 50 my wife would send me to get my head examined paying $800 or 900 for a jacket.

The top priced KUIU jacket is $500 USD, but yes, that is a LOT of money

I have heard the same thing from outfitters and guides that I do business with.

Did you hear the same as what I heard, or as what yukon observed?

Maybe KUIU are designed for people that do a lot of walking, in open areas.

I’m pretty sure they are designed to line the pockets of the company’s owners.

I agree with yukon, there are many other options out there that are proven and simply better. Quality wool isn’t cheap but it is not as expensive as the “designer” brands and will last years longer.

I deal in Cdn dollars ..... the kutana gale force hooded jacket is 821.72 Cdn not including tax and shipping A quick glace lists at least the next 3 jackets over $600 Cdn. My interest level wanes quickly when i see overpriced gear. Just saying

Shoot, the last camo jacket I had was a duck carhart jacket that I hit with a little black and green spray paint.

I guide spot and stalk caribou and moose and what i have been recommending to my repeat clients is the Big Bill wool gear and the Helly Hanson base layer and rain suits. Last year a client gave me a puffy jacket at the end of a hunt from one of the big name outfits ( think it was First lite) . I brought it out to the trapline for freeze up in November. I only stayed in a month and it didn't make it for the plane trip home. My wife took to calling me the duct tape chicken after the first few weeks. Here's where i've bought alot of my gear from

https://www.gostwear.com/hunting-c-86.html?osCsid=b3bf27fd60193e70010d5ef4ecbf47d4

add a good outer windbreaker anorak to this and your set.

Interesting to learn about some specific examples of other alternatives out their. Thanks for the feedback so far. I'm frustrated being so cold all the time while sitting in a tree deer hunting, so I decided I should best start looking for some good gear. Gloves too...no fun when your hands freeze.

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The only change I would make to the above suggestion, is "buy POLY and Helly". If you are out in the field for days on end and dont have a good way to dry out wet gear, wool will stay wet and heavy for days, whereas poly/fleece can be dried out in a very short time, even on cold days.

1 problem I have now is I sweat walking into my stand, and that seems to cause a big problem.

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Try only wearing something like an Under Armour 2.0 long sleeve "T" on your upper body while walking into your stand, carry your other upper body clothing in a pack or something. After you get to your stand allow yourself to cool down and dry off before you put your other outer layers on.

A trick a lot of us guides use is to buy a down filled coat. They compress down real small. Then you can put it on when you get to your stand, or in our case when we get to wherever were going to glass from. You will want to have some sort of light fleece jacket that will go over it though as they are noisy. I like Wiggy's stuff better than down. They make a nice sweater they call it thats real warm. I have a wool anorak from Boreal Mountain anoraks that Ive been wearing for a few years that is awesome. If its real cold I wear a down vest or something under it. Nothing on this planet colder than an October boat hunt for moose. With my anorak and something under it I stay warm and can take stuff off as it warms up. Very few camps now dont have a place to dry out so drying gear isn't an issue. Down is the worst to dry so dont get it wet, plus it loses its insulation value as well.

I recall one of my guiding mentors proclaiming this:

"The best thing about wool is that even when you are wet and miserable, you will be warm and dry!"

I have cautiously tried the new products. Much like the old ones, some work good and others don't work so good.

Sitka has a "pro discount" program that allows a 50% discount for those of you with guide licenses. THAT brings the price more in line with what one can afford. Some of the others may have similar programs.

Pete

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"The best thing about wool is that even when you are wet and miserable, you will be warm and dry!" Funny.

I used to be a stubborn "wool guy" until I was persuaded to try synthetics. I am now sold on poly and Helly. A lot of that may be due to me usually being in a area with a maritime influenced climate, but I don't see where wool would exceed synthetics in performance anywhere.
I like wool, it is warm, but when it gets wet it stays wet in my experience. Throw a wet poly garment over an alder bush for a few minutes and it's dry, even on a cloudy day, especially with just a little breeze.