Kuiu gear question

[Troutdreamer]

For what its worth I ordered guide pants, guide jacket, 145 merino top and bottoms, gaiters, a hat, in January 5th.  I still haven't received my guide jacket or gaiters.  I am about 5'9 200 pounds and wear a 34 waist pant.  I order 36 waist pant so I could layer and they are tight in the crotch and waist.  When they say athletic fit they mean for skinny people.  I can bet you now if you just ordered a popular item you will not get it by September.  But good luck.

That's my guess too and personally I think that's insane. This is clothing made in china if I'm not mistaken, not a custom knife made by one person in a shop.

A guy in a knife shop just like every business has a specific production capacity based on his time, his materials, his staff and I am sure is fine with the amount he sells to his customers.  Kuiu is everywhere, TV shows, industry magazines, DIY hunt magazines like Eastman's etc. and they are not getting less popular.  Endless time, endless money, endless employees, and there would be no problems.

Bob Loveless used to have a 5+ year waiting list for knives that you could buy similar most everywhere. A dollar store knife can cut something. Why wait 5 years for a knife that essentially does the same job that every other knife could do?  I guess it was worth the wait for those who wanted to wait...


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[Odell]

For what its worth I ordered guide pants, guide jacket, 145 merino top and bottoms, gaiters, a hat, in January 5th.  I still haven't received my guide jacket or gaiters.  I am about 5'9 200 pounds and wear a 34 waist pant.  I order 36 waist pant so I could layer and they are tight in the crotch and waist.  When they say athletic fit they mean for skinny people.  I can bet you now if you just ordered a popular item you will not get it by September.  But good luck.

That's my guess too and personally I think that's insane. This is clothing made in china if I'm not mistaken, not a custom knife made by one person in a shop.

A guy in a knife shop just like every business has a specific production capacity based on his time, his materials, his staff and I am sure is fine with the amount he sells to his customers.  Kuiu is everywhere, TV shows, industry magazines, DIY hunt magazines like Eastman's etc. and they are not getting less popular.  Endless time, endless money, endless employees, and there would be no problems.

Bob Loveless used to have a 5+ year waiting list for knives that you could buy similar most everywhere. A dollar store knife can cut something. Why wait 5 years for a knife that essentially does the same job that every other knife could do?  I guess it was worth the wait for those who wanted to wait...


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Clothing made in China is not really comparable to a Bob Loveless knife IMO.  You don't need to try on a knife or figure out if a knife will hold up to your hunting conditions. Imagine waiting 8 months for a pair of pants only to discover the sizing is weird and you should have ordered another size. Oh well, it's sold out. Wait another 6 months! 

If you want high performance clothing you aren't going to wait 5 years. I wouldn't wait for a hunting season. Some will. Like I said, I just don't get the business model. I also didn't appreciate being told "just two more weeks" for 4 months. I would have bought something else and I suspect they know that and so they tell you it's coming soon.

[Bmcox86]

I have about a dozen kuiu pieces and have never waited more than 3 days for anything to be shipped. I believe part of the issue right now is the longshoreman slowdown. First lite have been out of stock of a few things the past few months

[dreamingbig]

I have about a dozen kuiu pieces and have never waited more than 3 days for anything to be shipped. I believe part of the issue right now is the longshoreman slowdown. First lite have been out of stock of a few things the past few months

You would be waiting right now especially if you need a size large guide jacket.  The strike definitely has had an impact.


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[Bmcox86]

If you act fast a few pieces just went up on rokslide classifieds

[Wolfdog2314]

If you act fast a few pieces just went up on rokslide classifieds

Thanks for lookin out. Would snag those guide pants but a 38 would probably be quite a bit big on me. Good deals for someone for sure.

[Duckhunter14]

If you act fast a few pieces just went up on rokslide classifieds

Thanks for lookin out. Would snag those guide pants but a 38 would probably be quite a bit big on me. Good deals for someone for sure.

You'll love your Kuiu gear. Every time I put in an order Im like a kid at Christmas waiting for the package to show up. As long as nothing is on back order they are usually really quick to deliver. Let us know how long it takes for the back ordered items. I was thinking about ordering a few items that were on back order myself. Thanks

[Wolfdog2314]

Update from today. On kuiu forum.  Gear is on a big boat in the ocean. Says "they'll be flush with all orders with 30-60 days".

http://forum.kuiu.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5930

[fisheral87]

10/19/14 I ordered,

Attack pants (Words can't describe how much I enjoy these pants.)
Quarter zip 145
Beanie

All came in time for the elk rifle opener.

I ordered in February,

Guide beanie (back ordered)
Kenai glove
Kenai jacket (No hood, can't stand hoods.)

Gloves and jacket arrived in a few days, beanie I received last Thursday, so not great but not terrible and free shipping on backorder.

I returned the gloves for a different size, the return method is a little goofy but went fine. Guy on the phone was cool and I got the new pair of gloves in a couple days.

Al

[zackmioli]

What camo pattern do you prefer in the kuiu gear, verde or vias?

[Wolfdog2314]

What camo pattern do you prefer in the kuiu gear, verde or vias?

I went with the verde, as I mainly hunt west side. But as my out of state hunting increases I could see some of the vias pattern in my future also. Either way I just thought the verde would be better all around.

[fisheral87]

What camo pattern do you prefer in the kuiu gear, verde or vias?

I went with the verde, as I mainly hunt west side. But as my out of state hunting increases I could see some of the vias pattern in my future also. Either way I just thought the verde would be better all around.

Vias, I like the larger pattern, it looks the coolest.

Al

[Odell]

10/19/14 I ordered,

Attack pants (Words can't describe how much I enjoy these pants.)
Quarter zip 145
Beanie

All came in time for the elk rifle opener.

I ordered in February,

Guide beanie (back ordered)
Kenai glove
Kenai jacket (No hood, can't stand hoods.)

Gloves and jacket arrived in a few days, beanie I received last Thursday, so not great but not terrible and free shipping on backorder.

I returned the gloves for a different size, the return method is a little goofy but went fine. Guy on the phone was cool and I got the new pair of gloves in a couple days.

Al

If the item is in stock they ship fast! i have also returned a pair of pants and the return process went well. It is just that they seem to be backordered on tons of things all the time...

[7mag.]

I just listened to an hour long interview with Jason Hariston, the founder of Kuiu, and he explains the stock issue. It makes sense to me now. You can listen to it on Jay Scott Outdoors podcast.

[Wolfdog2314]

Got my Tiburon stuff today. Fits awesome and feels great. Had to make a call in to order some more stuff!