Kuiu owners, which jacket? Guide dcs or Chinook?

[trophyhunt]

With taxes coming soon I am going to purchase a good quality hunting jacket, kuiu is my first choice.  My question is, is the chinook too heavy to use as a early season jacket?  I have all the layers for a lighter jacket like the guide, but if you could only pick one, which would you choose?  I hunt all three weapons so, early to late season. Thanks guys.

[sagewalker]

I own the Guide DCS. Love this jacket, take it everywhere I go. I run the Kuiu Down underneath if it is super cold. Stay plenty warm and dry!

[trophyhunt]

I own the Guide DCS. Love this jacket, take it everywhere I go. I run the Kuiu Down underneath if it is super cold. Stay plenty warm and dry!

did you try on the chinook at all?

[sagewalker]

I own the Guide DCS. Love this jacket, take it everywhere I go. I run the Kuiu Down underneath if it is super cold. Stay plenty warm and dry!

did you try on the chinook at all?

No, I have a buddy who has the Chinook. He absolutely loves that jacket as well. From what he says, it is more like a rain jacket. No experience with the Chinook myself though. He and I could be wrong about the Chinook.

[BIGDOG253]

I wear my Guide DCS jacket almost everyday. I run their merino wool base layers underneath my guide gear and stay plenty warm on those cold days.  The Jacket holds off the rain pretty well but I have soaked through it on a downpour day.

I highly recommend the guide gear, but if you are looking for rain gear, Yukon line is probably better.

[trophyhunt]

I'm not looking for strictly rain gear, I have the firstlite stormfront combo.  bump for the evening crowd, thanks for the input guys.

[MacAttack]

Tag, in the same boat...I was thinking about the Teton softshell and possibly one of their rain jackets.

[Wolfdog2314]

Similar to what everyone else said. I went with the guide and layering underneath

[whacker1]

I look to the Chinoook as more of a rain jacket and the DCS jacket as the all purpose.

I too use the super down underneath for warmth when needed.

[northwesthunter84]

First question are you expecting it to be <40 degrees. Second question is are you moving alot.  The guide jacket is awesome around 40 and lower but if your moving even with zips it gets warm. My recommendation is running light merino base layers and the pelton 200 hoodie. I was comfortable all day between 40-70 degrees. Another excellent option is the chugach jacket, light, breathable, durable and warm for its weight plus waterproof.

[Bmcox86]

I love my guide jacket, I pair it with the kenai if it's cold and I'm glassing.

[trophyhunt]

First question are you expecting it to be <40 degrees. Second question is are you moving alot.  The guide jacket is awesome around 40 and lower but if your moving even with zips it gets warm. My recommendation is running light merino base layers and the pelton 200 hoodie. I was comfortable all day between 40-70 degrees. Another excellent option is the chugach jacket, light, breathable, durable and warm for its weight plus waterproof.

I'm usually moving when I hunt, slowly but move all day.  Temperatures are across the board but mostly I sweat no matter how cold it is.  My layers are firstlite and kuiu merino wool, with a firstlite puffy.  It sounds like from what you guys are saying that the guide jacket is enough with the layers.  It also sounds better to pack around when it's too warm to wear.

[whacker1]

First question are you expecting it to be <40 degrees. Second question is are you moving alot.  The guide jacket is awesome around 40 and lower but if your moving even with zips it gets warm. My recommendation is running light merino base layers and the pelton 200 hoodie. I was comfortable all day between 40-70 degrees. Another excellent option is the chugach jacket, light, breathable, durable and warm for its weight plus waterproof.

I'm usually moving when I hunt, slowly but move all day.  Temperatures are across the board but mostly I sweat no matter how cold it is.  My layers are firstlite and kuiu merino wool, with a firstlite puffy.  It sounds like from what you guys are saying that the guide jacket is enough with the layers.  It also sounds better to pack around when it's too warm to wear.

yes, exactly.  unless it drops below 15 degrees, then possibly more layers

[trophyhunt]

Does firstlite have anything that matches up with the guide jacket quality wise? 

[whacker1]

Does firstlite have anything that matches up with the guide jacket quality wise? 

I don't own either of the following First Lite, but I think the First Lite north branch soft shell feels like it is a lighter version of KUIU's Guide DCS, and the Boundary Stormtight Jacket is probably closer to the Guide DCS jacket and possibly even a slight step above the Guide DCS jacket with the water resistant technology.