Kryptek Merino Question

[Buglebrush]

Hi,

I bought a Kryptek Merino 1/4 Zip this spring for September Elk Hunting. I absolutely shredded it, and emailed Kryptek just wondering if my experience was typical. I have run Icebreaker in the past with no issues, so I wondered if printing Camo on wool hurts its durability. Anyhow, I never got any response from Kryptek so I was hoping maybe some of you would have some thoughts. I will paste my email to Kryptek below.

P.S. a litttle disappointed they didn't at least respond to my email. Definitely inferior customer service.

*** Pasted Emal ***

Hi,

I bought one of your 100% Merino camo 1/4 zips this spring. I absolutely loved it after the initial smell wore off. In the past I had worn either a poly top or icebreaker merino. I loved having my merino camo as it made it much more functional for a bow hunter.

The question I had was about the expected durability of wool. I only wire this during September elk season, but it is completely thrashed. My wife had to patch it just to hold it together. Did I get a lemon, or is it not really meant to wear as an outer layer at all? It always started the day as my base layer, but when it warmed I would often wear as a stand alone garment.

I will attach some photos to show what I am taking about, and would appreciate any feedback. Also does camo hurt the durability of wool versus a plain color? Thanks!

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I don't believe any merino base layer is really intended as an outer layer.

 

[coop2424]

Send them another email it should not of done that or give them a call. I had a problem with their Cedric hoddie piling and they sent me a brand new one that the issue had been resolved on free of charge and let me keep the old one.

 

[tipsntails7]

Send them another email it should not of done that or give them a call. I had a problem with their Cedric hoddie piling and they sent me a brand new one that the issue had been resolved on free of charge and let me keep the old one.

They did the exact same for me!

 

[colonel00]

x3 on them standing behind the pilling issue on the hoodie. I even picked up my original Cerdic II on a discount and they sent me a brand new one after the pilling issues.

 

[BOW1144]

Man I should have emailed them too, my hoodie piled up on the first wash. Its been just sitting in the bottom of my camo bin for over year now, I wonder if they would send me a new one. My merino shirt also fell apart after about day three of an early august hunt. I wasn't busting brush or anything just sat up against a tree and the thing had about 30 small holes in it. I think I might work on getting them to send me a new one also.

 

[Buglebrush]

I guess I will have to try again

 

[Buglebrush]

My question about wool camo still stands though. I know wool isn't as durable, but I have an icebreaker top that has worked great. Is camo less durable in your opinions? I don't want to buy another, and have it shot after one september again.

 

[ckleeves]

My question about wool camo still stands though. I know wool isn't as durable, but I have an icebreaker top that has worked great. Is camo less durable in your opinions? I don't want to buy another, and have it shot after one september again.

I don't think there is any difference durability wise between camo and solid colors. At least not that I have noticed. Icebreaker is pretty durable compared to a lot of other wool so take that into consideration.

 

[Buglebrush]

Thought I would update you all with a FYI. I did finally get in contact with Kryptek. Since I bought the item off a dicount site ( Camofire.com ) They wouldn't warranty it. I thought that may be helpful to those of you looking to purchase their gear on a discount site. However, this isn't true of all companies as I have had warranty repair or replacement from Outdoor Research and Badlands when bought from a discount site with no issue at all. Buyer beware I suppose.

 

[colonel00]

Hmm, that is unfortunate. Have you contacted Camofire? I would bring up concerns both with the fact that the shirt did not stand up to normal use and that they are selling "unwarrantied discount products". See what Camofire has to say and keep us in the loop.

 

[BRWNBR]

Guess whose not buying kryptec now.....

 

[jmez]

I've worn the same Core4 merino shirt for three years. I would guess 80% of the time hunting it is the only shirt I wear. I bought 4 of them on camofire and have yet to open 3 of them.

 

[Buglebrush]

I should contact camofire. Getting the warranty wasn't a huge deal to me, but it was an eye opener that it made a difference if an item was bought on discount. I was mostly wondering if I had bought a lemon or if it just really is that fragile. My conclusion is that it is a little of both, and based on my personal experience Icebreaker ( via Sierra Trading will be getting my future merinno business.