Kuiu Super Down Haven

[Jhogan612]

Bump, curious how this set has been for the guys wearing it.
Can anybody compare this set to the FL solitude?

I swapped my Solitude for this kit. Love FL, but didn’t like the Sanctuary at all for bow hunting and the Solitude just didn’t cut it on truly cold, and especially windy days. I am really liking this kit, the wind protection alone is a revelation. Jacket packs into my daypack, and it’s impressively warm. I stopped by Scheels to put hands on the Core and I still wouldn’t change. There is a temp range between my catalyst kit and this that I haven’t hit the sweet spot in, but this kit is what I needed for bow hunting MN & WI into December

 

[Plowboy85]

I swapped my Solitude for this kit. Love FL, but didn’t like the Sanctuary at all for bow hunting and the Solitude just didn’t cut it on truly cold, and especially windy days. I am really liking this kit, the wind protection alone is a revelation. Jacket packs into my daypack, and it’s impressively warm. I stopped by Scheels to put hands on the Core and I still wouldn’t change. There is a temp range between my catalyst kit and this that I haven’t hit the sweet spot in, but this kit is what I needed for bow hunting MN & WI into December

What are your thoughts with a few more weeks of colder weather now?

 

[Jhogan612]

Couldn’t be happier. Hunted some pretty cold conditions, -10 with wind and continue to be impressed with how well it retains body heat. Layering with wick merino, kiln, and grid fleece (Klamath). Also hiked in further than normal and the ability to keep everything in a single day pack (platform & sticks included) is a big win in my opinion.

 

[Plowboy85]

Couldn’t be happier. Hunted some pretty cold conditions, -10 with wind and continue to be impressed with how well it retains body heat. Layering with wick merino, kiln, and grid fleece (Klamath). Also hiked in further than normal and the ability to keep everything in a single day pack (platform & sticks included) is a big win in my opinion.

Sounds all positive. My only complaint I see is I wish the leg zips were completely top to bottom to so I could fully butterfly them and put them on without getting mud in the torso from my boots.

 

[Hoopleheader]

Curious if anybody has experience now that we are late into the season.

Looking for something quiet, packable and actually warm for northern MN and WI Nov-Dec

 

[Hoopleheader]

I swapped my Solitude for this kit. Love FL, but didn’t like the Sanctuary at all for bow hunting and the Solitude just didn’t cut it on truly cold, and especially windy days. I am really liking this kit, the wind protection alone is a revelation. Jacket packs into my daypack, and it’s impressively warm. I stopped by Scheels to put hands on the Core and I still wouldn’t change. There is a temp range between my catalyst kit and this that I haven’t hit the sweet spot in, but this kit is what I needed for bow hunting MN & WI into December

You are hunting in my neck of the woods. What camo pattern did you pick?

 

[Mountain_Life]

Hunted with mine into single digits. Just put it away for the season. I wear a fleece jacket underneath. The key is to make it air tight: pull the waist draw cords, zip the front zipper up fairly snug to your neck and don't have any hoods hanging out. It has a baffle that lays around your shoulders like a mummy bag. It's so air tight that when you lean back against the tree it actually pushes an air bubble around in front of you, it's impressive. I put hand warmers in the provided slots when it goes under 20.

 

[Mountain_Life]

I'm very impressed. I'll be buying the bibs next year. This year I paired it with some good down puffy pants but they are my current system weak point. They used to be the warmest part.