New Kifaru clothing

[deserthunter2016]

Anyone have experience with any of it? Look like some good options and variants of pieces that are already on the market by others.


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[FrankieP1988]

Do they specify where it is being made? USA?

 

[Jake Larsen]

I couldn’t find anywhere in the description that specifies where it’s being made. One reference to “Japanese” 20D rip stop nylon on their new Primaloft gold jacket. But nothing in terms of where it’s being sewn. Also still no listed weights on anything. Which is mildly annoying, but that’s an aside.

LPP stuff is on sale BTW. Looks like there’s a possibility it’ll be phased out? I’d be unpleasantly surprised if so. That’s still the best synthetic puffy on the market IMO, and there’s nothing really close to it.


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[FrankieP1988]

I couldn’t find anywhere in the description that specifies where it’s being made. One reference to “Japanese” 20D rip stop nylon on their new Primaloft gold jacket. But nothing in terms of where it’s being sewn.

LPP stuff is on sale BTW. Looks like there’s a possibility it’ll be phased out? I’d be unpleasantly surprised if so. That’s still the best synthetic puffy on the market IMO, and there’s nothing really close to it.


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Discontinuing the LPP would be surprising considering a lot of them were sold to various branches of the military. Maybe sales have dropped?

 

[Jake Larsen]

Discontinuing the LPP would be surprising considering a lot of them were sold to various branches of the military. Maybe sales have dropped?

That’s all I could figure. Why else? It’s widely considered one of their best products, and stands alone in its category. I guess if the corporate number crunchers aren’t seeing X amount of growth though….

This is why buyouts suck. Investors want to see their share of growth, and rightly so. Good products sometimes get in the way of the numbers

Hope I’m wrong, and they’re just doing some sort of updated version that’ll drop soon. I have seen that pattern in the past from them.

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[deserthunter2016]

The Torlander pants look interesting but I can’t believe the price points on some of this stuff anymore. Hopefully it’s made in the US.


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[FrankieP1988]

I'll be interested to see some independent reviews instead of reviews by folks that have some stake in the sale of the gear. I'd like to know why someone would buy $300 pants over Sitka, Kuiu, Firstlite, etc.

 

[Tsnider]

Zooming in on tags, made in Vietnam.

 

[Ferrulewax]

That's a no from me, not that I was going to buy any anyway. I have no idea why so many companies insist on putting those metal post style waist buttons on lightweight pants. All they do is dig into me. I am sure they are cheaper.

 

[Ross]

I will give some feedback and likely review on the two tops.

 

[Maverick1]

I have no experience with it, since it just came out.

But let's be real.

• $300 for a pair of 100% recycled polyester pants.
• $310 for a Primaloft gold jacket, with 133g of insulation.
• $170 for a pair of 100% recycled polyester pants.
• $180 for a grid fleece. ("But....but.....but.....it has thumb loops! And a 'shooter neckline'!"......)

They can give the clothing and materials all the cute names they want.

Jumping the shark.

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