Rant hunting clothing

[SloppyJ]

Started my journey years ago with FL. At the time, it didn't work that well for me in the deer stand and I ended up wearing about 18 layers. I then switched to Sitka and I've had nothing but good luck from them. I really enjoy FL base layers but they have a shelf life for sure.

Since then I broke out into whatever I feel is the best piece for the job. Got a SG Grumman and it's the bomb, as well as quite a few different pairs of Kuiu pants and rain gear. I think it's a balance to find the right piece for your situation.

 

[Bump79]

Kuiu has been the most inconsistent for me. I'm always between a large and XL top. It's a crap shoot depending on which piece actually fits me. Fortunately, we have this forum as a resource to see what runs small. I do also like that a lot of companies are listing more accurately the fit of the piece. Also you can see customer feedback on sizing.

 

[def90]

Kuiu has been the most inconsistent for me. I'm always between a large and XL top. It's a crap shoot depending on which piece actually fits me. Fortunately, we have this forum as a resource to see what runs small. I do also like that a lot of companies are listing more accurately the fit of the piece. Also you can see customer feedback on sizing.

Under Armour is/was like that. One jacket I have is a medium, another is a large, and the third is an XL.

 

[HMM]

Went into Stone Glacier’s store in Bozeman several times a few years back and the way they treated every customer in there was enough to convince me to never support them.

 

[TheGDog]

Hrmm... Well... since you're saying it seems harder for you to find more options for hunting clothing in Canada... Sounds like you're seeing a business opportunity for a market YOU could elect to dominate... if you found the right people to join you on that quest!

Something to think about.

 

[Gobbler36]

Origin is starting to put out some nice stuff
All USA made as well if that matters

 

[Macintosh]

Yep I was a Large Sitka. Then I had to start ordering tall (at least they had the option). Then the large got wide. So I went to medium talls if possible. Then the tall disappeared all together.

I’m 6’ 2” 190lbs, not a gym rat, but fit from work and outdoors. And I guess that’s not the typical North American anymore.

2 notes:
1) At some point one product manager can only deal with so many apparel styles. Different “collections” (western hunting vs whitetail vs waterfowl vs everyday, etc) managed by a separate product manager, made in different factories, possibly with a slightly different “target customer”, inevitably leads to slightly different patterns and fits. Many times thats even intentional. Its really hard, maybe not even possible, to avoid once a company reaches a certain size.
2) according to this link :
“The average waist circumference is 40.5 inches, and the average height is 5 feet 7.5 inches”. Apparantly the average man in the US is 5’8” with a 40” waist. Regardless of whether thats exact, with that stat in mind does anyone think a company trying to fit “most people” is more profitable making clothing that only fits tall, skinny, athletic people, or will more people fit it if its a bit “rounder”? Inevitably, sizing data leads to sizing that doesn't fit as well if you are not “average sized”.