SKRE Canada
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I have a few items of theirs. It’s ok, not great. I much prefer my Kuiu but the skre stuff is decent. My friend is a tester for them or whatever you want to call it and of course has and uses a lot of their stuff so I get to see how it performs and works. Again, it’s meh in my opinion. Their website does really suck in regards to details about any of their products. I sent them a long email about that at one point, stating I’d be more inclined to purchase stuff if I actually knew what it was made of, how much it weighed, etc and they replied they were working on that. Apparently they haven’t made any progress?
Honestly I think the Cabelas instinct line of clothing is just as good or better and you can get it really cheap on sale.
Honestly I think the Cabelas instinct line of clothing is just as good or better and you can get it really cheap on sale.
I really like my stuff. I have little to compare too and I don't own any Kuiu- but compared to my previous UnderArmour jacket and coveralls this stuff is better made and significantly warmer.
Sizing is very good from the website - I went by their size guidelines on each item (you have to watch - if you are an XL in one thing you may be a L or a XXL in another item).
But other than it being a little pricy - quality is really good and some well thought out features
Sizing is very good from the website - I went by their size guidelines on each item (you have to watch - if you are an XL in one thing you may be a L or a XXL in another item).
But other than it being a little pricy - quality is really good and some well thought out features
I do like the looks of their bino harness. My friend does have one of their backpacks and I was not impressed with it. I don’t remember the name of it or even what I didn’t like so I’m not much help there lol. I just remember thinking that’s a terrible design.
Edit to add the bino harness looks like a really good design for a very reasonable price. If you buy one, do a review, I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on it.
freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
I looked at their website and now I remember it's the Timberline pack that my friend has. The waist belt is what I really didn't like about it. It's a fairly big pack advertised for multi-day hikes but yet it has a very small, almost useless waist belt. Very poor design in my opinion and I would definitely not being buying that pack. for that kind of money there are all sorts of well proven packs.
I just bought their hardscrabble jacket and pants...will wear while bear hunting shortly. Some nice features that I liked, and we'll see if performs as expected. The sizing of the jacket fits a little small...the 3XL fits more like a 2XL...and the 4XL was too roomy and baggy for archery hunting.
Sorry, I haven't looked at their bino harness or packs. (Happy with my Badlands gear in these types)
Sorry, I haven't looked at their bino harness or packs. (Happy with my Badlands gear in these types)
If you are buying an internal frame pack you would be much better served by hiking oriented manufacturers, most hunting branded packs are absolute pigs using outdated tech.
I have a pretty "old school" style 80 litre lowe alpine pack that is extremely comfortable and heavy by the standard of the devoted hiking packs I own (Gossamer gear which I hiked 1/2 the AT with) and it is lighter and more comfortable than any internal frame hunting pack I've used or tried on.
External frame packs are whole other ball game
I have a pretty "old school" style 80 litre lowe alpine pack that is extremely comfortable and heavy by the standard of the devoted hiking packs I own (Gossamer gear which I hiked 1/2 the AT with) and it is lighter and more comfortable than any internal frame hunting pack I've used or tried on.
External frame packs are whole other ball game
capebreton redneck
Member
- Location
- Nova Scotia, Canada
I have the hardscrabble jacket and am not over impressed. From the description I thought it would be somewhat water resistant, it’s not. After one season of wearing the Velcro closer at the wrists no longer work and some stitching on the sleeves is letting go. I bought it on sale and happy I didn’t pay full price. Next time I will spend a little more and get a better name.
