Thread: The gear wars

I think hunting clothing here in NZ is price driven. The retailers and suppliers work on the minimum cost maximum margin ( so the gear is generally quite costly and falls apart). I am on my third Stoney Creek Stowit and my Shooters jacket has all the domes on the front fall off. The US stuff i bloody expensive by the time it arrives here but I have found it (from the 2 jackets and a couple of tops I wear most all the time) seems to last and hold up better (Sitka and Kuiu from personal experience). I think in the US the suppliers work on the Smaller Margins + Less failures = less complaints which if you deal those with really well = more sales system, something which NZ Retailer seem is a very difficult concet to grasp.