KUIU Outlet Grand Opening 10am PST

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to make sure you are notified first. The KUIU Outlet opens today at 10am PST and will remain open while supplies last. We will be offering overstock, factory seconds and slightly used gear.

How To Shop:

At 10am PST you will see a “KUIU Outlet” link on the front page of shop.kuiu.com. You can browse that category just like the normal categories and even order outlet gear along with regular gear.

LIMITED QUANTITIES & SPECIAL DISCOUNTS:

We also have a separate special offers section for gear with very limited quantities and special pricing, including gently used customer returns and products with minor blemishes. To see this list of extra discounts you can click the “Special Outlet Offers” link on the outlet category page, then call customer service to place a phone order while supplies last.

Icon Size Range

What is the Icon size range? Specifically what torso length range will it fit.  After getting these questions from customers and going back through our site, I realized I did not do a very good job with size information for the Icon. My apologies, below is sizing information quoted directly from the design team who laid out the sizing, dimensions and ergonomics of the Icon.  This should make it much more clear and easier to understand.

ICON Carbon Fiber Frame Size Range

Short answer: Should fit an optimal range of 17.5 – 22.5 inch torso.  But it could be stretched fit a 17.0 inch and up to a 23.0 inch torso.

Longer answer:  Shoulder pads can accommodate about a 3 inch range for every position bolt by tightening the shoulder pad webbing (this is how a single size back-panel frame would adjust with out the back channels).  The Icon’s channel nuts allow the bolt position to slide 3 inches (the portion that is normally fixed on a single size frame).  If you looked to maximize those two adjustment factors together, you get the 6 inches of range.

Most frames on the market can offer 3 to 4.5 inches of adjustment.  And there are some sloppy ones that adjust for big 8 or 9 inches ranges – but seldom perform well.    The beauty of ours is the cleanliness and canted angle on adjustment.

Context: Industry standards for medium size is about 18-20.5 inches, and large size about 19.5 – 22.0 (depends on manufacture, but Osprey and Arc’teryx would be good examples to compare to).  We aimed to hit both the medium and large size with the hunting demographic being most male and a bit larger than a more waif outdoor types.  The current icon will not fit super small nor super huge folks… but should perform well for the overwhelming majority of potential customers.

Torso Measurement:  This is the vertical measurement from the iliac crest (top of the hip bones) to C7 (largest vertebrae bump on lower neck).

Hope this helps…….Icon Design Team

My Fathers Day Present

I took my 3 1/2 year old son Cash on his first hog hunt last night with my friends Brad Helzer & Brian Morris.  We hunted Brad’s family’s ranch where right at dark we spotted several hogs coming into a wheat field.  I threw Cash on my back for the most adventurous “piggyback” (pun-intended) ride of his life.  We were able to cut this boar off, unload Cash off my back at the last second for me to take and make a 15 yard heart shot on this boar.  Cash was able to watch Daddy shoot and see the boar go down a few seconds later.  He looked at me with amazement in his face I have never seen before and said “Thank You Daddy”!

Absolutely, 100% the highlight of my hunting career!  I could not wait to share it with you all, what an amazing Father’s Day present!!  Have a great weekend and Happy Fathers Day to all of you.

Jason

 

KUIU Photo Album

Hi Everyone,

We have created a KUIU photo album call “In The Field”.  This is a really cool format that allows you to share the photos with all of your friends.  We have begun to add photos as they come in; check it out.

There are two ways to get your photos up.

1. There is a button at the bottom of the page “submit” and you may upload it yourself.

2. Email us your photo and we will do it for you.  album@kuiu.com

Please, Please Please submit your photos, we love to see and show off what you all are doing in our gear.  A kill shot is not necessary.

I am back from Kansas digging out.  I know there are many comments I have not replied to yet.  I promise to get to all of them ASAP.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Jason

KUIU Grand Opening Invitation

All KUIU subscribers are invited to KUIU’s showroom Grand Opening on Saturday, April 16th. We are expecting quite a turn out. We will be raffling off gear, offering Grand Opening Specials, giving away gift bags to the first 100 people through the door, food catered by Buds Pub & Grill, music and refreshments. I hope to meet those of you that can make it, please let us know you are a subscriber; we have a special gift for subscribers who make the event.

Jason

KUIU is Officially Launched

Hi Everyone,

I wanted you all to know first, Eric flipped the switch a few minutes ago; it is official, KUIU has launched!  You can to to www.kuiu.com and click on SHOP and go shopping.  I want to thank everyone of you for all the support of KUIU for the past 12 months and making this dream of mine become reality.  I could not have made this happen without you.

Please let your family and friends who are not subscribers know they can now shop at kuiu.com.  We went through a significant amount of inventory during the pre-shop event, thank you.  There are some sizes and colors we are sold out of and I do not think it will take long before we sell the remaining inventory.  So, if you know someone who is interested please encourage them to shop sooner than later.

I sincerely appreciate all the support for KUIU, it has been amazing.

Jason

Subscriber Shopping Today and Tomorrow

Hi Everyone,

Thank you all for an amazing pre-shopping event. I have had many Subscriber requests to buy additional products that were limited in the pre-shop if there was inventory left.

We are sold out in some sizes and very low in others, but we still have inventory left if you need additional items.  I would like KUIU subscribers to have the opportunity to buy additional products before we launch on Thursday.  Eric has opened the shopping site for Subscribers only today and tomorrow, you will need to log in to your account to shop and see the products.

If you have any questions, did not create an account for the pre-shop event or recently subscribed and would like to shop please email service@kuiu.com for instructions on how to set up an account and pre-shop.

Jason

KUIU Ball Caps

The KUIU Ball Cap is 2.5 ounces and designed and made by Ouray Sportswear based in Englewood, Colorado.  They are made with a 100% Cotton Twill, designed with an unstructured low profile front, a preformed brim and a hook & loop closure.  I am very particular in regards to fit and this is the best fitting Ball Cap I have worn.

SALES INFORMATION

The KUIU Ball Cap is 14.99 and is available in Vias Camouflage & Cigar

The trucker style KUIU Ball Cap is $14.99 and is available in Cigar & Black.

I always appreciate your comments, thoughts and ideas.

Jason

Spindrift Jacket

The 13.5 ounce Spindrift Jacket is made with a 40-Denier Ripstop 100% Polyester Micro-Fabric designed to be warm, light and packable.  The Spindrift is filled with 80-grams of Primaloft One synthetic down, YKK Full Front Zipper, two YKK Zippered hand pockets, articulated elbows and CWH Stretch Cuffs.  This jackets is the insulation of your layering system, for your coldest mornings, days and nights.  Primaloft One was chosen by you here on the blog versus down for the versatility & relaibility in wet conditions synthetic insulation offers during back country hunts.

PrimaLoft insulation products offer superior performance for high quality cold-weather gear. PrimaLoft is incredibly soft, lightweight, breathable with excellent water repellency so you remain dry, warm and comfortable—even under the most extreme conditions.

The patented PrimaLoft ultra-fine microfibers are specially treated in a proprietary process, creating a core with incredible insulation properties. PrimaLoft has expanded its product line and developed new products to meet specific needs for outdoor enthusiasts, sportsmen, and the military. PrimaLoft has manufacturing facilities in the US, China and Italy.

SALES INFORMATION

The Spindrift Jacket is sold at kuiu.com for $139.99 and would retail for $229.99 and is available in Vias Camouflage & Coffe Bean in M-XXL.  As with all KUIU apparel the Spindrift is designed, developed and made in Vancouver Canada.

I look forward to hearing your questions, thoughts and comments regarding the Spindrift Jacket.

Jason

Vias Camouflage

Last spring on the blog we discussed camouflage for KUIU.  We all agreed it would be best for KUIU to create a new pattern. The pattern requirements you suggested were earthtones, non-blobbing, visual confusion, high-contrast, distinctive and attractive. After reviewing the final version of the pattern this week in the field, we made the right decision, thank you.

Vias is a macro-camouflage pattern designed with light, medium & dark earth-tones to create visual confusion that breakups up the human outline at distance.  Vias is made up of 5 colors, a dusty tan, grey, dark grey, brown and black.  I designed the pattern to break up the human form on the horizontal axis in three place for the lower body and three places on the upper body with the light-tan color. You will see this when you look at the back of a jacket in the distinctive tan sections that run across the entire panel.  This is important for consistency of breaking up the body when the pattern is cut into small panels and sewn into a garment.  I did not want Vias become less effective when it is made into a pack or pants because of how the panels are aligned and sewn.

We shot Vias this week in as many situations as we could find so you could get a feel for this pattern.  The Sierra Nevadas have been pounded with snow lately which limited us to high desert environments east of Reno.  I can confidently tell you, Vias in dark timber past 10 yards will be almost invisible. Most of the photos enclosed are shot between 10 and 15 yards.  We did shoot further distances but you could not find Chris in the photos so I did not include these in this post.

I am very excited about this pattern and how effective it is at any distance and any environment.  I look forward to hearing your thoughts and opinions.

Jason