John Barklow joins Randy Newberg in his shop and chats Sitka Gear. John has an insane breadth of knowledge when it comes to protecting yourself from the elements. Barklow shares his favorite pieces of technical clothing gear from the Sitka lineup.
Here are some links to John and Randy’s favorite gear;
GOHUNT Sitka Gear – https://bit.ly/3rtn29j
Jetstream Jacket – https://bit.ly/3tcffNF
Dew Point Jacket – https://bit.ly/3rsbpzo
Dew Point Pants – https://bit.ly/3PUF9yu
Merino 330 Base Layer – https://bit.ly/3EVqxby
Intercept Hoody – https://bit.ly/3rsb6EH
Kelvin AeroLite Jacket – https://bit.ly/46voXJv
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Two of the greats in the hunting industry. Great to see them collaborating to make our hunting experiences better.
Randy I can’t hear your neighbor
Randy you turned me onto Sitka Gear. All I can say is, thank you! Expensive… yes. But 100% worth it. My late season Musky fishing and whitetail hunts have completely changed since I made the switch to Sitka Gear. Lighter weight, warmer, less bulky, and incredibly comfortable compared to standard cold weather gear. I'll never go back to carhartt BS.
Great show Randy, but I've texted several times to you. Me and me son got two bull tags here in nm,iam handycap had a stroke in 20 20, I can't find no help. Can you help or tell me someone who can?
You need to follow up with hats, gloves, and boots. Maybe a video on packs.
I think this sitka clothing system is awesome, however I`d have to take out a bank loan just to pay for it. LOL.
As "technical hunting clothing" goes, all that really matters is what it's made out of. Weight, wicking, and warmth are the chief concern in my personal opinion. There are other companies out there that make hunting clothing that checks these boxes, and aren't as expensive as Sitka. Honestly, I think with sitka, what your really paying for is the proprietary camo pattern. This is where I think these companies really make their money. They are ALWAYS coming out with new wizbang patterns. Camo is cool, and sitka has one of the best patterns on the market, as concealment goes, I'm sure it's the best. That said, camo isn't the end all be all. You can hunt wearing M80 woodland camo and be fine. All camo has to do is breakup your outline, and match the color tones of the area your hunting, that's it. Every pattern blobs up at a distance. You can even get by on solid colors that are of similar color tones of your surroundings, the deer and elk won't care. Sitka is cool as hell, but I'll never buy it.
Awesome info guys. Thank you
It might be helpful to number the products on website to coincide with this video. Let people know what each item would work for in their clothing quiver.
Sitka hunting clothing will require a 30 year mortgage, to pay for it.
While I’m sure that Sitka gear is great, I just can’t bring myself to buy it because it’s so expensive. I will keep buying Walmart camo and Cabelas rain gear when it comes on sale.
I wear close to the exact same pieces of clothing from September pronghorn to November elk. I’d probably take away a couple on his list and add socks, boots, and a hat.
Hope their raingear is better than the last version i bought. I gave it away.!
I started my hunts for Whitetail in Ohio.
This year I am finally hunting Elk in Colorado since I am stationed here and I also spent 3 years in Alaska where the military taught me everything thing y'all went over.
Glad to see it getting reinforced more. Thank y'all.
Did I hear him right about the puffy vs. the Jetstream, where the puffy should be outside? I’ve always thought the wind layer (Jetstream) went outside the puffy to keep the wind out of all your layers, but that’s opposite of what I believe John said.
Well what about the money. Killing has a lower price range and it's not that bad for out western hunting but I've been a sitka guy for a long time but I'm thinking about going killing camo for my next just cause it's cheaper
I love this gear but I can't afford it, a system for me is around 2k