My Full Waterfowl Sitka System - Sitka Gear Review
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- I made this video to help those trying to make a decision on which pieces of Sitka Gear to buy for specific situations.
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I just got my delta zips and man I cant wait to use them!! the boots are the most comfortable I have ever worn! its like wearing my most comfortable shoes!! I rock the core lightweight hoodie as well with the dakota vest to.
I have been trying to find people doing this and now y’all did it thank you
Nice review, I’ve been waiting for something like this. All those types of clothing from Sitka can get confusing.
You did a great podcast with some of this info, but the visual is very helpful too. Good stuff 👍
Thanks!
Good review. Some day I will have the arsenal you have. I have a few pieces now and more to come in time. You gave me a few ideas for Utah weather. Thanks for another great video. We appreciate the good stuff you share. CHEERS
Appreciate that! It’s taken me 3 years to have what I have. If there was any question on quality I def wouldn’t keep buying it. Thanks for watching
Man thanks for sharing the content and your time ,video was very detailed and very helpful. Looking forward to see more duck hunting Sitka gear set ups.
In late season when its 20-30 degrees all I EVER need is a longsleeve shirt, my military waffletop (same material as the core midweight zip tee), and my Sitka hudson jacket. For bottoms I just wear a cheap pair of thermal long johns and my Rogers Elite 2 in 1 insulated waders. Keeps me warm even on the coldest days. Although if it's reaching 0 degrees and extra windy out I'll throw on a divebomb airweight jacket inbetween my waffletop and hudson jacket
Thank you answered a lot of questions I had and touching on how the waders are holding up 👍
🤙🏼
Id totally recommend the waders i have them and love them and we will see how warm they keep when its -20 to-30 out
Gotta say the best set up I’ve found so far is the Grinder hoody and Dakota vest
Sitka waders are the best piece of duck hunting gear I own. Super comfortable, durable, and the boots are the most comfortable out there. The core light weight hoodie will be my next Sitka purchase
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100%
I think the core light hoodie will be my next purchase too 👍
Great review man! I just bought my first sitka item and that was the delta zip waders. I've only been out a couple of times and I already love them!
Thanks! They’re amazing. There is no waders on the market that compare
I picked mine up just prior to season started and have gone out 6 times already and love them. Just picked up the Dakota hoodie also and will love it in the winter here in Montana once it gets 30 or colder
I wish you went more into sizing! I just bought my usual size for Sitka and thinking ima send it back for a size down. I’m 5 10 185# and the xl is huge! Haven’t tried it with my Fahrenheit or gradient cause there at my club but I’m thinking it’ll still be to big! Love your content though keep it up
Can’t wait for green heads!!!
I know this is about the clothing but I want to talk you bout the decoy anchors you use. You have to try out DUK NUTZ they are tangle free AND depth adjustable!!! Awesome and informative information as usual!!
We will be soon!
Just getting into duck hunting and so far I’ve bought the merino heavyweight half zip, Fahrenheit vest, and Boreal jacket. I’ve been using insulated Banded wader’s because Sitka was sold out but I’m looking to purchase a pair of Delta waders before next season. My question is what is the best way to layer underneath the waders to stay warm since they aren’t insulated? I’m more on the cold natured side.
Good looking Gear
The delta wading jacket is incredible, tough as nails and the birds can’t see you. Awesome stuff
Hey brother love watching you and the boys get out there and smack some ducks. I have learned a great deal from you guys. Was wondering how tall and heavy you were and what size Delta jacket you have?
I’m 5’10”, 215 and I have XL
Facemasks are nice for real cold days but I also don't think calls sound the same through a layer of fabric. I.e facepaint is the way to go until mid November for myself. I'm a hot temp person myself.
That first part was awesome. I felt like I was watching the load screen of a duck hunting video game. Hahaha
😂😂
I like you channel but Sitka gear never for me can't get my size and the are priced way too high here in canada. 500 for a jacket 200 for a shirt forget it. Thanks for the info about the gear. Keep up the vids mvm is a great channel.
Very informative
Great video showing the whole system. Is it bad that I watched this one right after the $200 or less video, though?
If you get a chance to come up to the Willamette Valley OR, let me know. I used to live is SAC and hunted Yolo and the lodge a ton. Or is a whole different ball game.
I just moved from Fresno to Imperial County and from what I hear it is 70 degrees all winter. I’m ready to hunt this year but I definitely don’t know what to expect.
I would highly recommend the Delta wading jacket for rainy days. I bought it after watching the review by mid Valley . It is not insulated so I bought one size up. This way, I can add insulation inside of it on a cold day. I used it last year and it was excellent.
@@stevedyer5902 thanks for this heads up. I’ll go ahead and get one now. Just looked it up and it’s the same price I’ve been paying for my drake jackets. Definitely need something thinner down here.
Love the imperial area. Get ready for some savage mud
@@lifeinthepnw9424 I was stationed in Lemoore and got moved down to El Centro. I don’t anything about this area except it’s hot and there’s a lake up the road.
@@lifeinthepnw9424 I’m from North Carolina and California is way different with hunting laws and public land hunting.
Now having the duck oven longer do you still think the gradient hoodie is hotter?
I know this is weird lol but the biggest reason I haven’t purchased Sitka is the camo pattern. I don’t really care for it. The gear is awesome and is tough to beat if you hunt a lot. How do feel about the camo?
I like the colors, timber and marsh but to be honest I do hate digital camo of any type. That being said it actually blends in amazing when trying to stay concealed
What is your routine for washing your Sitka gear? Do you wear them a few hunts before washing or depending on the hunt
I don’t hardly at all. The only thing I wash after 4 or 5 hunts if I sweat is like the mid weight zip t and anything that is in skin contact
Intro 👍🦆
Also have you ever hunted McNary Refuge in Washington?
morning Titus,
I have been listening to the series with your dad, I didn't know he is from Albany OR, it is interesting to me as I used to live and hunt near where you live and now I live and hunt where your dad is from.
Tell him I've been hunting Kortney Creek and I'm looking for more public spots like that, not really listed on ODF and not may hunt it.
Anywho the real reason for the comment is to ask about sizing and layering. I just got my Delta jacket, I got a Medium and it fits well. But I'm wondering if I go with a Core Lightweight and go to throw a Core midweight on top would I buy my normal size in both?
I’ll pass that on to my dad.
Yes, just buy your normal size on both
Whats also best to put under the duck oven jacket should it be a gradient jacket for temperatures for as low as 20 degrees and lower ?
A gradient works, or even just a hoodie
I let my prodrive and phowler boat do the walking for me. Dam boat rides on a 20 deg morning can be f ing cold and I handle cold better than most guys. I’m trying to figure out how I used to hunt 3deg in water and stayed warm for 12 hrs in the boat 😂
The duck oven is way warmer! The bottom half and the cuffs are made of Dakota hoodie material, and the top is down.
It’s the warmest
Hey Titus,
When u go with the delta jacket, do you wear it over your waders?
If it’s raining yes, if not I wear it under
I should have listened man. Watched this around August this year before the season kicked up in SE Idaho. Bought a 450$ pair of 1600 lacrosse waders. They've got these giant ass boots that my feet slide out of because I bought them online and had no idea how wide they'd be. Hunting in Mudlake Idaho, 3 feet of suck you in mud all the way to the bank, and the suction from the mud mixed with giant boots that my feet slip out of eventually ripped micro holes in the neoprene after 4 or 5 times going out. Just like that 450$ gone. I know you've sent them in since this video, but man I should have bought the waders, even if it was just for the warranty alone (which is apparently incredible?). I have literally everything else that I've slowly purchased throughout the year but passed on the waders because 1000$... learned my lesson I guess.
Ah yes, them hueys in the background. My dad flew them for 2 tours. Shot down 3 times...the third time he ran from charlie for three days while keeping his copilot alive after his jaw was blown off. (Dad also had taken a round through his leg- hit the top of the pit- then came down and went through his arm)
Unreal story
@@MidValleyMercenaries i messaged you on facebook about an hour ago about what you covered here😂 maybe when dad brings out those old albums ill share the pictures with you. Theyre a spectacle to see my man. He loved the old single engine Cobras, he actually started out in a cobra his first tour and became essentially a "double man" (meaning if they had a mission either way he was going).
put a link to what socks you are talking about please.
If you have a bit of a walk from truck to the blind, and it’s 25 or so, are you walking in with gradient pants under waders? Or do you wait till you get to blind then put on gradient pants? I run hot too and have sweat something fierce with my gradient hoody on.
Thanks
Unless it is raining, we throw the waders on the cart and put them on just before entering the water. Big difference for not overheating. We wear the mud boots from Muck or Bogs.
If it’s around 25 on the walk out I still won’t wear the gradients cuz I know it’s gonna warm up if it’s a morning hunt. If I am wearing the gradients and it’s a hike I’ll try not to put waders on until at pond but sometimes it’s not an option to pack waders
Bro is literally wearing gold rn
Is your delta wading jacket an Xl? And does it fit over your waders comfortably if it is? I’m about the same size and am worried if I get an XL wading jacket it won’t fit comfortably on the outside of my waders
Yes it is. Fits easily all the way around
Where do you keep shells for quick access with these waders since they don’t have d loop up top?
In my side pockets up top
Hey Titus,
Curious as to what size your waders are in the chest and your weight and sizes! Just got the last pair in my boot size on their website so trying to make sure they’ll work for me before they ship.
I have a 10 XL
I am 5’10” 215 lbs.
Ended up getting mine. 235 and 6’3” and the XLs fit great 👍🏻
👌🏼
Question if you got the Dakota best, you you where it over or under your gradient hoodie
I don’t have it but I’d wear it under
Which pattern (timber vs marsh) should I purchase? I will hunting in both environments, and I don’t want to purchase two of everything. Thanks
That’s up to you but if I had it to do over again I’d prob go with timber
Quick question I am 240lbs and 6' tall
12 to 12.5 in tennis shoes what size do you recommend
I am Torn between xl and xxl
Thanks
They have a chart for that on their site. I would check that out
If you took your beard growing seriously and stopped shaving all the body fur the lord gave you all of these sitka layers would be unnecessary. Just mud up au natural.
woah big man out here
@@xxnbxx3435 i am morbidly obese, so i am a big man.
i was also kidding. having a beard and 'mudding up' is clearly not a viable strategy.
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@@johnstory9981 you’re disrespecting a future us army soldier so stfu
How does the fitting run. Compared to the size u wear usually
Runs true to size
Do you hunt timber with the marsh camo or do you have the timber camo too
I only have marsh
You should update this since they released new stuff
Hahaha nice intro
What size are you? It seems that Sitka runs really small…
XL
What size are your waders? How tall are you?
10 XL 5'10" 215 lbs
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I like Sitka, but it’s too expensive. The long sleeve is like 80 bucks.
sitka, more like ditka
Sitka says the waders are made in the USA but mine says made in China
Dont you hunt teal ?
Yes
In California, we have no early teal season. 😢
October 23 is when it all begins for most of the state
System......
I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious.
Just soaking in a hot tub with my soul mate
@@MidValleyMercenaries I would’ve gone pro... there an’t no doubt in my mind.
You see those mountains over there?
@@MidValleyMercenaries how much you wanna make a bet I could throw a pigskin over them mountains?
You ever heard of time travel?
I’m sure the gear is awesome, no doubt there. I just simply can’t drop $2,000-$3,000.
I hear ya. Don’t think majority can. I know I sure couldn’t that in one setting. Took me 3 years of buying a couple pieces a year
SHiTka
Lol, sitka is great gear but not worth the price. $500 pretax for a wading jacket. $1000 pretax for waders, $100 for a shirt. $200 for a hoodie. If they made a gun it would cost 10 grand. You can get quality everything to get started duck hunting for $7-800. Sitka is like Apple. You pay $1500 just for the name.
Sitka is scamming y’all. Game winner is just as good. I used to think drake was expensive…
Over priced
youve just never worn it