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<blockquote data-quote="Country Bumpkin" data-source="post: 1513098" data-attributes="member: 92230"><p>I wanted, awfully bad, to be a customer of theirs. I like their approach to hunting gear (minimal, durable and light). In the end, I didn't feel like they wanted my business very much. I have been into their headquarters 3 times to visit and talk shop with them, to get my paws on all of their offerings and ask questions. </p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm not old enough to look like I have money to buy one of their packs. I'll never know the reason, maybe it's just the Bozeman "resort-town" superiority complex, but each time I was in there I felt like I had immediately been judged and dismissed as soon as I got through their door. It made me feel like they were just biding their time while I was in there, consuming their BS time, anxious to get back into the back-room to practice their elk calling. </p><p></p><p>Maybe they are right, buying a $650 pack is no small consideration for me. It would have been a long term investment and would have required a lot of research and hands-on experimenting (which is what I was trying to do). </p><p></p><p>Ultimately I decided that I was treated better in the mobile Kuiu trailer when they came to visit my area. I bought their frame and suspension system, plus their 5200 pack, with the math working out that I can wear this bag out and get a replacement bag for the same cost (effectively getting two packs for the same cost as one SG of similar size). No, they are not really comparable in features, weight or construction, but it will serve the same purpose for me. </p><p></p><p>They lost my business</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Bumpkin, post: 1513098, member: 92230"] I wanted, awfully bad, to be a customer of theirs. I like their approach to hunting gear (minimal, durable and light). In the end, I didn’t feel like they wanted my business very much. I have been into their headquarters 3 times to visit and talk shop with them, to get my paws on all of their offerings and ask questions. Maybe I’m not old enough to look like I have money to buy one of their packs. I’ll never know the reason, maybe it’s just the Bozeman “resort-town” superiority complex, but each time I was in there I felt like I had immediately been judged and dismissed as soon as I got through their door. It made me feel like they were just biding their time while I was in there, consuming their BS time, anxious to get back into the back-room to practice their elk calling. Maybe they are right, buying a $650 pack is no small consideration for me. It would have been a long term investment and would have required a lot of research and hands-on experimenting (which is what I was trying to do). Ultimately I decided that I was treated better in the mobile Kuiu trailer when they came to visit my area. I bought their frame and suspension system, plus their 5200 pack, with the math working out that I can wear this bag out and get a replacement bag for the same cost (effectively getting two packs for the same cost as one SG of similar size). No, they are not really comparable in features, weight or construction, but it will serve the same purpose for me. They lost my business [/QUOTE]
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