Inflation in duck hunting again....

[RUGER]

My son and I went to a local store the other day.
He wants / needs a new coat for duck hunting.
He walked by this one and said, hey, this looks nice.

Then he looked at the price and said, this can't be right.
So he looks at the tag on the one behind it and said, yep that's right.
Wow is all I can say.
Better have a hooker hidden inside it is all I can say.

 

[Displaced_Vol]

Cousin Eddie approves

 

[tickweed]

Oh Ruger, stop it. You cant hide money. Buy the boy a coat, titewad. lol

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Check out Macks in Atwood. I got a Drake coat(shell) in the bottomland pattern camo in there last year for under 300, and then ordered the liner online for another 100. Warmest coat I've ever had between the 2, and well worth what I have in it.

 

[RUGER]

Oh Ruger, stop it. You cant hide money. Buy the boy a coat, titewad. lol

I probably will but it won't cost $600 !!!
LOL

 

[younggun308]

Guess it's one of those companies marketing itself as in the Sitka price range.

 

[Hduke86]

It's a joke nowadays, I was at sportsman the other day and saw a "glorified rain poncho" on the CLEARANCE rack and looked at the price and it was $550. I said holy moly that's a deal since it's on the clearance rack and the employee was like "yea it's originally $650 so it won't last long". Apparently he doesn't get sarcasm cause I said "well it'll last a little longer cause I may have been born at night but it wasnt last night" and walked off lol

 

[AT Hiker]

Wow, what is special about that?
If it does come with a hooker does she cook n clean too?

 

[drake799]

Wow I've never even heard of that company lol. Not that it means anything but still.

 

[REN]

Good lord. I had to look it up lol. It's made by Banded which now makes sense to me (stupid price but makes sense from them)

 

[big 8s in Weakley county]

I'm amazed at how much money in inventory they have. When you look at several racks and it's stacks of $300-400 clothes not counting all the guns they use to have.

 

[WilcoKen]

The waterfowl clothing companies are trying to follow Sitka I guess. Thinking they can all do the $1000 waders and jackets. Drake and Frogg Toggs are halfway reasonable for now. Banded looks to be following Sitka.

Same thing I saw in golf clubs once PXG came out. Now most other club mfrs. are at stupid prices. Just like trucks ($75-100k), boats ($50-$100k) etc. and the list goes on.

 

[RUGER]

I'm amazed at how much money in inventory they have. When you look at several racks and it's stacks of $300-400 clothes not counting all the guns they use to have.

I wish I had a third of the inventory value in cash !! :D

 

[Willysman]

Not for me. Ridiculous.

 

[Andy S.]

Hollywood designer hunters will buy it to match their $3k Bottomland shotgun. Get onboard, these overinflated items are a must have to hunt and have success in the outdoors. :rolleyes:

 

[Cuttin Caller]

My grandson is getting into duck hunting. My word that stuff is high and hard to find for a child.

 

[RUGER]

My grandson is getting into duck hunting. My word that stuff is high and hard to find for a child.

Best way to keep a kid off drugs is make them duck hunters.
They will never have money for drugs.... or girls.... or food... or......

 

[redblood]

Hey hes got a good job. Id make him buy it himself. Hes grown!

 

[redblood]

In all seriousness, im not a duck hunter but deal with the big outfits in my business. Best i can tell, duck hunting is the most expensive hobby in the world- if you want to do it right

 

[TNGunsmoke]

In all seriousness, im not a duck hunter but deal with the big outfits in my business. Best i can tell, duck hunting is the most expensive hobby in the world- if you want to do it right

It is if you try to do everything solo. We try to do it as a group and spread the costs out a little. Still expensive, but not nearly as bad as it could be.

 

[Willysman]

Reminds me of the time we were goose hunting on Chickamauga reservoir. Had a man and woman stop and were casting lures right in the edge of our decoys. Heard the lady say boy they sure have spent a lot of money just to kill a goose while fishing from a 50,000 dollar boat using no telling the cost of the fishing outfits and lures ( just to catch a fish. )

 

[Uncle Jesse]

As mentioned, it's from Banded. They claim it's more breathable than any other waterproof membrane.

 

[Kritter Gitter]

These big name brands like Banded, Drake, Sitka are just a name that certain hunters need to have for a status symbol. I can promise you that through the years, I have found stuff just as good for no where near the price. I really dont know why people would even want Banded stuff, most of it is complete junk!

 

[West_Tn]

These big name brands like Banded, Drake, Sitka are just a name that certain hunters need to have for a status symbol. I can promise you that through the years, I have found stuff just as good for no where near the price. I really dont know why people would even want Banded stuff, most of it is complete junk!

Sitka is actually pretty damn good stuff.

 

[Willysman]

Can't and won't pay these kind of prices. Like quality merchandise but there comes a stopping point.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

The Drake coat and the insulated shirts I have are pretty good stuff as well. All are good and warm.

 

[Don'tDrinkTinks]

There is a new name in town. Chêne.

Lol

 

[prstide]

There is a new name in town. Chêne.

Lol

Looks like China goods