I received a replacement Hunters Element Pinnicle jacket that I had not used until the Roar.
The first day I used it I pulled it out of the plastic bag. A half hour later sitting on a clearing in the rain it was wetted out.
I got wet through.
Even the insides of the pockets were saturated.
Anyone had this issue with new jackets from Hunters Element?
Not surprised to be honest, wouldn't touch their products. Sorry to hear!
sorry you got me at Hunters Element
Hamish
I'm quite gutted to be honest, I thought a Jacket like that would be trouble free for years. Ruined my fly in trip. Not so keen to wear a jacket I'm going to get wet in.
My brothers $190 Bushbuck jacket performed 10 times better.
Sorry to hijack, but are you best to wash and dry these flash coats before relying on them, or does it not matter.
Its just I remember wetting the tent a couple of times first, before using it out in the wild
Not that I'm aware, nothing written in the care instructions about wash before use.
I know of 2 hunters that have had to get replacement Hunters element jackets under warranty, due to leaking. They have been given the latest model, but have not had chance to put them to the test yet.
Having owned and witnessed a few pairs of that same brand boots leaking like a sieve and or falling apart in very short order, I will not be buying their products
Same here. Add another two (me and a mate) to that tally. They quickly replaced mine with a better model coat but do I want to rely on it? Not really.
Dare I say it... You get what you pay for! Looking at replacing my ridgeline with either a Swazi or stone Creek, going to cry at the price but at least I know it's going to keep me dry
It's a $500 jacket. I should have spent extra and gone swazi.
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$500
should work, hands down.
you could get a pvc jacket for 'a bit less' that would.
er would be noisy, sure.
this thread has helped me in choosing a jacket to replace an old one, definitely not H/E....
Not all Hunters Element Jackets are bad, I have a older HE soft shell that works great.
The shop I purchased this new jacket from said to bring it back and they will swap it for a Stoney Creek Glasnock.
From what I hear these jackets are the dogs nuts.
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Damn, apologies was thinking it was a bit less than that.... I'd be asking for a refund under consumer act that it isn't up to what it should beQuote:
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add me to the list i paid $450 for a h/e jacket and got soaked through i wasnt impressed at all....
I had a cheaper hunters element range jacket about $150 worth and the zips failed within a month, took it hunting up the lake once and although rated to 10,000mm rain it soaked through in about 20min of rain, then weather fogged in and had a mission finding the route to rhe next hut, which didn't being a modern hut had double glazing but no fire.
Next week got my money back and got a Stoney Creek Pioneer from Farmlands, have sat in rain up Rainbow Station for 6 hours in it and stayed dry, can get 2 for $500 when on special
we have 2 of them, wife gets hers wet all the time while out feeding her f...ing horse and the water bever gets in. worn mine a few times with no issue of water getting in
I believe that there is a problem with the material used in the HE rain coats dating back to 18 months ago. Its a known problem and if you take your jacket back it should be replaced. Apparently if you hold the jacket up to the sun and look through a single layer of material, the ones with the issue will have very small but visible holes through the fabric. Bad batch of fabric is the issue. My brother is in the process of having his replaced by the factory. My 3-4 year old HE rain coat has been fine. Just re-treated it last weekend.
Pants are the same, wet and cold. Against my better judgement I wore them in that rain for one last chance, should have just run leggings and stubbies per normal.
Was going to leave them in the hut for someone else but didn't want to litter or set someone else up.
Kuiu Yukon, happily sit in the rain for day's, just wish they did a jacket with a tail.
Dad and myself have had them a couple of years now and pretty early on we had the same issues with them not keeping out the water. With it being a known fault are we still able to take them back and swap them out as you guys have mentioned? Cheers
Can only but try
Bought one lat year and up until recently thought it was pretty good. In saying that, up until recently not been out in much rain. Went away for a week, pissed down on the first day and was soaked. Would've been drier swimming up the river. Currently waiting to hear back from hunters element themselves to see if they'll do anything about it but not holding my breath. Only bought it as found it on trade me as a $1 reserve from gun city Chch. Wish I just spent bit more money and bought something decent. Stoney Creek top of the wish list at the moment.