Verde should be good for most purposes, but outstanding for spring turkey hunting. For everything other than turkey, I like the Vias better. I would also prefer a green Vias over the Verde pattern for turkey. With the Vias, I have had whitetail deer standing 10 feet from me under my stand staring right at me and still not be able to find anything dangerous. They finally just lose their interest and mill around below me like I'm not there. To me, some other camo patterns look better, but it's the animals' perception that counts, not mine. No other camo pattern has worked better in avoiding detection from animals I am hunting (except turkeys) than Vias, and I have used all of the best camo made.
If I were you, I would buy the Vias camo, and when going after turkeys in the spring, put on a different top that has colors that more closely match the typically green surroundings. Remember, unlike ungulates, turkeys have excellent color vision. A couple of years ago, I set up in a patch of green bushes while wearing an ASAT leafy suit -- one of the best forms of camouflage ever made. When the turkeys came within 70 yards of me, they immediately saw me, even though I was not moving at all, and would not come any closer. They saw the brown and tan colors of the ASAT in a field of green bushes. I set up a pop-up blind in the same spot and sat there the next day. The green camo ground blind did not spook the turkeys at all, and I got a shot when they walked by. The Vias would have worked better than the ASAT, but Verde or some other green-colored camo would have been the best.
I love the Kuiu Attack Pants and wear the solid colors almost every day to work and everywhere else. For much of my hunting, I prefer the Guide Pants because they are made of soft shell material that rarely snags or picks up plant materials. The Guide Pants are also warmer, which can be good or bad, but I love them and will definitely get another pair.
I have been encouraging Jason from the start to design a light-weight collared shirt made from synthetic material that has button down flap pockets and can be layered as part of the Kuiu clothing system. I have not yet seen the perfect shirt for that can be worn alone for hot weather or layered with other clothing as the temperatures drop -- sometimes becoming very low. I bet Jason could create a great shirt of that type.
You can't go wrong with Kuiu. Their new DWR-treated down jackets look nice, but I'm going to wait to hear the reviews before I buy. I'm highly invested in PrimaLoft jackets, including the Kuiu Spindrift, so I want to have more information before I decide to buy down again for the hunting conditions I typically encounter.
Allan
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