Harkila or Swazi ?

[Paullyfuzz]

I'm thinking of selling my Country Inovations double Ventile jacket and going back to gtx. I have in mind either a Harkila Pro Hunter jacket or a Swazi Wapiti but am unsure of the merits of one over the other , can anyone help out ?
I'd prob go for a Wapiti, but they ain't exactly easy to get hold of, at least Harkila stuff is sold in this country .

Paul

 

[British Red]

I have a Harkila suit - its superb.

 

[bonzodog]

i have the pro hunter,great bit of kit

 

[Paullyfuzz]

Harkila do sound good, but where is the nearest stockist to Manchester so I can have a look see ?

Paul

 

[johnnytheboy]

I dont have a harkila suit but i have been doing allot of research and looking at allot of defferent jackets and the pro hunter is the best one i have seen, 5 year warranty!!!

 

[Paullyfuzz]

Just need to find a stockier near mr now so I can go and check one out.

 

[johnnytheboy]

It will only take you 2 seconds on google, look for a shooting shop, if the shop is any good they will have harkila

 

[johnnytheboy]

Swillington Shooting Supplies has harkila, how far are they from you? if got my cobra jersey from them i posted on your other thread

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...code_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ8gEwAA

 

[spoony]

Heard a lot of complaints about the Harkila Pro Hunter suit letting in water, someone posted a review of the ridgeline ...
here it is http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58992
heard a few good reviews on other forums

 

[johnnytheboy]

I would be interested to find out where these bad reviews are from, do you have a link? I am going to buy one and have asked everywhere and so far only good reviews!!! Its allot of money to spend so I would appreciate a heads up

 

[Nonsuch]

Can you even get a Wapiti in the UK anymore ?
NS

 

[Jock]

I would be interested to find out where these bad reviews are from, do you have a link? I am going to buy one and have asked everywhere and so far only good reviews!!! Its allot of money to spend so I would appreciate a heads up

I've looked at a lot of comments on this jacket whilst looking for a bargain & I haven't seen anything unfavourable. (other than the cost) I'm patiently waiting for John Norris to put it on sale
(I have seen a few post on various forums suggesting some of the Seeland jackets have had seam issues, so maybe that's where the comments are from? )

 

[johnnytheboy]

Lol, so have i been waiting for that lol, they put the high bird jacket on sale recently so i popped in to have a look at it but, its no good for general outdoors, great driven bird jacket though!!!!

 

[salad]

I have a wapiti, it does take a while for the delivery to come, mine was about a month all in all. They sent me the wrong coulor first, however when I called them swazi pulled out all the stops to fast track the correct one over.
They did not even ask me to send the incorrect one back first.The correct one only took 4 days from me reporting the error then I sent back the wrong jacket.
I am very happy with the jacket. they do what they say on the tin