Thanks for the recognition SteveK! Hope you like the new one. It is our belief that customer service is an integral part of any reputable business. We are by no means a "large" company but we do our best to provide the same benefits of dealing with the larger companies without the hassle that ususally accompanies the experience.
As so many have said here and before this thread, we are avid fisherman and love the sport. Our business venture came about due to our love for fishing and our wish to have better equipment so that we could enjoy what we were doing even more.
We strive to make the best possible piece of equipment in our category and although we have competition from many different manufacturers, and are not as big as them, we will put our quality workmanship, client satisfaction, customer service and R&D against any of the bigger, better funded companies. Even though we are little guy on the block.... so to speak
As in all manufacturing there is always a small percentage (usually 5-7%) that will fail for one reason or another and in our case it is even less than that. We try very, very hard to maintain our quality controls and as most of our users know, we try make our line with the best possible materials and workmanship. If there is failure due to a manufacturing flaw, we stand behind our products as SteveK can attest to.
BP is right on with the temperature range...above 50 degrees go with the EVO2 with maybe a sweatshirt...below go with the Hurricane or Rampage. The Rampage is a splash top and you can get water in through the neck line but the wrists have seals (single)...great boat, jetty or beach jacket where you are not exposed to breaking waves over your head or you are not deep wading.
The EVO2 & Hurricane have seals in the neck and are double sealed (as Joe pointed out) on the wrists....you will stay dry.
Purple Noon: Due to an overwhelming demand, we went against our own knowledge and made the EVO2 breathable. The truth is breathable is not going to stay breathable in the salt forever, it was never intended for saltwater applications. To make the EVO2 breathable we incurred a great amount of expense but did not pass that on to our valued dealers and they in turn did not have to pass it on to their valued customers. All the jackets should be washed with fresh water and mild soap regularly to extend the breathability/life span but it will stay waterproof no matter what. The original was not breathable and in my opinion it worked well, I never got hot in it (but then again, 95% of my fishing is at night).
The other important thing is our jackets are made with a lot of different applications in mind and designed and cut accordingly. As you mentioned, the tops you got were small for their sizes, we are the only dry top manufacturer that has the full cuts. This is due to the fact that our range of motion has to be more free than say just kayaking. We are not sitting when we use this top (like kayakers), we almost always are on our feet and the top has to allow for the casting motion. The tops can be used for kayaking, surf, baot or fly fishing....pick your pleasure and go enjoy yourself. If you were a XL for example, you would be okay with an XL...there will be enough room for layering, believe me.
JohnH:
What's up bud? Hope to see you soon...I feel the C calling me....
Anyway, thanks again to all and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks to all for your support and tight lines.
Kadir aka: Rock Hopper
AquaSkinz Customer Service
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