Episode 13: KUIU Founder Jason Hairston Ultralight Hunting Gear

Jay Scott Outdoors Western Big Game Hunting and Fishing Podcast

Interviews, Tactics, Gear, Field Judging

Sports & Recreation, Outdoor, Sports & Recreation:outdoor

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Join Western Big Game Hunting Guide Jay Scott as he talks with Jason Hairston, the Founder of KUIU, which produces the finest Ultralight Hunting Gear in the industry today. Listen as we discuss new product innovations and technologies specific to KUIU, the success of the consumer direct business marketing model, the rigorous gear testing that Jason and his team do with every product at KUIU, the transparency of the company on all levels and different product inventory level challenges. Jason also goes into detail describing the different relationships with his technology partners and describes each of the KUIU product lines in full. You will hear first hand about the research documentary project that Jason will be taking part in as the "guinea pig" for studying how weight impacts the body's physical performance and endurance in the backcountry with a series of rugged tests performed by scientists. Find out why Jason prefers to go on the most extreme hunts in order to test gear and see how certain things succeed or fail under specific circumstances. Jason recounts the hunts that pushed him to the limits where he was able to learn so much about his gear and himself.Download and Subscribe to "Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast" on iTunes and Podbean. It's FREE!www.JayScottOutdoors.comwww.ColburnandScottOutfitters.comwww.GouldsTurkeyHunt.comJay Scott Outdoors facebook pageJay Scott Outdoors YouTube ChannelFollow us on Instagram at @JayScottOutdoors and @Darr ColburnFor More on our Guest Jason Hairston:www.KUIU.comKUIU Facebook Page

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0:00.0	Aye This is the Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast on Western Big Game hunting Fishing, and I'm your host Jay Scott.
0:26.1	I live and breathe hunting and fishing spending half the year in the field enjoying God's
0:30.6	creation.
0:31.6	I hope you'll enjoy hearing about our adventures.
0:35.0	Welcome to the J. Scott Outdoors podcast. Today we have an awesome guest.
0:40.0	We have Jason Harrison, the founder and president of Kuyu.
0:44.0	Jason, how you doing?
0:46.0	Doing great.
0:47.0	I'm doing great.
0:48.0	A little worn out for trade show season and this time of year the grind is challenging at times and not how much and so happy to be in the
0:57.4	office today and happy to be talking to you.
1:00.4	That's awesome buddy yeah we've been able to share a couple hunts over the last say I guess about the last year year and a half
1:07.8	We were down in Mexico coos deer hunting and then we also got to I got to come along with you on the elk hunt up in Montana and on both
1:17.0	hunts had two fantastic hunts and had a great time with you.
1:21.6	Yeah those were super memorable for sure.
1:25.2	Yeah, Jason, for the listeners that maybe haven't heard of to you,
1:30.2	which there's probably none,
1:32.4	give me like a 30,000 foot elevation flyover of Kuyu and the beginnings of Kuyu and kind of why you started Kuyu.
1:42.0	Tell me about that. and kind of why you started Kuyu.
1:43.0	Tell me about that.
1:45.0	So for those of you who don't know my background, I started Sitka in my garage in 2004
1:50.0	with my business partner, Jonathan.
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