Founded in 2005, Sitka Gear was an idea spawned by necessity. Like many stories, this one started out as an epic journey that culminated with a clear vision. After 3000 vertical feet in the dark, with intermittent snow flurries and driving sleet, the morning climb ended behind a gnarled White Bark Pine to get some reprieve from the elements and a little food in the bellies. Cold and wet with sweat from that climb, it was more than obvious that discomfort like this was unnecessary. So, on that September morning, at timberline, surrounded by bugling bulls, the vision that became Sitka was realized. Drawing on strong backgrounds in the climbing, mountaineering, and general head strong assaults of the backcountry, expertise and experience where focused on bridging that gaps that existed between these endeavorers. Sitka's driving goal is to not only bridge the technology gaps that existed from a fabric, construction, and product form perspective, but to fully immerse ourselves in driving new technologies and solutions for the modern outdoorsman.

Our roots are in the mountains, but our solutions range wide.

We could say that we simply make the best high-performance system of hunting clothes on the market, but it's more than just quality It's a philosophy: Turning Clothing Into Gear!


Mission

A paradigm shift...to engineer gear that is an extension of the outdoor experience and not simply a barrier between the user and the environment. By utilizing only the most advanced fabrics and construction technologies, Sitka will always design gear that is engineered to work together as complete systems, excelling in performance, function, and protection.

Our customers will be able to hunt comfortably in the most diverse and challenging range of hunting conditions


Design

We had a simple goal: to introduce to the hunting industry a system of clothing that incorporates the latest high-performance fabrics with a mountaineering design philosophy. With our continued growth of experience and expertise, our focus becomes more defined as we develop specific solutions for specific uses. We don't cut corners, we don't appeal to the masses. We sometimes get it wrong, but you can't get it right without trying. The one thing that remains constant, a continued commitment to building the best products through the development of performance driven fabrics married with solution driven designs and technologies.

The Sitka System is based on the tried-and-true layering system. A system that revolves around base, insulation, and outerwear with a very simple goal: moisture management. At the highest level, the concept is straight forward. Base layers move moisture away from your skin, keeping you warm when it's cold, and cool and when it's hot. This is the foundation. Insulation and outerwear are your control pieces that are adjusted in response to weather and activity levels that continue the process of moisture management. These same principles apply to the elk hunter in Montana, the sheep hunter in Alaska, and the whitetail hunter in Missouri. The system's are more specific for each hunter and each trip, but the same principle's always apply.

Other manufacturer's build Systems, but none like ours