I forgot to add that, thank you. Intended purpose is for upcoming moose and caribou hunts in Canada and a couple backcountry elk hunts in Montana and Wyoming. I would say it is to remain as mobile as possible while raining to make the most of my time while hunting and to have plenty of durability for some brush busting. Weight wont be as big of an issue as water repellency and durability.
yukon hands down, not even close....
i have the takur right now (have had 2 sets of yukon, 2 sets of chugach, and a set of kutana storm shell) and based on the reviews i read before buying it, it's been one of the most disappointing hunting purchases i have ever made. the zippers are a joke... for several reasons, but the zippers alone would keep me from buying it again.... it can't be designed by people who hunt in rain gear.... it started out as an annoyance having to cut off zipper pulls before wearing in the woods so i don't sound like jingle bells, the instrumental version..
the side zips leak pretty bad, the other day my wife and i made an 8 mile loop in some nasty weather, it was gusting 60 and pouring all morning, and my pants got soaked through the side zips... the whole length. it was bad weather, and no raingear will keep you dry and cozy in that, but i spend a lot of days like that in the woods around here, and have a very good baseline comparison.
yesterday afternoon when i got out of the woods, i decided to go grab a few trail cams i had out, it didn't rain much, but i had to go 2 miles and back cross country in big old growth timber, going through wet brush... i'm not sure if it's already pinholed out, or if water is coming through the seams, but they are wet with not very much use.... same problem i had with 2 different sets of sitka raingear. i planned on adding some of the altitude line to my line-up of clothes, but the takur raingear has cured me of that... i'm glad i waited until it was on sale, because i would have been better off in my 2 year old kuiu kutana.
the takur is more the weight of the chugach, but the chugach is leaps better than the takur has been for me. i can never believe another raingear review, because this stuff has good reviews and it's been a waste of money to me. i got my wife their cheap jupiter line of rain gear, and it's been great for the money, and the zipper situation isn't so janky... it won't breath as well, but it's for sure more durable. i expect a set of raingear that's over 800 bucks to be on point, the takur is far from that imo.
i don't think most rain gear is tested in conditions similar to what i put it through.... that's the only explanation i can think of... the oregon, washington, and AK coast are the only meaningful testing grounds to me.... going through blackberries, salmonberry, and devil's club constantly separates the good rain gear from the rest, and lots of rain... not many test rain gear in that environment.... it would be like doing boot reviews in the whitetail woods.
kuiu yukon is the raingear i judge all other raingear by, it's awesome stuff... the kutana is great too, but it's cut for skinny people (which is fine with me) the chugach is great too for lighter gear, but not as tough as the other 2. if you are spending full days in the brush, in rain gear, yukon or kutana is the way to go.... if you keep your rain gear in your pack for confused weather, with the occasional full day, chugach is great, it's not as tough, but handles the brush really well for lighter raingear.
if durability is important to you, and you are busting brush, i would stick with yukon, unless you are a thin build, then the kutana should be added to that conversation, it's lighter, and seemingly as bulletproof as yukon... when i first got it, i got it snagged on a chunk of thin aluminum pipe that was broke off and sharp and knew i tore it... finished what i was doing and couldn't even see where it snagged... it's tough stuff. the wrist cuffs could be better, more like the yukon, but that's the only nit-picking i can do on the kutana... since i will need raingear again already, i will probably get the yukon, because it is a little more quiet, though none of it is silent... when you need raingear, that doesn't matter... i have killed lots of stuff at spitting distance in rain gear, but i have also been laying on the side of the mountain trying to get out of my raingear to finish a stalk when it quit raining
i was excited about the takur, i don't really like kuiu for personal reasons, but they just make the best raingear and gaiters.... i know sitka makes some good rain gear too, but raingear is disposable to me, and i'm not paying another 400-500 bucks for little to no gain in life span