I used to wear UA and was not impressed, comfy but they do get " stanky" after a day. I saw a good buy on some core 4 and decided to try them. It seems pretty awful to take a lil whiff of them after a couple days but gotta be done right.... didnt smell fresh by all means, but not the awful "2...
I have a Manfrotto, Vortex and Gitzo. The Gitzo is by far the best of the three. Extremely lightweight and lifetime guarantee. The MF built very solid but way too heavy. The Vortex is pretty much a POS. I am running the MF 3130 fluid head and it is as sweet as you can get!! Get a good head...
I have a bunch of Sitka stuff from the past few years and love every piece I own. Last year I bought a few pieces of Kuiu and now prefer it over my Sitka. When I first started using Sitka I never thought there would/could be anything better, but Jason has done it with Kuiu. If someone were...