SITKA SAVED MY LIFE. On November 17th, 2023 My top ladderstick broke just as unhooked harness. I fell 20 ft, it was 15 degrees with a stiff windchill. Took a few hours to find me. Broke pelvis in 2 places, broke 3 vertebrae in my back and my right arm broke in half at the elbow. I couldn't 😮😮walk or even move at that. The lucky part of this was I had on a sitka t shirt, fanatic hoody with fanatic jacket and bibs. That set of gear kept me from hypothermia. Now, I didn't have gloves and fingers were getting frost bite. Lucky for me I had fanatic hoody and those built in hand muffs saved my fingers. I don't care what others say about Sitka and the cost it literally saved my life. Of course all of my Sitka got cut off of me in the trauma center. Sitka replaced it for a song with a get well note. I highly doubt there are more than 1 or 2 companies that would go that for above and beyond. As far as the ladderstick, it is a piss poor design and the top 16 inch section is a death zone.

I love the way this jacket feels on. It absolutely blew me away. However what i get stuck on is I had bought this as a piece to wear walking to my stand then throw my stratus on when i get there. This is how they advertise it and is exactly what I had been missing in my setup..BUT! It absolutely can not handle the briar n such even though Sitka claims its extremely tough. If I could walk across an open field it would be fine but I don't have that option. So while i highly desire to wear it on the walk in im torn because i dont want it to be.. torn! 😊😒

Sitka wader review next!! 🙂 Thank you so much for all the hard work you Put into your reviews

Thanks, man. You make Sitka make sense.

Thanks for making this review. I’ve gone back and forth between picking up an ambient hoody for the exact reasons you listed. It’s hard to stomach the $289 price point when something so stout as a Duck Oven is $349. I really like your feather analogy for the Ambient. A big point of appeal to me is how light weight and packabke the hoody is. With the end of year Sitka sale, I was able to pick an Ambient subalpine up for $169! Now it’s a steal in my mind! I’ll be picking up a Duck Oven as a top layer next. Thanks.

I have a lot of Sitka and Kuiu stuff, but this ambient jacket is my favorite. I figured it would be exactly what it is and purchased the solid mud color. I've been living in it like a sweatshirt for a week now, sleeping in it, living in it, lol. It's fantastic! The jacket with a hood would be perfect. I guess I could buy the womens with a hood in like 2XL

I love my ambient hoodie. It’s one of my favorite pieces. I wear it over my core Marino 330 hoodie all the time as a standalone piece in warmer temps, or under my stratus or fanatic in colder temps.

Video idea, Battle of the layers. Ambient vs kelvin areolight - Jetstream vs dakota - core vs merino

I bought the ambient jacket last year and only used it one time ducking hunting because of the snagging issue was so bad. Only use it as a town jacket now.

Love the ambient hoody as a midlayer just wish it had lower pockets/kangaroo pouch

The only bad part about the ambient hoodie is that you can't really wear it in brush as an outer layer because it will get shredded up. I will say that other than that it is the best jacket that I own and layers well with anything.

Where the Ambient shines is as a mid-layer with some activity - walking to the tree stand, Kayaking to your duck spot, etc. Now you aren't sweating when you stop, which is a killer. Add a windproof outer at the final destination and you are Golden. Oh, and the hoody doesn't have lower pockets, AND its a lighter-weight insulation than the Jacket. Personally, I think it's the better option but doesn't come in Marsh pattern. Not a big issue as you are probably using it under something like a Delta Wading Jacket over it and tucked into your waders. I've also used it doing section hikes of the Appalachian trail last winter. Used a core lightweight base, ambient hoody, and dew point jacket down to mid-20s and up to low 50s.

I got the Sitka aero head hoody or whatever you call their military line they had. And wish I had the jacket with pockets. It’s incredibly breathable but very fragile. I would love to see this in a base layer pant maybe a little lighter.

Very timely video, thank you! I know this will be lighter… but how much warmer (or is it) than the traverse? I am debating between the two… mostly mid layer, but traverse seems to have the upper hand from a versatility perspective… real question is warmth under stratus?

I have the Celsius midi? Do you think the ambient is an upgrade? Or worth upgrading

How does the ambient Match up against the new scree hoodie?

I have the gradient jacket that I wear under the delta wading jacket when it’s usually below around 30°. Anything above I just wear the duck oven. Would you say the ambient is more breathable, but still as warm as the gradient?

Wish I’d bought the ambient jacket instead of the traverse jacket. I think it would’ve fit my needs better.

What I figured... I'm gonna go the merino 330 hoodie

Do you have their nomad luggage bag? I have a few questions about if so.

Would the traverse hoodie/ jacket equal the equinox middy pants in warmth as a mid layer

I think primaloft gold would have been better in this ambient

Asking to like and sub before the video has started its subject matter is a no , Instagram is a fuck no .

You still married bro? I thought I remember seeing a wedding ring in your other videos.

Why wouldn't they give the men's jacket a hood??? Now I'm thinking of buying the women's smh