ASAT "review" (pics added)
I am certainly no pro, but this is what I think (so far) of my ASAT 3d suit.
The suit arrived in a VERY timely matter. They got the shipment of new suits in on the 25th. I received mine on the 28th. Can't beat that.
I was some what disappointed when I took the suit out of the package and gave it a quick look over. The reason for this is b/c for the money that you pay it could have belt loops, a better elastic waist band and if you aren't 6'5'' you are going to have about 6'' of the suit to tuck into your boots. So to sum it. I think that a company such as ASAT which is known for its quality skipped out on a few things that you can get on cheaper suits and help out A LOT!. Will this suit last four or five years? Maybe in states that have a month long deer season. Our deer season is five months long and I honestly don't think it will last four or five years as many other peple have reported, but I hope that I am wrong.
Today was the opening day of turkey season here in SC and I couldn't wait to get out in a real world setting and try the camo pattern. This is where ASAT blows the Mossy Oaks, RealTree, and other "blob" camo out of the water. I started off this morning hunting a river bottom along the famous Santee river. It was overall a quite morning due to the foul weather we've been having so my thoughts drifted to my new investment.
I was sitting on the ground with my back against an old water oak and my legs stretched out. I was amazed at how my legs literally disappeared against the forrest floor right there in front of me. The open pattern soaks up all the different shades of brown, grey, and tan presented by the leaves. I took my cell phone out and snapped some shots of my upper body against the oak and again, amazed. As the camo did with the leaves on the ground, it completely broke up my out line against the tree. Its like you can literally "see through" the pattern. The slightest breeze comes through the suit and cools you off. I can't wait to try the suit out in the treestand this fall.
My over all thoughts of the 3d suits are:
For the money it could be better built and add on a few "gadgets" such as belt loops. As for the pattern and effectiveness of the 3d design. Unmatched. I have a 3d suit in one of the "big name" patterns and it just doesn't compare.