Kauai Kimonos Limited Edition Pre-sale (Coco Brown and Navy Blue)

[Bellicose]

For anyone who might be interested, Kauai Kimonos is currently having a pre-sale for some limited edition gis. They are offering their original design, the Coco Brown, and re-releasing a newer color that sold out quick last month, their Navy Blue gi.

Here's a link to both the pre-sales:
http://kauaikimonos.com/blog/coco-brownnavy-preorder-going/

They said there are 100 gis available, so I think that's the first 100 orders only.

 

[Ice 9 Cobra]

The brown is very pretty, but I won't spend more than $120 on a gi that light

 

[kimble09]

just looks way to light to be functional...i could be wrong, but my 420 ripstop looks entirely different.

 

[nodferatu]

That collar looks paper thin

 

[TheHereticJay]

"Navy Blue Balls Gi"... I have a feeling it's gonna be a big disappointment.

 

[Gentle Giant]

That collar looks paper thin

trust me, my instructor rolls in this nearly every day. its durable beyond belief even though its so thin and light. this is a very unique gi for sure.

 

[TheBJJProfessor]

They're very solid gis. The owner of Kauai let me try them both on when he visited the midwest over the summer.

Awesome gis.

 

[Bellicose]

From everything I've read they are nothing but quality, everything is constructed and stitched in the best manner, and they were ranked #3 in aesopian's rankings so people are happy with them. I do agree, however, that $165 is a little high for a 100% ripstop gi, but I've wanted one for a while so I picked up a navy.

My main concern is if I have any issues with it, they are notorious for being non-existent when trying to get in contact with them, be it by email or facebook.

 

[situation4life]

that brown gi looks really nice, tempted to buy one to see if kauai kimonos are that good like everyone says.

 

[loyalyolayal]

and re-releasing a newer color that sold out quick last month, their Navy Blue gi.

limited editions you say? LMAO!!



also a whitebelt at our gym bought his 1st gi. it was brown & it looked shitty. whatever floats your boat.

 

[snoop dogg***]

my teammate is sponsored by kauai. the brown looks good. ive been wanting to buy 1 for a while now.

 

[Bellicose]

limited editions you say? LMAO!!

They literally only made a hand full in Dec, they said it was a feeler.

Let's say every single one of the 100 pre-orders is for a navy, even taking the last "batch" into account, there would still be about 110 of them. Even at a worst case, that's still pretty limited. In all actuality, there's well below 100 made.

 

[loyalyolayal]

They literally only made a hand full in Dec, they said it was a feeler.

Let's say every single one of the 100 pre-orders is for a navy, even taking the last "batch" into account, there would still be about 110 of them. Even at a worst case, that's still pretty limited. In all actuality, there's well below 100 made.

weird. one would think that navy isn't all that rare anymore.

 

[Bellicose]

weird. one would think that navy isn't all that rare anymore.

I've noticed that navy isn't used so much as a "regular gi" color anymore, it seems to be used more and more for special editions. The only companies I can think of that regularly have a navy gi as an option is Keiko and Tatami, but there are more and more companies making navy gis in general.

Kauai only has white, blue and black regularly available.

 

[Ice 9 Cobra]

I really like their sizing chart

 

[Sir Galahad]

They're very solid gis. The owner of Kauai let me try them both on when he visited the midwest over the summer.

Awesome gis.

Is it worth that price?

 

[Bellicose]

I really like their sizing chart

Their sizing is a little weird. They make everything look 1 size larger. Guess we'll see when my A2 comes in if it needs to tailored.

 

[Ice 9 Cobra]

I just think it's cool how they did the line up. I am 5'9" 155, so if it had just been numbers and not the model I would've thought I was an a2

 

[R1ceRocket]

Their sizing is a little weird. They make everything look 1 size larger. Guess we'll see when my A2 comes in if it needs to tailored.

Their sizing is pretty accurate in terms of real world sizing.

Like Ice 9 Cobra said, I'd be A2 on paper, but in terms how fit and style, an A1 would be more suitable.

I like this approach to showing the sizing of a particular maker. I also like when manufacturers have Long and Heavy in between sizes. Really helps narrow down the perfect fit.

 

[SnowMongoose]

I wonder, if I emailed them, would they respond?
The two previous times I emailed them (wanting to place an order) they never got around to responding.
Too bad, I've heard good things about everything BUT Customer Service.