"As most of you know, KUIU launched just last year and has exploded as a brand. The numbers I was hoping to do our 1st year were smashed by the 3rd month and it has not slowed down."
Sounds to me like he was doing pretty well for himself but him not having enough stock is his own fault. Since he was one of the co-founders of Sitka, you would think he would have had plenty of stock before he opened up for business.
His dishonesty in not telling people that he had already made the switch pissed off a lot of people and I can't say that I blame them. If I had ordered some gear from him thinking it was made in NA and the tag said "Made in China", I would have sent it all back.
He'll be fine but he'll also lose a lot of customers over the switch. I fully expect to see his line in Cabelas or some other big box store within the next 2 years.
