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The KUIU piece we list as a light layer is the Gila hoodie. Sitka’s merino Core bases are on Tag’s base-layer and rut guides. We only price Amazon ASINs we have already verified.
The short answer
A sun hoodie is not a merino base. The KUIU Gila LS Hoodie, UPF 50+, is the verified Amazon layering lead on our western guides, at $79.00 on Nov 11, 2026. It is what you hike in when the day warms up. KUIU also makes merino bases sold on its own site; those are not in our verified Amazon ASIN set, so they do not get a buy button here.
Sitka’s Core merino bases, and First Lite women’s bases on some species lists, are the still-hunting and next-to-skin options. See merino base layers and the women’s layers hub. No women’s-labeled KUIU base ASIN is on Tag.
KUIU layer we price here
Our Pick
KUIU Gila LS Hoodie, UPF 50+
Light, quick-dry layer for climbs and warm afternoons.
$79.00
Price on Nov 11, 2026.
See At Amazon
Sources
Facts on this page are taken from the pages below. We do not invent survey numbers or sales figures.
- Sitka Gear, About Us (https://www.sitkagear.com/about-us)
- Sitka Gear, Our Story (https://www.sitkagear.com/experience/our-story)
- Sitka Gear, Built for ALL Waters (founding year and line expansion) (https://www.sitkagear.com/experience/why-sitka-built-a-fly-fishing-system)
- Sitka Gear, Layering 101 with founder Jonathan Hart (https://www.sitkagear.com/experience/layering-101-with-sitka-gear-founder-jonathan-hart)
- KUIU, About Us (https://www.kuiu.com/pages/about-us)
- KUIU, Our Founder: Jason Hairston (https://www.kuiu.com/blogs/our-story/our-founder)
- Shine United, Gore-Tex & Sitka Gear (Gore purchased Sitka in 2009)
- Napa Valley Register, Oct. 16, 2009, interview with Jonathan Hart
- Western Hunting Journal, Jason Hairston: KUIU Founder’s Legacy
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