Mate, I’m in full Sarma gear today 😉 The cargo trousers (not the outdoor one like yours) and a merino wool polo shirt. I was wearing my windproof smock earlier. Why can’t Fjallraven make their stuff, which is similar quality AND made in Taiwan or Bangladesh to this price range?

@RedBranchBushcraft

3 жыл бұрын

Profit margins I bet, this sarma gear is brilliant, best gear I've come across in a long time

@den_bosmens_outdoor

2 жыл бұрын

There is a significant difference in quality with Fjallraven gear. But I have both, Sarma and Fjallraven. The G-1000 fabric is actually very different, softer but way stronger. My Sarma trousers ripped on the cargo pocket due a fabric failure, my FJR trousers will probably never do this. BUT the Sarma pair was replaced by the Varusteleka team within nearly 24h from sending the photo of the fault to receiving the replacement at my house. Truly an incredible company that I can only recommend and show support, no doubt!

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, great company

The whole range is amazballs to be honest been living in their stuff since they started producing. My wife nicked the windproof smock though

@RedBranchBushcraft

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, it's great stuff and amazeballs is a great word

Just got a pair of these on your recommendation. Mentioned to Varusteleka about this video and how it had influenced me and they said that you are a good guy. High praise indeed!

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Good man Ed

Great review, I wear Fjallraven trousers a lot, and the reason is they are quick drying after getting lashed on. I’ll definitely be getting a pair of the Sarma trousers on the back of this review. Nice one

@RedBranchBushcraft

5 ай бұрын

These are great trousers, I'm wearing these exact ones now , love them, though my belly is straining them a bit

Man, you are preaching about that trousers. I like your style. Have to try those Sarmas! Be good!

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Very good, you won't be disappointed

You'd look great on the catwalk Wooly 😁 lol.. All jokes aside Sarma make great gear.. 👍

@RedBranchBushcraft

3 жыл бұрын

your right , i should be a model

I have been wearing a pair Varestuleka Särmä trousers / anorak on my weekend of canoeing and camping for about two years now and just ordered a 2nd pair of pants super comfortable strong. I live in Colorado USA and after I bought the Pukko 110 and fell in love with this company. I can’t figure out why good quality gear is so expensive here in the states. So no I just buy from the guys Varestuleka shipping is only $9.95 it’s worth the wait.great review mate cheers from Colorado.

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Ireland, thanks for the comment. Agree , great gear and great prices , so refreshing to see these days when everything is so expensive

@eastonwilliams1722

11 ай бұрын

A lot of American companies rebrand and resell stuff like this for double or triple the price. I've pretty much stopped buying "american" clothing and gear because most of it is made in Asia and is junk.

@RedBranchBushcraft

11 ай бұрын

That's crazy

Try the Tru Spec Xpedition pants. The Tru Specs and the Sarmas are copies of the Fjallraven Keb. Having tried the keb, I actually like the Tru Specs more (and they're like a quarter of the price). Might have to try these at some point.

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, I'll have a look, cheers

@ronny1617

Жыл бұрын

I have Vidda Pro pants from Fjallraven but I like the Tru Spec 24-7 Xpedition a lot more. Amazing trousers for an amazing price.

Lol. I ordered a sarma anorak after your review and I ordered a pair of these sarma pants a week ago, not here yet but I intend for them to do what I use my Fjallraven pants for at 3 times the cost roughly.

@RedBranchBushcraft

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! If you leave a review you should mention the channel, it might help

@PaulBuikema

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedBranchBushcraft will do mate. I have waxed the anorak lightly, twice. With Fjallraven wax, likely to do the thighs and lower cuffs of the pants when fall rolls around.

@RedBranchBushcraft

3 жыл бұрын

I got the wax myself, I'll do a wee video on waxing the jacket

@RedBranchBushcraft

3 жыл бұрын

Did it make much difference?

If I wear a regular in Fjallraven would a regular work here? Hard to tell actual inseam from website.

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Short is 30 I think, I had to get mine altered as they were to long. I got the changed from a 30 to a 28 , I think regular is 32

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

If you scroll down on the website there is an option to choose imperial or metric, gives full info there

Hello, came across your channel, checking for the Varestuleka Särmä anorak... loving your content. How would you compare the Varusteleka Särmä outdoor pants tot the " Garphyttan Fixar Trouser"? Which would you prefer? cheers !!!

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

They don't!! The outdoor pants are 3 times better than the fixar trousers. I tested the specialist, fixar trousers and the original anorak on my other channel, I had big issues with them all, the varusteleka gear is well made and we'll priced. From what I saw of the garphyttan it's poorly made and way over priced. Have a look at my original channel it's call Ed Wooly's World, "why I don't recommend garphyttan " is the name of the video

@bbkdmprops

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedBranchBushcraft oooow! Alright… thanks for the heads up! 👍🏻😎

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, sorry man . I was really disappointed by the garphyttan gear, the varusteleka stuff is far better

Stupid question herę: what color are those? Because on my phone they look neither green nor black. Do does the black fade/gets dirty quickly or the green is darker than I be seen on vt site?

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

these are the green ones, what ive found is that i wear the green ones so much they are starting to fade ! black shows the dirt more

@VishnuZutaten

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedBranchBushcraft thanks!

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

No prob

Is it only 'Guys' that like this channel? Please tell me that Females in NI are interested in Bushcraft? From an elderly irish lass in Johannesburg, SA. Love your channel & I am one of the 'guys' promoting Bushcrafting in Africa. Westernisation has killed this craft. Sadly, most want to live within the money hugger shopping malls, status homes & vehicles etc. Thank U from an elderly irish lady

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

My absolute pleasure, my daughter's are both I to it , but then they don't have much choice lol

Sarma tst is good for summer??

@RedBranchBushcraft

Күн бұрын

i wear them all year round, but i live in ireland, its been raining for 3 weeks

What about those vs the forclaz pants?

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

Sorry buddy, I haven't tried the forclaz pants, which model are you talking about and I'll have a look

@MadMaxJuggernaut

Жыл бұрын

@@RedBranchBushcraft Forclaz trek 500/ MT500 or even the decathlon Solognac Renfort 520

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

I've always had issue with sizing from decathlon, crazy European style

I've tried these pants and anoraks from Sarma and and all of them failed relatively quick. Decent stuff but nothing wow. Made in China. Yes, it's cheap but quality and confort wise are way below Fjallraven. You just can't compare the two, and this is reflected in the price you are paying for it. If you are playing survival man in the park, dressed up in green, than yes, Sarma is for you.

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Tried ordering 200 bucks worth of stuff and after trying to enter 3 codes to order this stuff I gave up. Kept kicking it out even with the c.c number, exp date and sec code. Automated systems SUCK

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

Try again, it's great gear, well worth it

@email8378

Жыл бұрын

@RedBranchBushcraft evidently they wanted the business bad enough it miraculously got processed finally without a "code". And people wonder how this CBDC without cash is gonna work out for em. If anything you have or make, or sell, is in any way shape or form, something not on the "approved" list, or you're not on the "approved" list, it'll never go through.

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

Crazy

Fjällräven ain't too good, really. It's very hit or miss, where at least the down jackets are good, but range around 450-800 euro, and for that price you might as well go Swazi. The pants from fjällräven are basically just glorified normal "outdoor" pants, you can get much better pants, or even something like Beretta hunting pants with Gore-Tex and mesh lining for the same price, works great in wintertime as well as autumn/early spring in Sweden. TL;DR is - don't buy fjällräven anything, hard maybe on jackets. Overall it's just expensive. It's marketing. This is just my personal take on it, having owned multiple jackets and pants. The general take here in Sweden is that they're just "for people with too much money"

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I've never owned any, I just got a pair of the varusteleka wool pants today, they are really nice, I have a series on winter bushcraft gear coming out, starting with gloves, trousers next I think, some nice ones from Ridgeline and Seeland

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Are you binge watching my content? Is it ok? Is there anything you would like to see?

@tritnaha1345

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedBranchBushcraft Browsing through the content, and it's pretty good! I like it when there's reviews of weird surplus or whatever that no-one seems to have done, like that Czech sleeping system (which I'm still a bit interested in buying myself). The accent and the attitude is a big plus! Always a smile and a good laugh, keep up the positive mental attitude! As for content, I'd love to see some more in-depth real world tests of the surplus stuff, really. Especially now with winter around the corner.. maybe a "buschrafting on a budget, winter edition" could be something? Set a max amount of like, 200-250 euros for "everything". That is, base layer/middle/jackets/boots/sleeping system. Prove that you can get into the woods without spending a fortune. For the kids, the less fortunate or basic cheapskates like me

@den_bosmens_outdoor

2 жыл бұрын

I must say that their Vidda Pro or Barents trousers have never failed on me. Not many other outdoor trousers outdid them. It all depends on what you use them for, you call them "normal outdoor" pants, well that's what they are... The more technical trousers you mention can not be compared to a simple outdoor pair of pants. A basic pair of hunting trousers of a known brand are sometimes as expensive or even more than FJR. I do agree that their casual wear is quite overpriced, but for their outdoor gear you get value for money. In no way can you compare a FJR Vidda Pro to the Sarma Outdoor version. I know Wooly can't because he has never worn one! 🤣😉🤣😉

Anyone else get bent over by the import tax man?

@RedBranchBushcraft

Жыл бұрын

I got them just after brexit , took 6 months but no extra charges

I'm returning the pair I got. Absolutely loved them but the buttons kept coming undone as they were too weak, and stitching failing around fixings after a month or so of light use. Great design, great materials, very poorly executed. Varusteleka also sold me a neck scarf about half the length depicted on their website, again great material, shame about the bs. I won't buy from them again which is a shame but I can't throw money away

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Ah man that sucks ! Imma sorry to hear that. Are they sorting you out ok?

@robinjameshartley7673

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedBranchBushcraft they will refund or replace yes but they don't seem to accept how badly they ripped me off. Shame as they seem like such a good firm at first, circular economy, organic cotton and so on... disappointing

@etikkakurkku

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about these specific pants, but I can assure you that generally their products are very high quality. I don't recall having any problems with any of my särmä products.

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

I'm the same ET might have been a bad batch or something

As finnish i dont like särmä becouse they are made in china..dont trust the quality of items made in china if i can choose fjällräven or sasta ..

@RedBranchBushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think everything made in china is no good

@VishnuZutaten

9 ай бұрын

Id love to own peski anorak, but the price is 5 Times more than saarma. Completely diff range, unatainable to me. Maybe when i change the job. For nów...china IT is

@RedBranchBushcraft

9 ай бұрын

No longer made in china