Wasatch/Weesatch price increases

[TimW]

FYI, the price on the Wasatch and Weesatchs will increase by $20.00 starting May 20th, 2005, to reflect the increase of the new-style, plus increases in material and delivery costs.

Starting May 20, the price of the Wasatch will be $205.00 and the Weesatch will be $180.00

I have a limited number of the "old style" left in inventory that I can still sell for the old price:

1 Wasatch in Khaki
a couple of Weesatches in OD/Khaki

Once these are gone, they're gone.

[azsarge]

Good.  Maybe people will start selecting other, more diverse pieces of kit rather than getting one because everyone else has one.

What's new, Tim?  For 20 bucks it better include a camelbak bladder and kydex chest holster.

[TimW]

Not good if they don't buy it from me...

s for "what's new", pretty much the tri-glide buckles that allow the front half to be worn like a RACK.

Otherwise, the rest comes from a general increase in labor and materials costs.

[azsarge]

Wow, that's quite an increase!  Price increases are common.  Heck, Paraclete raised their prices, and a few others did too.  

Is HSGI increasing their prices for ALL items?  If it's a materials and labor issue, I would imagine so.  If they are not, it's evident that perhaps they are just charging more for the popular 'satches because they can.

[Raith]

I remember when Wasatches were $160

[TimW]

I remember when Wasatches were $160

They were never meant to stay at that price.

That price was what HSG calculated for one of the unit-sized orders that got this item off the ground and was done in such a large quantity that the $160 made sense.  It took Gene a while to catch up and calculate what the "small batch" price was, which then raised it to the $185.00