Meet our test team

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Designed, Tested and Proven by the best

Over the two years before we launched our new camo, we tested and refined our patterns out in the wild with our elite test team. They have successfully (and continually) put it through its paces and have been getting the results to prove it.

OuR TEST TEAM

Designed, Tested and Proven by the Best

Kadin Willis, **Region**

Master bow hunter, Kadin Willis is out hunting every weekend. He sees it as a way to escape the concrete jungle and be in the 'zone' with just nature and his bow. It also provides the opportunity to place food on the table for his family. Since testing out the new Tuatara® Camo patterns, Kadin has been in as close as four yards on Tahr in the Southern Alps. His gear needs to be extremely tough, silent, lightweight and reliable, which is why he chooses Tuatara® Camo to give him the edge.

Anto Hall, **Region**

Anto is a passionate hunter and fisherman who spends most of his time in the mountains and valleys surrounding his home town. With access to stunning Rainbow and Brown Trout fishing, and a wide variety of big game animals at his doorstep, Anto is constantly putting our gear to the test in the rugged and mountainous alpine country of the deep south. Tuatara® Camp Alpine range has become Anto's new favourite weapon of choice.

Sarah Macdonald​, **Region**

Born and raised in the cold depths of the South Island, Sarah's passion for the outdoors comes from a childhood out following in her dad's footsteps - hunting, fishing and exploring the hills around Otago. With a clothing design background, Sarah heads up the product design at Stoney Creek and spends most of her weekends out in the wild, putting our purpose-built designs and technical fabrics to the test.

BRENT McCONNELL​, **Region**

CEO of Stoney Creek, Brent has years of experience hunting and within the outdoors clothing industry. Four years ago Brent put together a team of experts in all fields, to help him create a camouflage that would give elite hunters, like himself, the edge. Two years later, after receiving the first prototype, Brent has been testing the Tuatara® Camo patterns in the New Zealand wilderness for the last two years, and the results have been incredible.

Simon Ward​, **Region**

When it comes to using technical gear, they don't come more discerning than Simon. With a science degree background, he has a meticulous eye for detail and demands quality, performance and innovation that gives him the upper hand when out chasing big game across the country. Simon's go to garments are his Fast Hunt Shirt and Fast Hunt Trousers in the new Tuatara® Camo Forest pattern, which has helped him deceive plenty of Reds, Sika and pigs during the past two seasons of testing out in the wild.

Julian Danby​, **Region**

Hunting is about testing the mind and body against the elements and the elusive quarry. With a need to push the limits in all weather conditions, for Julian, the Tuatara® Camo range comes into this equation. It's the persistence and patience that he believes is the difference between failure and success when hunting. When stalking the North Island's elusive Sika and Rusa Deer, Julian trusts the new Tuatara® Camo Forest pattern to conceal his presence.

"Those old Blue Mountain bush fallow are so smart, I think they can see you getting out of bed in the morning. This past year I have been trialling the Tuatara® Camo and I reckon it has given me those few extra seconds needed to get the drop on them."

Roy Sloan

Fiordland, NZ​

"Those old Blue Mountain bush fallow are so smart, I think they can see you getting out of bed in the morning. This past year I have been trialling the Tuatara® Camo and I reckon it has given me those few extra seconds needed to get the drop on them."

Roy Sloan

Fiordland, NZ​

ELLA McCONNELL, **Region**

Hunting is in Ella's blood. As the fourth generation of hunters in her family it's not surprising that she's grown up with an unquenchable passion for hunting. Perfecting her stalking techniques throughout the year, Ella eagerly awaits the Roar to chase Red Stags across the country. Always one to see each hunting experience as an opportunity to learn, challenge her skills and pursue an ever-expanding hunting bucket list, she backs her Tuatara® Camo to give her the edge, and has the results to prove it.

Roy Sloan, Fiordland NZ

Having hunted Wapiti Deer in Fiordland for 30+ years, and more than 25 years chasing Whitetail in Stewart Island, Roy knows a thing or two when it comes to having gear that performs in the steepest, wettest and coldest hunting environments in New Zealand. Roy works extremely closely with our team of technical design experts, to continue our dedication towards building purpose-built hunting gear, specifically designed to perform in Fiordland's most extreme, rugged and remote environments.

Behind the camo

EXCERPTS FROM OUR TEST TEAM

Our Adventures

Read our stories

Our elite test team, our staff, and our partners all love getting outdoors and want to share with you our experiences out in the wild. With Tuatara® Camo, each of us have got closer to our targets than ever before, and we all have stories to tell. Master bow hunter, Kadin Willis has been in as close as four yards on Tahr down South, with Julian Danby and Simon Ward in the North Island achieving some fantastic results on Sika and Reds over these past several seasons. Reputable hunter and Fiordland Wapiti Foundation president, Roy Sloan, puts Tuatara® Camo through its paces across Fiordland and Southland. Check out all the latest content here.

Technical by nature

Find out about the technical design elements behind the camo patterns that allow us to hunt without detection.