Filson Outdoor Clothing

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WoodenChicken

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This Christmas my girlfriend got me a Filson Tin Cloth shirt, and I gotta say it's by far the best shirt I have ever owned. Seems to be windproof, and I would not hesitate to walk through a field of sticker bushes wearing that shirt. The weather has been frigid here in the NE, and I can wear a couple of light layers with that shirt on top and be warm.
I have had a Filson Mackinaw Cruiser (single) for 20 years or more--the same one. This year we re-applied Filson Original Oil Finish Wax, and the coat seems to have become younger.
Anybody else here use Filson clothing for the outdoors? Love their motto:
"Might As Well Have The Best".
 
Yep got a couple myself..."Have The Best!" Nice score. You'd better take good care of that girlfriend!
 
I've had Filson's Tin Pants in the past, back in my USFS days. They were awesome for busting the brush in the Alaska rainforests.

I currently use a Filson Tin Cloth Packer Hat when in the outdoors. After 5 years it actually looks better than the day I bought it.

I hope to get a Mackinaw Cruiser one of these days...but damn are they expensive!
 
I have the Filson Double Mackinaw and love it. It is my daily wear coat, and yet I wear it for all my outdoor stuff too. I love it because it can take abuse and still look nice.

The only downside is that it won't pack up nice and small if you want to lug it around. On the plus side, it will stand a whole lot more abuse than a packable coat.

Two of my hunting buddies use the Tin Cloth chaps for bird hunting. We don't hunt on farms, and we go through a lot of thick stuff. They have had them for years and love them. Wish I had a pair.

Here is a picture of me and my boy where you can see just a little bit of it.

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I've got a double Mac (wool) and think it's terrific. I've worn that for about 8 or 9 winters now (how time flies).

Just about a year or so ago I got a shelter cloth all-season rain coat. I thought it would see limited use as it's kinda lightweight and the material is thin. Boy was I wrong. I use this jacket non-stop. The wax finish makes it fairly windproof, it does great in the rain, and the thin material breathes well. I've now worn it in weather from 70 degrees down to -10 degrees (f) with underlayers. It turned out to be the most versatile jacket I own.

Filson: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

(It is expensive stuff, but still made in the USA)
 
I've got a Shelter Cloth hunting coat that is top notch goods. :thumbup:

Jeff
 
I've gone overboard on Filson stuff. The things I find myself wearing most lately are the shelter cloth and tin cloth baseball caps and a tin cloth field coat.

The tin cloth really is like a thin layer of armor. My tin cloth cap is at least 20 years old and is what I use hunting most times.
 
I'd like to go overboard on the Filson stuff, but is sure expensive. Rather, it seems expensive. I bought a flannel shirt at Walmart for $10. I expect that shirt to last about 1 year, maybe two. The Filson Antique Tin Cloth Shirt is $85, and I believe it will last a lifetime, probably getting better looking, broken-in and bad ass as time goes on.
I've got an extensive Filson wish list. You have to feel the quality to appreciate it.:thumbup:
 
If the economy keeps going this badly it would be a good time to "invest "in a few things from Filson because many of these companies will not survive the drastic downturn in consumer spending. I'd hate to be at the mercy of walmart quality in the future for my work clothes.
 
I have two Filson hats, a double mackinaw cruiser, and a waxed tin cloth field coat. The stuff is a bit expensive, but well worth it. It holds up very well. The double mackinaw cruiser, although heavy in weight, is extremely warm.
 
I was lucky enough to visit the Filson store and showroom which was downtown Seattle by the retractable baseball stadium. At the time I was broke, couldn't pay for anything but the bus ticket back to Tacoma. They were real nice folks, later when I got money I replaced all my shirts with Filson and bought up a bunch of their gear and will be getting more soon enough. For me its well worth it to get their stuff, a good investment. One thing is you can repair it in the field, as in sew it right up. Anyone who has ever ripped any techie gear knows it wont repair for shit with anything but duct tape, and that ain't a repair.

If your just doing light trail hiking techie gear is fantastic but if your building a log cabin, running chainsaws, getting in and out of old trucks, going off trail, brush busting, or just standing in the freezing rain, If they weren't using it a hundred years ago, I wouldn't recommend it today. Fine cottons, tin clothes, wool, leather, beaver fur, moose hide, about any kind of furry critter including squirrel hide, it all beats the hell out of Goretex and any of the new crap.
 
I love my Tin Cloth Chaps. I've been wearing them for years for hunting Grouse in Northern Wisconsin. Saved my legs numerous times when a bird goes down in a patch of pricker bushes, which always happens to me.
 
Has anyone had a chance to compare the wool jackets like the Mackinaw/Double Mackinaw to, say, the shelter cloth Outfitter's coat with wool liner? I don't spend a lot of time tramping through the woods (not as much as I'd like), but walking half a kilometer to the bus stop when it's -35 and the wind is blowing is pretty damn cold. I've been eyeing the Filson line for something a bit warmer and long lasting.
 
Just wanted to add that I have had good luck with Carhart in the past but its not the same as Filson. Anyone who wants a big wool coat always has the option of scrounging up some military surplus blankets and using a pattern to make one for cheep. There is also the possibility of finding a old Woolrich or Euro Mil one through any number of ways, surplus, goodwill, yard sale. I got my first tin coat at a yard sale when I was 12 or so and it must have been fifty years old then. I loved it and and promptly filled it with shotgun shells, A dead rabbit and couple squirrels.
 
My only winter coat for the last five years has been the double Macinaw cruiser. It is extremely well made, and practical. It has lots of cool pockets in it.

It is very warm in low ambient temperatures, but it does NOT do a good job of blocking hard wind like a synthetic parka would, with its air barrier shell and zipper closure. I went out to the open ballfield in my town for my daily tromp with my dog. It was 12° with a severe wind. I was not warm.

I say if it is a cold winter day with hard wind, then layer it with a windbreaker. Overall, it's a great coat.

I received a Filson catalog a year ago and was dismayed to see all of their non-coat products made overseas. Only their coats are made in the USA still.
 
yeah the coats are made in USA but the shirts are imported. Personally I don't care if this shirt is made in Constantinople--it's the best I've ever had. It is made, roughly of the same material as a canvas guide tent. A venerable portable shelter with buttons. Can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this shirt. Filson rocks \m/
 
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