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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ FILSON |
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Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:13 pm
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Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Laguna Niguel, CA
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Well I hope you guys are happy! I just dropped some cash on a pair of tin pants as a result of all this Filson talk.
It seems like we are constantly being faced with a "last best chance" to aquire some quality durable goods these days.
Thanks for pushing me over the edge guys.....it was long over due.
Happy Hunting,
Fernando |
_________________ Remington M11
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Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:17 am
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Location: Illinois
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This is only the begining |
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Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:32 pm
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Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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Location: mpls mn
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You wont regret it nor will your grand childeren |
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Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:01 pm
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Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Posts: 182
Location: southwest desert
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ROBP is correct, they will last forever. I just wish my darling wife wouldn't wash them in hot water. It sure makes them shrink-up. I have a heck of time getting into them on these days. Good luck. |
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:57 am
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Joined: 14 Nov 2005
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Location: Madison, NH
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Their gear is truly addictive,
It started for me with a simple strap vest, that led to tin chaps, waxed hats, s'spenders and as of late I have been eyeing up a set of tin bibs......
an addiction I say! |
_________________ There's nuthin like a steel grey sky on a november day, a good dog, and birds on the rise.
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:46 am
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Posts: 1376
Location: Northern Illinois
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Try there shirts, I know the prices seem ridiculous, but they wear like iron and I love the fact they are 100% cotton and breathe. I have three different shirt models and love them all. If you are tall, the fact that most come in tall with 1 1/2" longer sleeves and tails is nice. If you hunt in warm weather you can't beat the featherweight with a capilene t'shirt underneath. |
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:47 am
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Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Posts: 161
Location: New Mexico
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My only problem with FILSON is that more and more of their stuff is imported, patricularly that poofter Lodge Collection. I have a real dislike for dropping $100+ on a shirt made in Sri Lanka. Some great items like the safari pants, the moleskin shirts are all imported now.
I'll still get their stuff, but I draw the line at the imported products. |
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:47 pm
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
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Location: Northern Illinois
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I have not purchased anything from Filson in a few years and all my shirts were U.S. made. If they still use the same material, double stitched seams and attention to detail I am not sure I would care who stitched it up. Granted I would like to see the employment here in the states, but I think those times are gone, and unfortunately, not returning. |
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:52 pm
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Joined: 06 Apr 2007
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Location: The Great Northwet
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I hate to say it, but I agree with Chicago. It's a new world, and I don't see globalization ending anytime soon. Maybe the question to ask is how can we use displaced manufacturing capacity and/or workers to our advantage?
Within every obstacle lies an opportunity. |
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:22 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
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Location: Kansas High Plains
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I can't wear that tin stuff; makes me sweat and I'm wringing wet in minutes. I can't even wear the waxed canvas Filson cap I have. Glad it wears forever, but give me something that breathes! |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:55 am
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Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 51
Location: Laguna Niguel, CA
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Ya, guys. I started out with a strap vest about 6-7 years ago and have been putting off on the lined Mackinaw cap and tin pants.
Went on a late season quail/chukar hunt in the Owens Valley late last Jan. and froze my ears off (hunted up as high as 9,000ft in howling wind)! All I could think about was why I hadn't pulled the trigger on the Filson hats.....I have two inbound for this season.
The tin pants just need to be in possesion. No reason to wait for these things to vanish from the market place. I don't know how often I'll use them but I think they'll turn out to be alot like 4wd....Worth every penny the first time you need 'em.
Lot's of rough country with prickly stuff out here so I'm sure I'll have 'em on quite abit. Ordered a pair of single tin's and a pair of double tin for hte real rough stuff.
Best,
Fernando |
_________________ Remington M11
Lefever Nitro Special
Browning BPS
High Standard Flight King 12ga
F. Sarriugarte sxs Magnum 10 |
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:39 am
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Joined: 18 Aug 2007
Posts: 211
Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico
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Well crap. Looks like I'd better check the local Filson outlets for a pair of tin pants at the very least. |
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:43 pm
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fin2feather wrote: |
I can't wear that tin stuff; makes me sweat and I'm wringing wet in minutes. I can't even wear the waxed canvas Filson cap I have. Glad it wears forever, but give me something that breathes!
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Ditto. |
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:12 am
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Joined: 12 Oct 2007
Posts: 14
Location: Northern Ohio
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In my opinion, the Filson waxed clothing is most uncomfortable. I have a pair of tin pants I bought 20 years ago and never wear them. Not to mention they shrink alot just hanging in the closet.
Bill |
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:49 am
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Joined: 23 Jul 2007
Posts: 59
Location: ILLINOIS
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After a couple of seasons with the strap vest/hats/Deer skin gloves
I finally gave-in and got myself their
Outfitter bag with the zip bottom compartment.
Best bag I've ever bought.
Rows for your shell boxes in the bottom section.
A side compartment for the E-collar and remote.
I've never had so many perfect matches for needs and thought-out pockets and compartments.
Filson is an A+. |
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