Filson pants

[chad3]

Just a quick post.
Wore the filson double tin pants out today. I've had these for a few years now and always forget how sweet these things are during the wet weather having to do any work in the woods. If you guys have a few bucks to spend (sure they are over 100 but...) these things rock. If you can wear the out, they will fix them. Not fancy, won't help you get the job done quicker, but great pants for the day to day for the next few months.
Hope others here have worn these and can post up a few good stories. Filson is right up there with what we do, no nonsense get the job done wear.
Chad

 

[smokinj]

Just a quick post.
Wore the filson double tin pants out today. I've had these for a few years now and always forget how sweet these things are during the wet weather having to do any work in the woods. If you guys have a few bucks to spend (sure they are over 100 but...) these things rock. If you can wear the out, they will fix them. Not fancy, won't help you get the job done quicker, but great pants for the day to day for the next few months.
Hope others here have worn these and can post up a few good stories. Filson is right up there with what we do, no nonsense get the job done wear.
Chad

carhart doulbe knee will have to work for me! those things(filson tin) 135.00 wow!

 

[johnsopi]

A pair of pants for 135$. They better do my walking for me.

 

[chad3]

Well if you use them in the rain for plenty of outdoors activities they are worth it. Carhartts are fine during the dry weather, but not in the rain.
One pair of pants:
Use 20 days per year= 6.75
6.75/5 years= 1.35 per use

This is a very minimal usage. I well exceed those numbers, but you get the idea. Just saying, for what they are meant for, great gear.

 

[smokinj]

Well if you use them in the rain for plenty of outdoors activities they are worth it. Carhartts are fine during the dry weather, but not in the rain.
One pair of pants:
Use 20 days per year= 6.75
6.75/5 years= 1.35 per use

This is a very minimal usage. I well exceed those numbers, but you get the idea. Just saying, for what they are meant for, great gear.

I knew there was a way to justify it but still stuck on the WoW! 135.00 bucks,gortext isnt that much

 

[GrantC]

I knew there was a way to justify it but still stuck on the WoW! 135.00 bucks,gortext isnt that much

That's because Filson Tin Cloth is heads and tails over any synthetic material. Yep, it's expensive, but you only have to buy it once.

-=[ Grant ]=-

 

[smokinj]

I knew it had to be good Stuff!

 

[chad3]

Wore them again today, for a different reason. Seeing if the woodcock were coming in yet. Busting through green briars, not getting pricked and pushing through. Ticks are still alive and well (too bad, I hate those suckers) picking about 10 off of me, and 2x off the dog. I know that they seem a bit expensive, but try and destroy them and let me know how you do. If anyone wants to wear them for 2 years and either hates them or beats them up past use. Let me know, I'll pay you the price.
Chad

 

[fattyfat1]

A pair of pants for 135$. They better do my walking for me.

I have a pair. they won't walk for you, but they are so stiff the will stand up by themselves! :lol:

 

[chad3]

In SW Washington, you might as well be getting these for free You are right at the store (went there a few years ago). This stuff is made for you guys. It will get softer with age, just make sure as soon as you start to notice that you are getting water in, rewax. The stove is great for sitting both the wax and pants next to and reapplying from there.
Hope that this is taking on a bit of a positive swing. I've used these for lots of outdoor "work" and the only thing I have had a bad experience with was a hat that the threads came out of the backstrap. They didn't make the hat anymore so they couldn't help me with a new one. I guess it was alright.
Beat the crap out of it and see what you think.
Chad

 

[Drifthopper]

I have a pair , second pair. first pair last me 10 yrs. wore 'em pretty good....i'd still be wearing 'em if that battery acid didn't get splashed on them...and that was about 5 yrs ago, my knees and inseam finally went, but for hard work, wet or dry conditions, hunting, weed wackin', atv'in....great pants.
the second pair i got off the Net for $105 with free shipping, the first pair was $75.

 

[downeast]

Now it's the Filson Pants thing. OK.
If you don't mind NOT washing your work gear, get Filson. After you work them ( this is not Madison Ave fashion runway ), awhile, if you don't mind the smell; don't mind your partner telling you : "keep the G.D. pants out of the house stupid ! "; want a pair of pant to attract racconns and skunks ( yes, really ); and love anything that reeks of Brit weirdness, then get the Filsons. They are NOT to be washed......ever.
I can get 3 ( count 'em, three ) pairs of double front Carhartts for the $$$$ of one pair of Filson Extra Strong Tin Cloth Supers. Plus they take the hair off your legs......and who wants that ? Stiff you say ??

 

[firefighterjake]

Guess I've been going about this whole cutting/splitting thing all wrong . . . all I'm wearing in the woods is the cheap jeans I bought at Walmart (well that and a shirt, boots, underwear, etc.)

 

[wingarcher]

The pants are fun, but the rest of their catalog is worth browsing too:

The outfitter coat (in tin or shelter cloth) plus the heavy-weight wool long sleeve liner is absolutely the warmest coat I've ever had.

The heaviest weight wool sweaters (Guide sweater) are incredible (I've got both colors) in heft and warmth.

The weekender coat is a a good choice if you don't like the waxed cloth- it's just wool, and something you can wear to someone's house without looking like you just came from a barn. The mackinaw wool is the better choice.

Order up!

Nat

 

[chad3]

I agree most of the stuff is pretty nice, but I can understand that some of it is overpriced (I would love to get some of the wool products wing, but the cost is too much for what I would use it for). The waxed clothing is outstanding for most work in an outside environment. I beat on them in the woods during cutting in wet weather, hunt with them when the dew is still coating the brush, etc. I've no complaints with their stuff.
As a side (TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS IN MY OPINION), I would love to get a set of their tin pants in non oil that they sell (just think glorified Khakis) but they are 115
I don't have that much extra floating around.
Chad

 

[GrantC]

I can get 3 ( count 'em, three ) pairs of double front Carhartts for the $$$$ of one pair of Filson Extra Strong Tin Cloth Supers.

Yes, you can. And a person can get three Poulan Wild Things for the price of one of your Stihls. After all, they do the same thing, right? ;-P

-=[ Grant ]=-

 

[downeast]

I can get 3 ( count 'em, three ) pairs of double front Carhartts for the $$$$ of one pair of Filson Extra Strong Tin Cloth Supers.

Yes, you can. And a person can get three Poulan Wild Things for the price of one of your Stihl. After all, they do the same thing, right? ;-P -=[ Grant ]=-

NO NO Is " PULL ON" the name of someone in France that crafts chainsaws ?
The analogy is unfortunately mis-aligned and reversed: it is our Stihls that last and do the job year after year ( also: Husky, Dolmar, Jonsered , your choice for professional grade). It is those Carhartts that do the job in partnership with hairy legs and Stihl to get the job done. No need for over-priced fashionista stuff. Hey, what's with the moisture meters, and laser-shooting thermometers ? C'mon start ( !! ) getting the job done without the PC paraphernalia, and pretty looks. Unless of course...............

 

[flyingcow]

Guess I've been going about this whole cutting/splitting thing all wrong . . . all I'm wearing in the woods is the cheap jeans I bought at Walmart (well that and a shirt, boots, underwear, etc.)

Jeans!!??as a safety officer you know better than that. Chaps are alot less expensive than an artificial leg. :roll: Get yourself a set of chaps and use your FF helmet. Or use your sled helmet? :coolsmile:

 

[firefighterjake]

Guess I've been going about this whole cutting/splitting thing all wrong . . . all I'm wearing in the woods is the cheap jeans I bought at Walmart (well that and a shirt, boots, underwear, etc.)

Jeans!!??as a safety officer you know better than that. Chaps are alot less expensive than an artificial leg. :roll: Get yourself a set of chaps and use your FF helmet. Or use your sled helmet? :coolsmile:

I like living on the edge . . . of course they call me Stumpy now.


Actually the chaps I own are designed to go over jeans . . . or Carharts . . . or pants made out of tin foil.


As far as wearing my firefighter helmet or snowmobile helmet in the woods . . . now that would make me look like some kid that just walked off the short bus.

 

[chad3]

Don't know if some of you are missing the point. I have plenty of double tins and wild ass pants and I'll wear them on a regular basis, but for wet weather they SUCK. This is what I'm talking about. For this time of year when it is raining/wet and you need to be out, these are great pants. If anyone wants to wear the Carhartts during a rain and tell me they are happy, great buy the three pairs. I hate being wet/cold so I'll look for something else. This is it.
Chad

 

[johnsopi]

If I did not have to cut in the rain I would not. I would wait till it stopped raining.

 

[downeast]

Don't know if some of you are missing the point. I have plenty of double tins and wild ass pants and I'll wear them on a regular basis, but for wet weather they SUCK. This is what I'm talking about. For this time of year when it is raining/wet and you need to be out, these are great pants. If anyone wants to wear the Carhartts during a rain and tell me they are happy, great buy the three pairs. I hate being wet/cold so I'll look for something else. This is it.
Chad

I am happy.
We cut in rain only when necessary, as in :" I'm cutting, it just started to rain, I'm working too fast to get my Carhartts wet. We'll cut between the raindrops"
Or, "It's starting to snow, the Carhartts and chaps will protect hairy legs."
Actually Chad in CT: when you're working a harvest in any weather ( and harvesting is normally done in winter in Maine ), you're working too hard to get cold or wet. Heavy rains or heavy snow: no. That's part of the little grey matter PPE. ;-P