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Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:39 pm
Posted by Clyde Tipton
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:39 pm
I'm just wanting to brag...

I went quail hunting this past weekend and got to try on a couple of different models/sizes some of the other guys had, and couldn't stand it. I sniped this off of eBay with tags for less than half of the cost new.

Actual photos of the jacket I bought.

Double layered shoulders, back and arms.



Game bag on back.






This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 2:41 pm
Posted by Homey the Clown
Member since Feb 2009
6067 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:41 pm to
Why did you buy something if you couldnt stand it when you tried it on?
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28610 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:50 pm to
I have a pair of the double tin chaps. Those things seem to be bullet proof.

ETA: you will be amazed at how warm that jacket is as well.

I have a McAllister waxed cotton coat and it's very warm.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40799 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

Why did you buy something if you couldnt stand it when you tried it on?




I couldn't stand not having one of my own.

Posted by KemoSabe65
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Member since Mar 2018
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Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:55 pm to
Pro Tip, heat the jacket with a hair dryer before waxing and it will stink once waxed. My DT chaps lasted 20 years and stunk for 19 yrs.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40799 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

I have a pair of the double tin chaps. Those things seem to be bullet proof.


I had some chaps, but out grew and sold them. I'd need a set of longs now as the old ones were high waters after college. My dad bought them and a vest for me when I was younger. The vest is legit for dove hunting and skeet shooting. The problem is quail hunting is colder and it's a tight fit getting in on over insulated carhartt bibs and a jacket.

This is the vest I have...

Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5868 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:57 pm to
Filson's quality isn't what it used to be.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40799 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 2:59 pm to
quote:

Pro Tip, heat the jacket with a hair dryer before waxing and it will stink once waxed.


What does that mean? I watched a video about how to wax the tin cloth and he used a hair dryer. I've never done my vest, but plan to since the jacket comes with a can of it.
Posted by White Bear
probably
Member since Jul 2014
17559 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:03 pm to
quote:

ETA: you will be amazed at how warm that jacket is as well.
Mine will freeze your nuts off and is stiff as a wedding dick when cold.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40799 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

Filson's quality isn't what it used to be.



Thanks for poo pooing on me.

I'll use this response to post some pics from our hunt...







Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46352 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:13 pm to
I have a number of Filson items, both hunting and casual clothing. All work as intended.
Posted by Boat Motor Bandit
Member since Jun 2016
1891 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:13 pm to
Honestly not a fan of waxed hunting gear in general. Do have a couple of obviously older Abercrombie waxed hunting jackets that I still squirrel and rabbit hunt with. But waxed gear doesn't breath well enough for me to use.
Posted by anewguy
BR
Member since Mar 2017
1239 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:14 pm to
Where in Texas were you?

ETA- I have had a barbour jacket for years that I love. Great for rain and wind, but on its own it is not that warm.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 3:15 pm
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40799 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:15 pm to
quote:

Where in Texas were you?


About 20 minutes from Wichita Falls near a small community called Holiday, TX.
Posted by anewguy
BR
Member since Mar 2017
1239 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:20 pm to
Okay was curious. Had a good friend from Shreveport out at his lease in texas recently and was wondering if I could finally figure out who you were.
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5868 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:20 pm to
quote:

Thanks for poo pooing on me.


I'm sorry. Not what I intended honestly.

I'm just bitter because I've had two issues with Filson in the past two years and they haven't fixed either of them. I have a Filson briefcase/bag that I use almost every day for work and I love it, but two of the buttons came off by no fault of my own. I sent it in for replacement because one was the button for the main flap that holds pads/laptop/etc. in, and they sent it back with two buttons that were silver when all the other buttons were bronze. Long and the short is that after like 5 calls back and forth, the QC warranty guy told me I could send it back in for replacement but I'd have to pay like $80 for the right buttons.

I would be stoked at getting the jacket at half of cost new regardless.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28610 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:20 pm to
quote:

Mine will freeze your nuts off and is stiff as a wedding dick when cold.



I had a hunt a very long time ago (maybe 1997 or 98) not long after I bought my coat. I have the liner for it at well.

There was a huge cold from that came through and temps dropped from the 60 to the mid teens over night.
I layered up pretty well under the liner and the coat.
the water wasn't frozen but if it splashed on you, it would freeze.
On the way back to the trucks, my coat had about an inch of ice on the front of the coat. Never once got chilled.

Didn't hurt that the ducked poured into our holes like they were in a funnel.

Oh, yeah. This is pretty close to the time that mojo duck decoys came out and it was my 1st hunt with mine. 1st time any of my group had ever seen one.

that thing was awesome. I remember one hen landing (while we were waiting for more to drop) and swimming around the pole looking up at the decoy wondering what the hell was going on. She was so pre-occupied that she never noticed me standing under some buck brush 15 feet away.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46352 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:21 pm to
Sierra Trading Post gets Filson stuff from time to time.
Posted by White Bear
probably
Member since Jul 2014
17559 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:37 pm to
quote:

I have the liner for it at well.
Ah - I have no liner. But, I love my coat.
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
6956 posts
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:38 pm to
The wax has a funky smell, almost rancid cooking oil smell. My filson cap just has a funk about it and i bave twice a day.
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