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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @OtterMeanGreen Thanks for the corrections to my data, and I appreciate your interest in my Cuba trips. I was there last December and will go again in November of this year. I go down there once or twice a year with groups from my church to help local Cuban Churches with construction projects...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    So I added my bags to the public google spreadsheet. Some one else could add the 3 digit model numbers to my entries. All my bags are from 1993, and I was not sure if the model numbers have changed. Currently I am in 3rd place for the Filson G.A.S. standings. I suspect that would change if all...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    Checking in again with some Filson ephemera because we now have a Filson Historian @OtterMeanGreen. So in some of my original posts, I said that I purchased my bags in 1993 or 1994, and that the leather briefcases came from a store in NYC and shipped to me in Georgia. On Sunday while cleaning...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @johnnymiz, good eye! It is a late production 1974 so it has a F1.5 engine, 4 speed on the floor, and roll bar from the factory. I have upgraded the front brakes to disc. Yes no real rust to speak of, just “patina”. The hard top is not in great condition. I have never used it. The truck is...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    Since we brought up old trucks... My FJ40 is like a forged hammer. Dead reliable and goes anywhere slowly and deliberately. My FJ62 is almost as capable, but so much more refined. On the highway in the green one, it is earplugs and 55mph tops if you pay close attention. The FJ62 can keep up...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @OtterMeanGreen - I think I should sign in more often! I have corrected the Filson Terminology in my original post! My Dad has a daily late morning cigar when he reads, but I have never taken up the habit. I usually bring him a box back when I go. The quality of the cigars I get down there...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    Some Filson Spotting at the Havana, Cuba Airport before Christmas. I have been going to Cuba to help with church construction projects for the last 15 years. I really enjoy the people, the work is hard, and the culture is mesmerizing for the frozen in time aspect of everything. This...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    Happy New Year to everyone! It has been a while since I last chimed in, but I caught up on the posts over the holidays. I saw several where I thought I could add to the discussion. Congratulations @Stratkat on the new watch. I have had 2 Steinhart watches for about 4-5 years, and as a value...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @mgrennier I have a spork. I think the Snow Peak “patinates” quite nicely. For a well researched review of 12 sporks, look here. https://expeditionportal.com/expo-tested-who-makes-the-best-spork/ They have a test protocol to compare Volume, Stab-ability, Strength, Length, Weight, and other...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @TinMan3 I am glad that you like the Snow Peak Spork! It is a funny, little thing that I enjoy. Titanium for $9.95, much lower than the proposed Filson Branded Spork. And to add my opinion to the 270 Garment Bag, I have a Talon era bag that I have not used in ages. It is very heavy; I never...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    Some misc replies to comments. @mgrennier, If I still traveled, I would definitely have held out for a #257. Honestly the only time that I want that extra little space for a jacket or fleece is while traveling. I too enjoy nice pens, and swap them around depending on my mood. However, and...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    Thank-you everyone for the kind support of the several long posts with pictures. I am glad that they were well received. In reference to the "bag in a bag" discussion, I have used a few different sized leather folio sleeves for segregating odds and ends from the general space of the briefcase...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    The "Chicago Screw" mod that I am referring to is pictured in post #9306 by @Samgoody. He used a fixed brad, and @speedy611 in post #9312 wisely suggested a "Chicago Screw" in place of the brad. @Texan also has post #11447 that has very good pictures of this mod. Very early in this thread there...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @speedy611, an overlapping Venn diagram of the toys in all our closets, humidors, bar carts, and garages would present an interesting visual. The spork comes in very handy, and my wife just gave me a stainless steel straw to use. I am trying to be conscious of single use items that I consume...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @Davey13 - I have only used the Neatsfoot oil about once a year on the bags with regular use. The bags in minimal rotation may only get it every 3-4 years. It does darken the leather when applied, but it does seem to lighten over the course of time as the leather dries out again. So I don't...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    One final thought in regard to the maintenance and conditioning of the leather. The only products that I have used on my bags over the 24 years are Saddle Soap and Neatsfoot Oil. My thinking years ago before the internet was that the bags are trimmed with bridle leather. I had always used Saddle...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    On the inside of the bag, ( @Davey13 ) I too used a seam ripper to modify one of the interior flat pockets on the inside divider. I daily carry a Rite in the Rain #371FX notebook that is about 5" x 7" in size. It fits very well in one of the existing interior flat pockets. My IPhone 8 did not...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    The internet is a funny place. As I was reading over the last week or so of posts, I was again struck by how many of our interests are the same. Also, many of the posts covered topics that I have been meaning to chime in on. So while I am not as prolific as @OtterMeanGreen , not as thoughtful...
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    For what it is worth - I have 2 Talon Tan Dopp Kits. I used them extensively when checked luggage and airports were much easier to deal with. They are wonderfully made, very heavy, and way too big for one bag carry on travel. Now my toiletries go in a featherweight, sil nylon bag.
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    Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

    @speedy611 and @mgrennier I am glad that you appreciated the little Landcruiser / Land Rover poke. My old truck could have easily been a Series Land Rover if I had found one reasonably close in the condition I wanted. My Landcruiser is mechanically and electrically perfect; cosmetically it...

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