Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

[TinMan3]

Hey @TinMan3 great post.

Agreed wholeheartedly.

This has become a great way to disconnect from our digital loves (although the digital world has brought this group together, so there’s that).

I formally propose that we arrange an in person, whiskey sipping, Filson wearing get-together this summer assuming COVID is behind us.

It’s been needing to happen for a long time. I am 100% in! I know there are some other midwesterners in the group but I’d say NYC might get the most possible attendees. Let’s do it!

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

It’s been needing to happen for a long time. I am 100% in! I know there are some other midwesterners in the group but I’d say NYC might get the most possible attendees. Let’s do it!

My vote is for Naperville. This way @GzStudio can attend. Sure it’s a plane ride for me but Cago in the summer is epic, and we already have a couple locals that know the lay of the land

 

[GzStudio]

My vote is for Naperville. This way @GzStudio can attend. Sure it’s a plane ride for me but Cago in the summer is epic, and we already have a couple locals that know the lay of the land

Depending on when, I have no problem traveling. I have not been to the Naperville store (which is odd) but I believe it is relatively small....Need to coordinate at the main store and get a tour with the FRD folks....

 

[TinMan3]

Depending on when, I have no problem traveling. I have not been to the Naperville store (which is odd) but I believe it is relatively small....Need to coordinate at the main store and get a tour with the FRD folks....

100% this. Either Seattle or NYC for the big store. Traveling could present some challenges for me this summer but I might be able to pull it off.

The Naperville store is great but is very small and nothing special about it other than great workers and of course that it’s Filson. @GzStudio it is very odd that you haven’t been there! I’ve been quite a few times since it’s out toward my in-laws but they’re really great.

If we had enough people, they may do one of those build it yourself FRD workshops for us! That’s would be epic!

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

100% this. Either Seattle or NYC for the big store. Traveling could present some challenges for me this summer but I might be able to pull it off.

The Naperville store is great but is very small and nothing special about it other than great workers and of course that it’s Filson. @GzStudio it is very odd that you haven’t been there! I’ve been quite a few times since it’s out toward my in-laws but they’re really great.

If we had enough people, they may do one of those build it yourself FRD workshops for us! That’s would be epic!

Don’t get me wrong, the NY flagship store is very impressive, but i was more impressed with the smaller niche store on Great Jones. If it’s a vote between the two (NYC or Seattle), my vote is Seattle. Never been to that store before and I love Seattle. Too bad I wasn’t into Filson when I was there back in 2011, coincidentally the same year I was in Chicago.

Look at me saying I’d rather travel 3000 miles while the other option is right in my backyard.

 

[Leander walker]

I've been to New York,DC,Naperville and Boston stores and New York by far best of group. Really great people working there,great selection,large enough,not to mention the great 163 year old barn that is part of the stores store is in a really nice Manhattan neighborhood that features some incredible architecture in neighboring buildings

 

[TinMan3]

Generally,a move to overseas production is commensurate with a decline in quality. The retail landscape is littered with companies who formerly produced their products in the US and have either gone out of business or sullied their status with consumers. Some,like Ghurka leather goods,learned their lesson and stopped making g their goods in China. Generally,if a company is committed to manufacturing in the USA,they are going to keep the quality. Of course there is nothing to keep them from lowering it,except the diligent consumer. You can feel the weight and thickness of wool on a shirt made now and one made ten years ago. Difference?

The thickness of wool and the construction of their core products has not changed. The wool is still the best of the best coming from Pendleton. The bags are still high quality, though the twill is not as “stiff” and the leather in some cases is not as supple as in the past. I am yet to really see a failure on a bag due to this.

I will say this. If you look at the stitching on a mackinaw cruiser vs on the imported Jac shirt, there is a significant difference. I may try to post about this specifically some time but I tend to agree that if they are committed to keeping the manufacturing in Seattle, they are going to keep the material quality pretty high as well. The labor is the most expensive part, so skimping on materials doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

 

[linablair]

Not sure if any of you are in the market, but I'm seeing that Nordstrom made a mistake and listed the 260 tote (in the three new/limited colors) for $55.

I don't need it, but the hemlock green with the light leather is awfully pretty...

 

[IVIozartsGhost]

Not sure if any of you are in the market, but I'm seeing that Nordstrom made a mistake and listed the 260 tote (in the three new/limited colors) for $55.

I don't need it, but the hemlock green with the light leather is awfully pretty...

Nice find! I ordered the chessie tan and hemlock green one. I like those totes for grocery shopping, so for that price they are a darn good deal.

 

[GzStudio]

I placed an order, let's see if it gets fulfilled....

 

[thewinedown]

Not sure if any of you are in the market, but I'm seeing that Nordstrom made a mistake and listed the 260 tote (in the three new/limited colors) for $55.

Couldn’t have ordered the chessie tan fast enough. Thank you!
I don't need it, but the hemlock green with the light leather is awfully pretty...

 

[thewinedown]

I placed an order, let's see if it gets fulfilled....

Something tells me you bought more than one...

 

[GzStudio]

Something tells me you bought more than one...

I can neither confirm nor deny.

 

[FilsonDude]

I placed an order, let's see if it gets fulfilled....

Save some for the rest of us! ?

 

[GzStudio]

Mine was very, very small relative what I would have done in previous years.