Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

[A JEDI IM]

Nice work, A JEDI IM - Right before the craziness happened, I bought myself a medium field bag - bought it locally on FB marketplace. Thought it might be a replacement for my 256 (it was a good deal - too good to pass up). Since that day about 6 months ago, it has been leaning against my home office desk. Unused, uncarried, unloved.

Mocking me.

Well that is certainly a sad state of affairs!

I too have a Medium Field Bag that I had to pick up just after WFH started. It has a very slight musty scent to it so at least I've carried that one out to the patio and the wood pile so that it could air out a bit. The scent isn't really a problem on that one. It's very mild. I plan on one day soon posting up a picture of it. Perhaps for this Filson Friday.

Speaking of scents. I have a baseball cap that I really like. It's canvas and not Filson. I pulled it out of my closet a couple of months ago and it reeks! Must, must, must. So I'm going to experiment with that one a bit. So, thank you mgrennier for your list even though it sounds like none of that is likely to fix it. I really like the hat. It's a very nice momento from an Alaska trip. It's hardly been worn too, dang it.

 

[audog]

I remember many pics of your 24 hour prior to lockdown. Didn’t you get a navy during the sale?

Yes I did get the Navy, and it is perfect.

 

[seven20]

Yes I did get the Navy, and it is perfect.

I ordered one for my son. Agree, it’s a very nice looking bag. The tin cloth navy is really awesome

 

[audog]

I ordered one for my son. Agree, it’s a very nice looking bag. The tin cloth navy is really awesome

I actually like the Navy a bit more than my older tan one, just like the color more.

 

[Fueco]

This is the perfect cooler for a day in Rocky Mountain National Park with my sons.

 

[NamelessStream]

How long does silica last though? I'll research later. Thanks for forcing my hand to do so.

That's a good question. As fat as I know, silicon dioxide doesn't degrade, so the effectiveness of a bead pack or gel pack is only limited to how much water it can absorb. There should be guidelines on the Internet for how big a container of air can be kept dry by a pack of a given size.

 

[NamelessStream]

I'll document whatever I do so that it is memorialized here. In the meantime, I'll keep gathering advice.

If you get a solution that works, you should let Filson know. There ought to be an article in the how-to section of Filson Journal.

 

[NamelessStream]

And we have a winner!! By far a winner! Bravo, Speedy. Bravo! I was literally giggling as I read that. Thank you for the chuckle. It really made my day.

I hereby initiate all of us into the Brotherhood of the Travelling Bags.

 

[NamelessStream]

I actually like the Navy a bit more than my older tan one, just like the color more.

I missed Firlon's brief flirtation with navy, but last year I managed to pick up this as a substitute. It's a British Bag Company Navigator briefcase in navy waxed canvas.

 

[A JEDI IM]

I hereby initiate all of us into the Brotherhood of the Travelling Bags.

Nah. We already have something more stylish. @OtterMeanGreen what have you dubbed us? Filsonites? Wasn't it you that coined that term? Now, @NamelessStream, if you can incorporate a secret handshake, we might be able to work something out to combine the two.

However, on a serious note, there are plenty of women carrying these bags and I know several are contributors to this thread. So, we should drop the brotherhood part of it.

Maybe we are COST (Consortium of Stylistic Travelers). The abbreviation surely fits. Oh, wait. We aren't traveling much at the moment. Well, Filsonites it is then.

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

Nah. We already have something more stylish. @OtterMeanGreen what have you dubbed us? Filsonites? Wasn't it you that coined that term?

You guys have been busy in my absence. It was actually “Filsonado” as in aficionado. Filsonites works also.

You just reminded me of this scene:

 

[seven20]

For those mornings when you have to work while at tennis lessons for the kid

 

[A JEDI IM]

You guys have been busy in my absence. It was actually “Filsonado” as in aficionado. Filsonites works also.

Filsonados has more panache, IMHO.

 

[NamelessStream]

Filsonados has more panache, IMHO.

It absolutely does.

 

[NamelessStream]

Would any Filsonados happen to have the dimensions of the discontinued 70149, Vachetta mini-dopp bag? Pic attached