Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

[Canuckle]

Where is @OtterMeanGreen ??

 

[GzStudio]

I'm sure he will be back....

 

[speedy611]

I'm sure he will be back....

I am in contact with him. He’s mostly ok and I think will be in touch when the time is right for him.

 

[GzStudio]

same here.

 

[mgrennier]

same here.

I've also touched base with him. He'll be back one day.

 

[Soletrane]

I hope he’s okay. I thought he was just busy with work.

OMG pretty much single-handedly turned this into regular watering hole for many of us - just by taking the time to generously respond to every single post for months.

 

[CaryGooper]

A red plaid Mackinaw blanket and the last four bandanas. Any additional bandanas that are released. I like the bandanas.

 

[Canuckle]

I am in contact with him. He’s mostly ok and I think will be in touch when the time is right for him.

Thank you.

 

[DuckMan_11]

I’m thinking a suit cover is on the list this year and maybe a 24hr briefcase.

 

[TinMan3]

We spent the weekend up in Minnesota with my older brother and let me just say, dang that place is gorgeous in the fall. It was also the perfect opportunity to get my Filson gear a solid workout, and maybe add a thing or two to my collection! Here are a few pics of the trip. Some Filson, others not, but fall and Filson just go together so well. By the way @speedy611 you will not believe my Red Wing Factory sale haul this year

 

[speedy611]

We spent the weekend up in Minnesota with my older brother and let me just say, dang that place is gorgeous in the fall. It was also the perfect opportunity to get my Filson gear a solid workout, and maybe add a thing or two to my collection! Here are a few pics of the trip. Some Filson, others not, but fall and Filson just go together so well. By the way @speedy611 you will not believe my Red Wing Factory sale haul this year

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Great pics. That Jac shirt really suits you and I see the new vest lurking beneath.

So, spill! What did you get at RW? Engineers?

 

[mak1277]

A red plaid Mackinaw blanket and the last four bandanas. Any additional bandanas that are released. I like the bandanas.

It's funny...the bandanas are the reason I hesitate to buy anything from Filson. If they're selling bandanas for 10x what they're worth, is everything they sell marked up similarly? I've heard so many people talk about how good Filson stuff is, but I have a hard time getting past this.

 

[speedy611]

It's funny...the bandanas are the reason I hesitate to buy anything from Filson. If they're selling bandanas for 10x what they're worth, is everything they sell marked up similarly? I've heard so many people talk about how good Filson stuff is, but I have a hard time getting past this.

Cost vs value. Some Filson stuff is good value because it’s high quality, well made and long lasting. Twill bags, wool vests, tin cloth garments.

Some Filson stuff is mostly the same as elsewhere, and serves to help brand awareness while bolstering profit margin. T shirts and bandanas are examples. They aren’t bad, and they aren’t low quality, but their cost isn’t well proportioned to their value.

So buy the classic stuff, perhaps on sale or with the 10% coupon. Use it hard and it’s likely you’ll see the value.

 

[bucky0486]

It's funny...the bandanas are the reason I hesitate to buy anything from Filson. If they're selling bandanas for 10x what they're worth, is everything they sell marked up similarly? I've heard so many people talk about how good Filson stuff is, but I have a hard time getting past this.

I agree with everything that @speedy611 said. But to add to that, I'd say that what something is worth is very much in the eye of the buyer. For you (and certainly me and I think most on this forum), $35 for a cotton bandana is not good value for money. But I think Filson is cashing in on their brand from those that would prefer to pay extra for an item for the Filson brand even if it's otherwise equivalent to a traditional product.

But to answer your question more directly, I do not think that all of their products have a brand mark up. Their wool and twill products (among others) are top notch and are priced based on their usefulness, ruggedness, style, and all the other reasons why Filson's brand is so valuable; not just the name.

Like Speedy mentioned, most of the products that Filson built its reputation on (e.g., the classics) are some of the best you can buy. I think most of us look for deals or bargains to help the affordability aspect, but still purchase directly from Filson from time to time.

 

[mgrennier]

Cost vs value. Some Filson stuff is good value because it’s high quality, well made and long lasting. Twill bags, wool vests, tin cloth garments.

Some Filson stuff is mostly the same as elsewhere, and serves to help brand awareness while bolstering profit margin. T shirts and bandanas are examples. They aren’t bad, and they aren’t low quality, but their cost isn’t well proportioned to their value.

So buy the classic stuff, perhaps on sale or with the 10% coupon. Use it hard and it’s likely you’ll see the value.

Agreed. The classics are just that - for the clothing: Anything made of Mackinaw wool, along with the Alaskan guide shirts, the moleskin shirts, and most of the vests they sell are of utmost quality (of the clothes).

I even paid $4 dollars for a Filson carpenters pencil when I was in Seattle. Overpriced? Yep. But I wanted it.