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 pcg |
Filson waders--comments? |
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Posts: 1650 08/02/2008 17:04 |
Filson sells a 5-layer chest-high wader. Does anyone have experience with this wader? A friend is interested because they're advertised as suitable for use
in saltwater.
Comments appreciated. Thanks! Pat
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 Berry Point |
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Posts: 325 08/07/2008 13:17 |
I posted a similar question in early June and didn't get any bites. Then I happened to pass through Seattle in late June
and went to the Filson Flagship store to have a look. All-round, pretty impressive. I can't comment on how they might hold up in the salt and I'm
not prepared yet to provide a ringing endorsement--that would require a couple of seasons of hard use to determine how they hold up.
But I bough a pair because:
- I've never been disappointed with a Filson product before.
- They are seriously heavy duty and have a lot of attractive features. Strongly reinforced from the knees down and in the
seat, very convenient shoulder strap arrangement for wear as chest highs or around the waist, nice integral gravel guards with boot lace hooks, etc.
Leather trim is nice, and the plaid wool-lined hand warmer pocket are a plus for the colder days. They also come with a draw string mesh sack that allows
you to pack 'em small after fishing but still leave them exposed to air for drying.
- They are competitively priced for high-end waders (less than both Cloudveil and Simms Guides)
Two additional comments. They are a bit heavy, likely due to the leather trim on the shoulder harness and the wool-lined
pocket. I don't think they would be that comfortable on a hot summer day. But they come in a very large size assortment--Ex small through xx large in
regular, short and tall--something for everybody.
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mac7x |
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Posts: 845 08/08/2008 00:15 |
For waders in general, if my limited experience in the sand at Olde Cape Cod is any indication, boot foot waders are preferable. The sand gets absolutely
everywhere, and sand, as you are doubtless aware, is pretty abrasive.
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Posts: 347 08/08/2008 11:18 |
I second that recommendation for boot foot waders in saltwater, because of the abrasive sand. Stocking foot waders are fine for calm water, but in surf, the
swirling sand gets into my boots, regardless of my gaiters. The bootfoot type are so much easier to wash down afterwards, too.
Fine flyrods can be made from different materials, but bamboo is the Benchmark against which all the rest are compared......
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joaniebo |
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Posts: 1526 08/08/2008 11:51 |
On the subject of Filson products, I recently received two shirts and two pair of slacks from the Filson web site, purchased at VERY GOOD prices ..... if
interested, once on the Filson site, look at the "Web Specials."
Cheers and Safe Fishing Bob |
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Posts: 1660 08/08/2008 12:46 |
Thanks for all the comments!
Pat |
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Posts: 1764 08/08/2008 17:12 |
Agree with all the above , but would add - Filson, like most other manufacturers, has been having more products made overseas. Not their traditional wool
stuff, tin cloth or moleskin stuff - but more of the newer pattern stuff, more stylized stuff. The lodge collection or some such. The waders are the same,
overseas. Not that most aren't; I'm not sure how many pairs are made in the states (the only ones I own made in USA were made by OS Systems). Just a
factor to keep in mind with those brisk Filson prices - that they are likely made "for" Filson (like their shoes), not "by" Filson USA..
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Posts: 137 08/14/2008 18:01 |
Wool seems like an odd choice for a wader pocket lining. Wool takes forever to dry if it gets wet.
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Posts: 334 08/25/2008 20:43 |
I fished with them last week while salmon fishing on the Miramichi system in New Brunswick, Canada. Not as heavy feeling as I expected--quite comfortable
actually, and absolutely no scars after 2 days of bushwhacking and crawling over rocks. As for the wool hand warming pocket---well it looks and feels like
wool, and came in handy during the early morning 50 degree temps, but I noticed that the label does not specify the material. It might be a poly or poly-wool
combo. That said, it's worth noting that wool is one of the very few if only materials that will keep you warm even when wet. There's something to
be said for that.
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Posts: 269 08/31/2008 04:57 |
Berry Point wrote:Thanks for your input Berry. Now, you only made my itch for these even worse. 
As for wool, I couldn´t agree more.... Thanks // Mats |
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Posts: 1689 08/31/2008 08:57 |
Again, thanks to all for comments, particularly to Berry Point, who actually fished in these waders.
As an aside, wool rules in any cold parts of the world. In New England we have a phase: Cotton kills. Wool, even when wet, retains body heat & keeps a fella (or a gal) warm. |
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Posts: 348 08/31/2008 09:29 |
My pleasure. By the way, I just looked at their web site details---the hand warmer pocket liner is described as "Makinaw Wool." It's just not
specified on the product label.
Cheers all. |
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