Filson double tin pants

[Knotter]

I stopped in at a local fly fishing shop that carries these (Hanson's).  They had a pair my size and the guy gave me a deal on them for $90 tax in!!!

I swear these will be the last pants I ever buy.  They stand up by themselves!

Now to find a place to hem them up.      

What are the experiences out there with these for hunting?

[YORNOC]

I used them while black bear guiding in Alberta back in the early 90's. The briars were so bad that even heavy double faced jeans didnt cut it. We had swollen thighs and hands for months.
I bought a pair second hand and they kicked you know what. Not the most comfortable things in the world, but for the task at hand they are whats needed. Tough as steel.

[David Yukon]

I have a paire and they are my favorite pants. They are tough they look good(IMO), One thing, I think they would be to warm for summer use... But I think I will get a pair of single tin for the summer...

[Zdogk9]

You don't have to hem them, do like the old loggers, youngns too, did cut to length and forget about it.

[gringol]

filson makes great stuff, but that wax sure does smell.  I'm afraid to wear them hunting because of it.

[Knotter]

I wonder about the smell.  The thing is in AB there's always wind.  It'll ensure I have to hunt into it.

[Alexander Traditional]

I can not talk highly enough about filson products

[ThePushArchery]

All filson... All the time for me!!!

[habujohn]

I am a believer and think I showed a few other this past December pheasant hunting.  I have a lot of Filson wool too and love the stuff.
John

[Gordon Jabben]

I guess I'm the only one who wasn't totally happy with the double tin pants.  I wore some holes in mine after several hunting trips but I was huntings bunnies in very heavy briar patches. The pants were so stiff that there was a lot of wear on the natural creases.  Filson was good enough to send me new ones and for some reason they did seem to last longer but not as long as carharts.  That being said, I think Filson wool products last forever.  I have had a wool vest for over twenty years of hard use.

[Mike Gerardi]

You cant go wrong with Filsons imho. Not sure about the wax smell while hunting. I do own alot of their wool.

[jackdaw]

Bought a pair of the double tin chaps 18 years ago......should last another 18.....jackdaw

[Geezer]

I've also got a pair of their double tin chaps and have used the heck out of them. I'll probably have to write a separate will for my Filson gear so the kid's don't all fight over them.

[habujohn]

Geezer I hear you there.  Some of my filson is over ten years old and still looks new.  Recently they had a sale on their liner jacket and liner vest.  I bought both one size larger than normal so that I can layer over my regular vest and liner.  Should keep me warm down to below zero here in the great north woods.

[graybarkhunter]

Got a pair.. Going on 8 yrs now.. Tuf as nails as I mainly skin deer in them. Just hose myself off after I get done!   Good too walkin thru the briar patches chasing the cottontails !!

[Hud]

I have found good protection with Cabelas BriarHide Chaps, and Boar Hide 1000 denier chaps. Easy to put on or take off. They also have Filson chaps, but they are more $$$. Turtleskin also $$$ and others make some that are snake proof. Briars won't get thru their chaps, unless you sit on one.

[The Hawk]

I used them alot in AZ. They were the only thing I found that would turn choia. They pump air up the leg, so they are not too bad in warm weather.  In cold weather a pair of wool or nylon long johns underneath will do the trick. They break-in fast and become very comfortable.

[eminart]

I have a filson's falconry vest out of the same material. I really like it. It has held up well through its first season of beating through briar patches.

I wear snake/briar chaps for my legs though.

[Orion]

I use them for bird hunting, primarily pheasants, and sometimes scouting,.  Also nice for dead of winter rabbit hunts. Way too noisy for bowhunting IMO.

[Richard in OK]

I haven't tried the double tin pants. I bought cover cloth pants last year and I probably won't buy them again. The bottom of the pantlegs on the insides wore through in about three months, and I've had to put leather around the hems. Except in summer and the coldest winter days I wear them every day when the dog and I walk. We walk in prairie grass and thorns, and grass is very abrasive. I might try the tins next, or the leggings.

Good luck.
Richard