FilsonDude
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Totes are the workhorses of the Filson bag line up.
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I bought this tote 4-5 yrs ago for $50 and it is my daily driver since moving to Paris for shopping, overflow space for bringing parcels home from work, etc. Ive had quite a few locals stopping me and asking about it.Totes are the workhorses of the Filson bag line up.
Hey all. I've been following and reading this thread for a couple of years now without commenting, hoping to get a bit of advice from the hive-mind now.
I won this in an auction yesterday (good price I think, 150AUD/100USD) and there are a few parts where the storm lining has worn through - see below.
In terms of repair, would y'all say my best bet is to reinforce with more material, or to just stitch over it, and pull the pieces of fabric back together? Not sure I could do either *well* but.. that's another issue.
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And just as a bit of curiosity on my part - from the pics I've seen it looks like most of the bag is rugged twill, not tin-cloth - also has leather where the handles join on to the bag instead of fabric - am I right in thinking that means it was one of the earlier Journeymans?
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Don't know if I'll keep it or it'll be a catch and release, but pretty stoked with the find either way.
Do Filson repair goods bought secondhand? I assumed they wouldn't so happy to give it a go myself, but if they do that's great!It has leather across the back at the top too, which I am sure changed later on. Not a first edition, no rivets on the straps where the leather meets, but maybe second. I like it! I also probably wouldn't bother repairing the storm flap until the rest of the bag wore down and would then send it over to Filson for some fancy repairs.
Do Filson repair goods bought secondhand? I assumed they wouldn't so happy to give it a go myself, but if they do that's great!
Appreciate your thoughts on the edition - will be good to have a look at the tag and see what it says.
I may already have an OG and Cinder Journeyman, need to get a tan, and black, to round out the collection 😅