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Originally Posted By: HomelessjOe
While yOu guys are all wet, greezy and stylish looking in your Filsons...I'll be dry and warm in my 10x Gortex rain jacket.


Errrr....the failure of SEVERAL Gore-Tex garments to keep me dry in the wet is what's pushing me to try the Filson stuff. At least they call it water-resistant, not waterproof. I suppose that's what the PVC rainsuit is for......

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Mike,
While I agree with those that say the Tin Cloth Filson stuff is waterproof and tough, HJ is also right with the comment about the stuff being stiff enough to hold you in shooting position. If you just want to walk thru briars while it's pouring rain, Tin Cloth is for you. If you want to quickly mount your gun on a flushing quail while in the pouring rain in the briars, I dunno what you need. Drop the briar part and I'd say get a thin raincoat.

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Despite the claims for GoreTex et al., there is no garment that will keep out hard rain without trapping sweat. Most of the Filson stuff will get you wet even on a dry day, if you hunt hard enough to raise a sweat. If you insist on vigorous hunting in all weathers, you will get wet. Get used to it.

I've come to prefer fleece or tightly woven cotton garments which repel light rain, get wet in heavier rain, but breathe well and eventually dry out. Besides, you get to make your own steam bath by sitting near the stove when you get back to camp.


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I've had success with spraying cotton canvas with the waterproofers and my old GorTex with the same. Also, I've used one of the mil surplus green ponchos with a gun under it, but getting a quick shot off is tough.

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In a downpour I wear this Gore Tex parker .... It has a 500 denier shell and is very well designed. But in heavy brush stick to the Tin Cloth.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...&hasJS=true


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I got my shelter cloth cloth waterfowl jacket the other day and my tin cloth chaps. The shelter cloth isn't too stiff and is supposedly more water repellent than the tin cloth. We'll see how this does soon enough. Thanks for all of your input on the subject.

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Keep those tin cloth chaps waxed1 Filson wax is a petroleum wax and eventually does evaporate out.

I found out the hard way this morning. We were chasing pheasants in waist high sorghum early and my tin chaps soaked through. Last years wax...


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Good to know. An August re-oiling will become part of the preparation methinks.....

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