Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Backpack Hunting Anyone have a Filson Mackinaw cruiser?

Saw one of these on sale for Father's Day here locally; does anyone have experience with them? I'm looking for something to replace my camoflauge jacket because I'm tired of being scoped at during blacktail season. Probably get one in black and red plaid if I do...

Great for sitting, kind of hot for walking up and down mountains. I use mine for walking the dog when it is COLD.

I will wear mine in my stand or still hunting when I am only taking a few steps at a time and standing for several minutes before taking a few more steps. Great coat, excellent quality. Last fall I picked up the tin cloth version to wear in the shoulder seasons, bird hunting etc...

I had one years ago and sold it to a friend. Another friend had a Double Mac and he said "you go out looking for blizzards with a coat like this"

If it says Filson, you can be sure its good stuff.

I have a double mackinaw cruiser. It, along with a short sleeve t-shirt and a duofold insulated top took everything 4 Wisconsin winters threw at it. Filson macs are very, very tough pieces of equipment. A single mac cruiser would be hard to beat as a hunting jacket.

The only time mine has gotten out of the box since I moved to NC is when I go back to WV in the winter.

Will

All of the Filson wool is top quality..
I have had and worn a double mack for some years, but it needs to be cold IF you are gonna wear it and work-walk-hunt..particularly in western Oregon.
The single mackinaw should be fine for any hunting in Oregon..esp with woolen underlayers..Jim

Likely go with the single mack then, as I walk-sit-walk-shoot-work-whine-work-stumble all day long when hunting

Mr. Oregon45,
We have two of the double macks. They are very comfortable at -20 degrees below zero (F). Excellent for still hunting in our conditions. They are the only wool coat we know of today, that a strong wind will not blow through.
Best Wishes

I lovem. They are a wood stove kind of warm.

I still have my Dad's red and black Double Mac that I rarely wear [way too warm to hunt in in early season] and my own loden single mac that I wear with a long sleeve t-shirt in cold weather.

I pack a long john top to pull on for rest stops.

With packable rain gear I am good to go I would guess to zero especially if I have my Sorels on.

Something to remember, is that the single mack is a slightly heavier material than the double (26oz vs. 24oz). IMO, the biggest plus for the double mack is the caped shoulders. The lower back area where it's only a single layer is actually a little lighter than the single mack. I don't find a huge difference in the feel of the two coats in the sleeve area either.

I own charcoal, green, and heather grey double macks. As someone posted earlier, you DO look for blizzards when wearing them.

Great coat, however I find them cumbersome and hot if it is not really cold. They are a thick coat and for me it makes mounting a rifle with one on more difficult to look thru the scope naturally. Best quality in wool that I have seen yet

Just a suggestion: they tend to shrink slightly after getting wet. Consider buying a size or two larger than normal. I gave one away to a buds son because of this as it became too tight under the arms and was uncomfortable when buttoned.
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Battue

I had one, just sold it to BOW777. I liked it very much. I can't add any info that hasn't been covered already. I sold it because I found that I didn't use it much at all. I also have a "tin cloth" Packer coat. It is all but bomb proof, but like the Mac. it doesn't see much use. I've been kicking around the idea of selling it as well.

I bought one used on Ebay, wore it several winters, and sold it this year. It's totally bombproof (mine didn't seem to age a bit) and warm to sit in.

However, it's too heavy when you're moving around, and you need a full-size pack to carry it if you want to take it off. That wouldn't be a killer for me, but the real problem was that there's nothing to keep wind from blowing up it. In Virginia it doesn't get all that cold, so it's the wind that gets you.

I'm now going to experiment with some higher tech products (softshells), and a closely fitted or drawstring waste is mandatory.