‘In Your Words’ explores the incredible stories we’ve received from Filson fans across the globe.  Send us your own experiences with our clothing or product here for a chance to be featured on the Filson Life blog.  Thanks to Todd from Colorado for sharing his story with Filson.

We were coring rock in the dead of winter in the Colorado Rockies and were using the nearby creek as a water source. The water pump had been left on the river ice from the day before and I went to retrieve it. Unfortunately the water level had dropped overnight and both legs went through the rotten ice, and I was in freezing water up to my knees. Thankfully, my tin pants formed a seal with my boots, and kept me completely dry. I worked the rest of the day in and out of that frozen creek. It would have been a miserable day if I had not been wearing my Tin Pants. Clearly with Filson, you get truly waterproof garments.