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Indiana Jones Has a Brand New Bag (Or Several)

If you need help making travel more bearable, try pretending you’re Indiana Jones. Instead of lamenting multiple layovers, simply pull a wide-brimmed fedora over your eyes and imagine your plane is leaving behind a series of red lines.

The good folks at Filson can help your imagination along. These legendary outfitters have two new luggage fabric options to help you look the part of a rugged 1930s adventurer: tempered-finish cotton and rugged twill with Horween leather. Whether you’re going on a business trip or a supernatural archaeological caper, these new bags are ready for adventure.

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The twill and Horween leather bags boast the rugged strength of twill, plus leather reinforcement for the pocket flaps and base. These bags are mostly tan-colored, with cognac leather accents and hardware made of rustproof brass. Also, the duffle and sportsman bags come with removable saddle-grade leather straps.

Filson’s tempered-finish cotton bags are lightweight, as well as water- and rip-resistant. They’re decked out in otter green and dark tan, and have removable cotton webbing straps. Filson has six types of cotton bags for you to try out: a tote bag, a messenger bag, a backpack, a duffle bag, and two briefcases. Both the tempered-finish cotton bags and twill and leather bags are only around for a limited time, so get ‘em while you can.

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Filson has been around for over 100 years, which means they very well could have outfitted Indiana Jones himself, had he been, you know, a real person. The company got its start in Seattle in 1897, and initially outfitted brazen prospectors heading up to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.

Filson’s goods have become a little more posh over the years, but have still maintained their hardiness. Their new bags, for example, are perfect for a man who considers himself a more refined, gentlemanly Indiana Jones (or Dr. Henry Jones, Jr., his on-campus persona).

Filson sells apparel and accessories at their locations in Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, New York, and London. They also deliver products internationally.

Amanda DePerro
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