how do you know when (2-5 years from now) a Filson tin cloth garment is fully broken in?
The coat will have large areas of dark coloring (character AKA dirt), the coat will be a cast of your body shape not a flat garment, the arms will be tubular and have a bend, the tin will have sort of a slick feel to it...mostly around the cuffs and pocket areas.
When you hang it up it will look like a headless you hanging in the closet. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
You will find yourself tossing the coat around you and it just sort of slips on...no fighting the stiffness, but the stiffness working for you.
Since I have no tin older than 5 years, that is the best I can do. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Enjoy.