Filson got its start outfitting Alaska-bound gold rushers in late 1800s Seattle. A few years later, and one state below, Danner set up shop in Portland making hardly footwear for loggers. Fast forward a hundred years or so and the two brands have come together to collaborate on a new waterproof hiker based on a combat boot originally issued to U.S. troops during WWII.
The Danner x Filson Combat Hiker ($340) marks the third such partnership between the two iconic PNW brands (following the men’s Grouse and women’s Mossy Oak Grouse), designed and built by hand in Northwest to tackle the type of weather and terrain the evergreen region is known for—wet and rugged.
(Looking for more cool collabs, check out the Filson x Housefly collection of stylish fly fishing gear.)