The Eliminator – Five from Huckberry
Here’s how this works: Each day we’ll eliminate one item until only one is left standing at the end of the week. Vote for the item you’d LEAST like to own in the poll at the bottom of the page. The item with the most votes gets ejected at the end of the day. The item that remains at the end of this battle royal will be won by one of you, via an enter to win post firing off on Friday.
About Huckberry: It’s not easy to stand out in the world of flash sale websites, but Huckberry does it. With an emphasis on the outdoors and active lifestyle gear, they nail the upscale-rugged thing. Also, their sales are often filled with made in the USA goods. All of these items are currently available, or have been available through Huckberry at some point. May the best item win!
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Filson Tin Cloth Original Briefcase – $325.00
“Might as well have the best”… sure thing. But this is the updated, tin-cloth, water resistant version of the Filson Original Brief. So, if the original is “the best” than the tin-cloth is the best…est? 16″ wide and very much made in the USA.
ELIMINATED Two Breyburn Shirts – $85.00 per
The two most important colors for dress shirts to own. Labeled a “brand for the 21st century“, Breyburn is web based, transparent, and looking to provide the highest quality at an attainable for most cost. Their shirts are made in Portugal from Italian fabrics, are cut in a slim fit, and feature Mother of Pearl buttons. Full spread/almost cutaway collar. See their fit chart here.
ELIMINATED Joshu+Vela Saddle Wax Duffel – $199.99
Made in San Francisco from durable waxed canvas, leather handles that have been tanned here in the USA, sturdy cotton webbing, solid copper rivets, and a big ol’ #10 brass zipper. This brand is headed up by a guy who has experience working for Levi’s and The North Face, and with Joshu+Vela, he’s now committed to cranking out incredibly handsome goods using the best materials possible. Even the canvas on this bag comes from an organic co-op in Texas. Dimensions are 21″ long, 8″ tall, and 10.25″ wide
ELIMINATED Tsovet SVT-DW44 – $400.00
A dive watch that can handle 200m of water… and just about anything thrown at it on dry land. 4mm case. No nonsense dial. Threaded screw-down crown, rubber strap, and matte case. 44mm in diameter and 22mm lugs. Swiss Rhonda Quartz movement with a lifetime warranty for the battery and a 5-year warranty on the rest. Swiss made. The kind of watch you’d want on your wrist when the Zombie apocalypse hits.
Broken Homme Davis Boot – $265.00
Pretty much encompasses just the kind of thing Huckberry specializes in carrying. Extremely well made, great looking, and Made-in-the-USA. New to the scene but with a heritage feel, Broken Homme boots are made in Los Angeles and designed to last. Full grain leather uppers with a vibram sole. These guys have a bright future. Plenty of styles to pick from too.
Here comes the tough part. Pick the item that you’d LEAST like to win and vote below to have it eliminated. One item gets cut every day. The item that’s left at the end of the week will be up for grabs and you’ll be able to enter to win on Friday. Make your case for what needs to stay in the comments, but let’s keep any mudslinging to a minimum. These are all terrific items, and many thanks to Huckberry and the brands for being on board with The Eliminator. Voting closes at 11:59pm ET.
Which Huckberry item should be ELIMINATED?
- The Filson Tin Cloth Briefcase (51%, 1,176 Votes)
- The Broken Homme Boots (49%, 1,149 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,325
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I knew it would come to this but Im still not sure which one to choose!
gotta boot the boots. they cost less, and they just won’t last as long as the bag.
This is a tough one. Had to eliminate the briefcase. I hit the gym before work anyway so a case won’t cut it. I’d wear the boots all the time though.
I’m with you. I like both, but I see myself using the bag very infrequently. For some reason, it just doesn’t really look business-appropriate to me (finance), so I know it’d just collect dust.
Sorry, boots! Please don’t hold it against me.
MSRP is pretty meaningless as a comparison as long as you’re not buying or selling. It’s all about utility here.
I agree. Leather briefcases are better for the office. Canvas briefcases/satchels make me think of students and bike messengers.
Already have a beautiful Frost River briefcase, so the boots boot the bag!
Come on awesome boots. You can do it!
Unless of course one prefers a more substantial windfall to a less substantial windfall.
Plus, if I evaluate getting both, I’d rather go out of pocket on the cheaper one.
The point is that the MSRP has no actual effect on the “windfall” unless you were planning on selling it (if you win) or buying both (if you don’t win). It’s just a perceived value set by the manufacturers.
My RedWings are still going strong (and I expect them to last for many, many years).
Therefore; I bid thee, boots, adieu on this eliminator.
Ok. I guess I wouldn’t perceive the concocted value I I tried to buy just one. Stick it to the man and his attempts to fool us with prices!
it comes down to size with the boots and i have sasquatch feet so bye bye boots
I voted it out for the same reason.
voted for the shoes. they just look way too clunky (like a pair of tims) and since their website has been down this whole week I can’t see what the toe looks like at an angle.
Whoa. 51/49 vote split, with the boots leading to be eliminated. NEVER would have thought it would be this close.
Go boots, go!
Yep. I’d wear the boots a lot more than I’d use the bag (as nice as it is). Voted for the Filson…
Both are great quality American made products I would be happy to own and use the heck out of. i had to go with the boots.
I haven’t been voting in these but the boots, while gorgeous, would have been the first to go for me. Shirts, bags, watches can all be made to fit, but if that boot last is wrong for you, it’s gonna be uncomfortable. In which case the winner will have some really nice footwear that spends all its time in his closet rather than on his feet.
dont need a briefcase
Had to vote for the boots. Living in LA doesn’t give you much chance to wear boots!
Everyone wants a murse apparently
filsons are nice, but the layout of this bag and its pockets needs some work, not a fan
That Filson looks like it belongs outdoors, not in an office.
Split exactly 50/50 as of my voting. Never would have thought it would be this close. If it’s a tie does that mean both will be given away? (Crossing my fingers)
Honestly, I don’t care for the bag or the boots. I would have preferred the watch, even though it was :GASP: quartz!
Even closer now. Boots in the lead to stay by 12 votes. Is it weird I’m totally into the horse race aspect of this thing?
Did not expect it to be so close. Thought Filson would win comfortably
I just signed in and don’t have the option to vote. Discrimination!! I say lose the bag.
1 612 voters and only 12 votes separate the winner from the loser. I never felt so powerful! Mouhahaha!
Personally I prefer leather for most things, so boots it is.
The bag just looks nicer than the boots.