Barbour kilt hose (gun socks)

[Rick]

I have been looking for olive green kilt hose and found Barbour gun socks to be just the ticket. They are available in the US from www.bestgear.com. While not marketed as kilt hose, they are the same length and have fold down tops. Their olive tweed hose are a rather complex blend of colours. They worked out great with a Lindsay modern kilt and brown belt, sporran and shoes today. Has any one else tried these hose?

Rick

[Monkey@Arms]

Interesting find. Here's a direct link



Best regards,

Jake

[Shriner]

Niether one of those links work...

John

[pipesndrumsnun]

Both links worked for me...very nice looking hose!

[McGurk]

I have indeed tried Barbour socks, and many other barbour items, and I can vouch for them being top notch items. The barbour factory is just a small distance from my parents place and my childhood home.

Barbour is an expensive brand, but its target customer are farmers, game keepers, country folk in general and its made for working people. Its good quality, if nothing else.

[macwilkin]

I have indeed tried Barbour socks, and many other barbour items, and I can vouch for them being top notch items. The barbour factory is just a small distance from my parents place and my childhood home.

Barbour is an expensive brand, but its target customer are farmers, game keepers, country folk in general and its made for working people. Its good quality, if nothing else.

You live...that close...to the Barbour factory?

I'll second everything you said about Barbour products. My Barbour wax jacket is the best jacket I have ever owned, bar none.

Barbour may be expensive, but their items will last for a lifetime -- and that is the true definition of frugal; buy the best so you won't have to keep replacing the shoddy stuff!

$35 for a pair of socks is very reasonable, and Barbour is good quality -- why on earth would anyone compare this to...shudder...tube socks?

T.

[McGurk]

You live...that close...to the Barbour factory?

I'll second everything you said about Barbour products. My Barbour wax jacket is the best jacket I have ever owned, bar none.

Barbour may be expensive, but their items will last for a lifetime -- and that is the true definition of frugal; buy the best so you won't have to keep replacing the shoddy stuff!

$35 for a pair of socks is very reasonable, and Barbour is good quality -- why on earth would anyone compare this to...shudder...tube socks?

T.

3.7 miles, to be exact. I've not bought any barbour stuff in a while, but I can give an example of its long-levity. I had a wax jacket too, but grew out of it. It then went to my cousin, who grew out of it, and so it went to his younger brother, and then another younger brother after him. I used to spend a lot of weekends at my uncles farm, and my cousins used to live on a farm, non of us where perticularly precious with clothes... My parents got the jacket back, 5th hand now, but have kept it for when they have grand kids, because its still it good condition.

I;ve not had any barbour socks that tall, but I doubt they'd be much differant from the boot socks I have, and I've never bought cheeps socks since. Before hand, I could wear socks two or three times, then they'd start to go thin and get holed. Now I'll not by any socks that I'm not certain will last for five years!

[Ozman1944]

Yikes! $35.00 just for one pair of socks.
Get yourself a pack of long Tube socks (5 pair for $6.00) and buys a Stillwater Thrifty kilt. It's still cheaper than one pair of the above.

[mbhandy]

Yikes! $35.00 just for one pair of socks.
Get yourself a pack of long Tube socks (5 pair for $6.00) and buys a Stillwater Thrifty kilt. It's still cheaper than one pair of the above.

Not to sure about the tube socks but I'm with you about the price. I could get three pair from Hamilton dry goods.

MrBill

[ccga3359]

I think that $35 for hose is acceptable. That colour would go with my Maple Leaf giving me a different look than my maroon hose that I paid $15 for. I would be able to differentiate myself from my brother ML wearing McMurdo.