Barbour kilt hose (gun socks)

**Shriner** · 11th November 07, 07:31 AM

Niether one of those links work...

John

**pipesndrumsnun** · 11th November 07, 07:47 AM

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

**McGurk** · 11th November 07, 08:39 AM

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** · 11th November 07, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 12th November 07, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

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!

**macwilkin** · 12th November 07, 04:13 AM

Originally Posted by McGurk

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!

As many around here know, I wear shooting hose from another company in Northumberland: The Almost Unwearoutable Sock Company:

www.almostunwearoutable.com

Some of the best kilt hose I have ever owned, and they do live up to their name.

This thread reminds me; it's time to re-wax the jacket.

T.

**pipesndrumsnun** · 15th November 07, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

As many around here know, I wear shooting hose from another company in Northumberland: The Almost Unwearoutable Sock Company:
www.almostunwearoutable.com
Some of the best kilt hose I have ever owned, and they do live up to their name.

T.

These are BEAUTIFUL!!

I could never afford them, but they are lovely, no less!!