substantial gray kilt hose

[Alan H]

I bought a pair of "budget" cream colored kilt hose off of e-bay and as usual, got what I paid for. They don't have the volume of material and robustness of construction to really look good. OK, so now I have a pair of wool blend socks that I can do the "pull down" thing over my boots with.

I'd like a pair of **substantial** gray kilt hose socks. Anybody got any leads? I'm a pretty big guy with a sturdy set of gams, so there has to be some material in these things to look good.

[Casey]

I have a pair from Lochcarron. I lot of stores carry this brand.

[macwilkin]

Alan,

I would suggest the Almost Unwearoutable Sock Company in Northumberland, England:

www.almostunwearoutable.com

Yes, you do pay top dollar for them, especially with the exchange rate -- but they are the BEST kilt hose I have ever owned, save my hand-knitted tartan hose from the Tartan Thistle in Washington State. I own two pairs of Almost Unwearoutable hose, a cream coloured pair with a cable-knit pattern, and a pair of oatmeal coloured with green squares on the cuff, and I never wear any of old, less expensive hose anymore. The oatmeal & green pair are pictured my gallery.

I highly recommend them, and they fit my grandmother's definition of frugal to a tee: you pay top dollar for a quality item that will last a long time (so you don't have to spend any more money!) :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[bubba]

To my wife they're socks. Do you have any idea of the damage she'd do to my body if I spent that much on a pair of socks?

[Big Paul]

Alan,

I would suggest the Almost Unwearoutable Sock Company in Northumberland, England:

www.almostunwearoutable.com

Yes, you do pay top dollar for them, especially with the exchange rate -- but they are the BEST kilt hose I have ever owned, save my hand-knitted tartan hose from the Tartan Thistle in Washington State. I own two pairs of Almost Unwearoutable hose, a cream coloured pair with a cable-knit pattern, and a pair of oatmeal coloured with green squares on the cuff, and I never wear any of old, less expensive hose anymore. The oatmeal & green pair are pictured my gallery.

I highly recommend them, and they fit my grandmother's definition of frugal to a tee: you pay top dollar for a quality item that will last a long time (so you don't have to spend any more money!) :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

I agree!
I'm very happy with the cream/off-white pair I purchased for them.. By the way, you have to ask them for cream/off-white. They don't addvertise that color for some reason. Most of all, THEY FIT! Something about having 21 inch calfs is a bit of a problem..

[Alan H]

Many thanks, bro's. I'm off to order!