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  1. 19th January 09, 12:22 AM #1
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    Shooting Socks

    I see from the archives that there has been some discussion in the past about the similarity between Kilt Hose and Shooting Socks. Here are a couple of sites offering Shooting Socks (your friends at Google can show you more).

    http://www.shootingsocks.co.uk/acata...ing_Sock_.html

    www.mohairsockco.com/mohair-shooting-socks.php

    They seem to be less expensive, and less conservative in colour and style (not that that's necessarily a bad thing) than the sources for Kilt Hose.
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  2. 19th January 09, 06:24 AM #2
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    The Rannoch hose listed in the first link are Made by House of Cheviot and I believe available from several kilt vendors, I believe even STM (although I could be mistaken withthis one) as their Lewis Hose. They can also be found at a very reasonble price at the below website:

    http://www.bagpipecovers.com/hose.html

    listed as their "superior hose".

    Same place also has a decent price for Hawick Socks House of Cheviot tartan hose in limited color schemes.
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    If someone were shooting MY socks, I imagine I'd frown on such destructive behaviour.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CDNSushi View Post


    If someone were shooting MY socks, I imagine I'd frown on such destructive behaviour.
    That was my first thought, too.
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    Same hose available at an ebay vendor:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170283661066
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    And this ebay venodr:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/LONG-SHOOTING-SO...742.m153.l1262

    http://cgi.ebay.com/LONG-SHOOTING-SO...742.m153.l1262
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    It looks like the difference is all in the name.
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    The Almost Unwearoutable Sock. Co. of Northumberland produces a fine pair of shooting hose:

    www.almostunwearoutable.co.uk

    Tally ho,

    Todd
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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    The Almost Unwearoutable Sock. Co. of Northumberland produces a fine pair of shooting hose:

    www.almostunwearoutable.co.uk

    Tally ho,

    Todd
    I have a number of pairs from AUSCo...I love them!

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    At first I thought they meant 'unwearoutable' was in the context that you wouldn't wear it out of your house... now I see.
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