kilt hose vs. shooting socks

[sailortats]

Could someone tell me the differences between kilt hose and shooting socks?
Are shooting socks heavier, lighter, shorter, longer?
The website "shootingsocks.co.uk" has a wonderful selection of various styles but before purchasing any I would like to know how they differ from kilt hose.
Thanks for any input.

[Jock Scot]

As a regular shooter who wears plus 4's several times a week in the shooting season and as you know a regular kilt-wearer too, I find them interchangeable between one use and another. However I think perhaps "shooting hose" might be made a tad longer than kilt hose. Thickness and length varies from make to make, but by only a tad.

[Domehead]

As a regular shooter who wears plus 4's several times a week in the shooting season and as you know a regular kilt-wearer too, I find them interchangeable between one use and another. However I think perhaps "shooting hose" might be made a tad longer than kilt hose. Thickness and length varies from make to make, but by only a tad.

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I own House of Cheviot Lewis Kilt Hose (Navy) and House of Cheviot Grampian Chessboard Shooting Socks (Brick & Mustard: pic on Shootingsocks.co.uk). To me, the differences are virtually imperceptible.

[unixken]

Sounds to me like if the kilt wearing community can't find an obvious, significant difference, the non-kilt-wearing public wont, either. If shopping for "shooting hose" opens up the selection of colors, styles (and prices?) available to the kilt wearer, it sounds like a good option to explore. I suspect you'd find cabling patterns or dicing patterns or color combinations that aren't so commonly found in hose that are specifically marketed to kilt wearers.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Jock's got it in one. Shooting socks are just a tad longer, as they are meant to be worn with Plus 4's and Plus 2's, but that does not prevent them from being worn as kilt hose with relative ease.

[brewerpaul]

I own and wear both. By both I mean breeks or plus 2s and plus 4s as well as shooting socks. They are quite interchangeable with kilt hose. Most of the time you will find me in a kilt wearing what is sold as "kilt hose" but eventually I came across some sites showing the hunting or shooting socks. These seemed quite the same as kilt hose so I began to explore the various outlets. Most seem to be from the UK, The Sporting Lodge is one I buy from the most. From them I had found some brown tweed with a blue upper stripe, copper tweed with brown upper stripe and a red marl and olive green upper stripe. They fit as well as kilt hose and are of good quality wool. I usually use my hand made garter ties with them. With the weather dipping below 20s F I dig out my wool breeks and wear them with either kilt hose or hunting socks. Ive even converted a pair of couduroy and twill pants to plus 2s to add to my "pants" wardrobe. I think you will be happy with either type sock/hose and you may find some variety in design with the shooting socks.