Shooting Socks

**mayberry** · 19th January 09, 12:22 AM

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.
Cheers,
John

**ForresterModern** · 19th January 09, 06:24 AM

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.

**CDNSushi** · 19th January 09, 06:29 AM

If someone were shooting MY socks, I imagine I'd frown on such destructive behaviour.

**ForresterModern** · 19th January 09, 06:34 AM

Same hose available at an ebay vendor:

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

**ForresterModern** · 19th January 09, 06:38 AM

And this ebay venodr:

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

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

**george7** · 19th January 09, 06:46 AM

It looks like the difference is all in the name.

**macwilkin** · 19th January 09, 07:56 AM

The Almost Unwearoutable Sock. Co. of Northumberland produces a fine pair of shooting hose:

www.almostunwearoutable.co.uk

Tally ho,

Todd

**george7** · 19th January 09, 08:10 AM

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

**macwilkin** · 19th January 09, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

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

They're the equivalent of Barbour jackets for your feet and legs.

T.

**scotchmaster** · 19th January 09, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by mayberry

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.
Cheers,
John

I have bought a couple pairs on ebay. I have also bought shooting sock garters. I am not sure bun they seem the same as kilt one, but a whole heck of alot cheaper.