The Boots

July 5th, 2008 Paul Posted in Clothing, Glasgow, Hunting, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

So, we were up in Glasgow last weekend and we managed to buy me a pair of boots for the hunting trip. We didn’t mean to, at least I didn’t but the guy in Tiso was very helpful and I got a pair. We started off just going in and having a look for camping equipment and clothes. It started of that way at least, it took Sarah about 10 minutes to be in the changing room trying on fleeces and buying one. I think she then felt guilty so I was hustled upstairs to look at boots. We had a quick look round and I homed in on a pair of Hi-Tec’s that were fully waterproof and looked good. Unfortunately the salesman didn’t seem too impressed with them.  As he got them out and started to check that they fit it was obvious that he know what he was talking about.  The Hi-Tec’s were very comfortable but the tread on the sole wasn’t particularly good. As the guy was asking what kind of walking we would be doing it dawned on us that no-one knew what the terrain in Northern Canada would be like other than it wouldn’t have many trails, if any at all. What we ended up with were a pair of Brasher Towa GTX boots that are waterproof, have a good deep sole, proper heal to dig in when walking down hill and were more than we were going to spend. That is what happens though when the sales person is nice, friendly and knows what they are talking about. If only shops in London could understand the impact good customer service has.

Here are the boots: