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Outdoors - Jan 2010
For the last few months, I’ve been walking my lovely dog Millie wearing a very comfortable pair of walking boots. They give me great security (not least from the very real threat of treading in dog poo, as the dog would have to be the size of Digby, The Biggest Dog In The World to do a poo big enough to get over the top of my boots), and they (the boots) make me almost as tall as my wife, as long as she’s not wearing any shoes at all.
I often wear a softshell while walking, too. With a mid-layer underneath, a pair of gloves, and a warm hat. It can be quite cold early or late, which is when most dog-walking gets done. I know that with the right gear, I can confidently cope with pretty much any weather the midlands can throw my way.
What’s my point? I’m not sure I have one; I was going to make some comparison about how confident good gear makes me feel as an end user (even doing the simplest of jobs like walking Superdog) and how we should feel confident as an industry, but I changed my mind halfway through. Instead, I started thinking about taking the dog out again later with an excellent Leatherman torch I use for just such an occasion. The countryside’s not as pretty at night though.
Jon
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Jon Bruford - Editor
SGB Outdoor
Tel: 01584 877177
Email: jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk
