Comments on: Getting the better of a Yeti http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/ The online diary of outdoor journalist John Manning Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:28:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: John Manning http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4263 John Manning Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:47:22 +0000 http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4263 <p>Ooooh Alan, the boozer - it's smashing, in a local boozer in the sticks kind of a way. Friendly locals, very friendly landlord and friendly abuse too occasionally. Didn't you call in on your Le Jog? You'd only have been a couple of miles away?</p> <p>Currently serving Thwaites Original and Nutty Black beers, plus some keg stuff, like Thwaites' Smooth.*</p> <p>If you're gonna drop by to sample them, please bring a sleeping bag as we're redecorating the spare rooms at the mo' - our place is the first one after the pub!</p> * Corrected - not John Smith's as I thought. Had to go back to check... a couple of times, just to be sure! Ooooh Alan, the boozer - it’s smashing, in a local boozer in the sticks kind of a way. Friendly locals, very friendly landlord and friendly abuse too occasionally. Didn’t you call in on your Le Jog? You’d only have been a couple of miles away?

Currently serving Thwaites Original and Nutty Black beers, plus some keg stuff, like Thwaites’ Smooth.*

If you’re gonna drop by to sample them, please bring a sleeping bag as we’re redecorating the spare rooms at the mo’ - our place is the first one after the pub!

* Corrected - not John Smith’s as I thought. Had to go back to check… a couple of times, just to be sure!

]]> By: John Manning http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4262 John Manning Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:43:35 +0000 http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4262 Yetis are still really the only gaiter I've used that's virtually water-tight (I wouldn't say "proof" for any gaiter that I've tried). And yes they are old hat - there's essentially been no change to the design at all in the 14 years since I last wore a pair. But I had a word with a very nice chap at Berghaus today who tells me they're due a revamp. Not before time - ironically they're still produced to fit an Attak sole though no-one makes Attak soles (or an equivalent) any more. It's like someone set up a factory producing what was then a top-spec gaiter, and forgot to ever tell it to stop. Reason they're still around, apparently, is cos the military folks love 'em. Yetis are still really the only gaiter I’ve used that’s virtually water-tight (I wouldn’t say “proof” for any gaiter that I’ve tried).

And yes they are old hat - there’s essentially been no change to the design at all in the 14 years since I last wore a pair.

But I had a word with a very nice chap at Berghaus today who tells me they’re due a revamp. Not before time - ironically they’re still produced to fit an Attak sole though no-one makes Attak soles (or an equivalent) any more.

It’s like someone set up a factory producing what was then a top-spec gaiter, and forgot to ever tell it to stop.

Reason they’re still around, apparently, is cos the military folks love ‘em.

]]> By: Martin.Rye http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4261 Martin.Rye Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:33:25 +0000 http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4261 Snow and hills are stunning. A pint at the end of the walk (In Alan's case multiply by a lot) makes it a great day out. Yeti gaiters are sooooooo old hat. They came out in the 80s didn't they? Snow and hills are stunning. A pint at the end of the walk (In Alan’s case multiply by a lot) makes it a great day out.

Yeti gaiters are sooooooo old hat. They came out in the 80s didn’t they?

]]> By: alan.sloman http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4260 alan.sloman Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:49:03 +0000 http://blog.outdoorsmanning.com/2008/12/02/getting-the-better-of-a-yeti/#comment-4260 Looks like a lovely little boozer, John. Looks like a lovely little boozer, John.

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