& now the weather
As I mentioned the other day, next week it’s off to Scotland for a wee spot of stalking & as you would expect in such circumstances, a chaps thoughts are starting to turn to the high hill. Last night I was checking the long range forecast last night & whilst I tend not to place any store in their accuracy I doesn’t look too bad at the moment
Of course the actual forecast is for the nearest town of any size & the bottom of the glen is a good half hour drive uphill so it will be considerably colder, especially in the wind but given that the weather up there has been dreadful over the last few weeks – torrential rain – a 60% chance of what are euphemistically referred to as ‘showers’ (yeah right!) could be a lot lot worse
I will be packing both my excellent Deerhunter jacket which I wear with a pair of Hoggs tweed breeks & gaiters for days when there might be the occasional dry spell but if as is so often the case, I have a set of full on Artkis heavyweight waterproofs for those days when nice Mr Noah starts to break out the Admiralty charts. In any case, having two sets of kit is definitely no bad thing as there are those evenings when for whatever reason, you don’t have the chance to get your kit fully dried out & there is nothing worse than putting on cold damp clothing the next morning – that sort of behaviour is just about acceptable if you are on Her Majesty’s nickel, but only just
My plates will be lovingly nestled into my Irish Setters which are by now well & truly run in. Thus far they have proved to be an excellent purchase although this will be their first serious outing but I have little doubt that they will be up to the task.
All that remains to be done now is to go & get a few little bits plus the odd case of excisable liquor & I should be just about set: although time permitting, I may just slip down to the gunshop for that last minute little something that you just have to have ... well you never know
Comments
It's not as if you are planning on staying out overnight is it?
Please tell me that we are sleeping indoors, I'll bring some distress miniflares just in case!
Posted by: TimC | October 28, 2009 9:13 AM
It might well be p**sing down but at least you shouldn't have to worry about the midges so much at this time of year...
Posted by: Bruce | October 28, 2009 10:27 AM
I'm not jealous! suggest a otis cleaning system might be good thing to take. Also you should buy a pair of macwet gloves because I want to know if they are any good and this will be quite a field test.
Out my good self on the 7th red deer all round.
Ghost
Posted by: Ghostrifle | October 28, 2009 1:00 PM
"You know you're an avid hunter when..."
Rather you than me, matey. All that water, and Scotsmen withal... I suggest that next time you're Over Here, you take back a bottle of SA brandy for future excursions. Nothing like it for getting rid of the chillies.
Posted by: Kim du Toit | October 28, 2009 4:46 PM
You'll need to be up on the hill because anything near the bottom is underwater at the moment here is bonny Scotland.
Posted by: Cleanthes | November 2, 2009 5:13 PM