"Autumn Hunting" atire

[VictoriaEDT]

Correct me if I am wrong but is cubbing gear usually brown boots and brown tweed?
thanks

 

[Digger123]

not necessarily(sp) brown but yes tweed or as they used to say 'ratcatcher' dress

 

[spacefaer]

Hacking jacket, buff or fawn breeches. either shirt and tie or stock shirt and coloured stock (tied correctly not ready made - ugh!) black or brown boots. Gloves, hunting whip, garter straps and spurs.

 

[VictoriaEDT]

thanks!

Spurs........hmm maybe if i have a death wish!!!!!

Re: hat.....I only have a pikeur GPA titium........ you know the black one with the silver stripe. Am i needing to invest in a new hat?!

 

[spacefaer]

Spurs are the correct dress - you can always wear dummy ones (ie just the bars round your ankles without the points)

Hat - depends on how often you plan to come out. The SJ style marks you out as a newbie - very welcome but not very experienced. Skull cap or beagler style - more of an old hand

 

[k9h]

Spurs are only 'correct'turn out on top boots.

If your does not need them, then don't wear them & I personally would not waste money on dummy spurs.

Hat will be fine with what you have.

Most hunts, so long as your are persentable & not out in neon colours will be happy of a new member regarless as if correct or not!

 

[spookypony]

What on Earth are garter straps?

 

[spacefaer]

garter straps fit at the top of your boots - there should be a little loop at the top of the rear seam for a thin strap to go through, buckles at the front on your knee and on traditional hunting breeches, there is a button on the breeches for the garter strap to fasten to.

most modern breeches and boots don't have any provision for garter straps because they're predominantly designed for the competition market.

 

[spookypony]

OK, thanks, and what's the point of them? What do they actually do? My boots don't have such a loop---they zip up the back.

 

[k9h]

They keep your boots up!