NobleWildealsomakeshatsand
glovesinthisfibre.I havesomegloves
andlookforwardtotrialling them.Bestforboots
JimmyChoosaid:“Therightshoecan
makeeverythingdifferent.”Whilethe
Malaysiandesigner’scovetableladies’
footwearwouldbeutterlyuselessin
thefield,heis correctinjusthowlife-
changing good footwear can be.“VibramsoleshelpyouscrambleoverrockyterrainlikeChrisBoningtonin his prime”22 • SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE
merinowoolandpossumfurto
createthemostluxurious warm and
windproofknitwear.
I havebeenwearingtheJavelin
zip-frontjumperpracticallynon-
stopforthepastthreemonths.It’s
lightweight,thankstothepossum
fur— thepossumis a non-native
speciesinNewZealandthatneedsto
beculled.Theyarnis sotactilethat
I findmyselfregularlybeingstroked
byrandomstrangers.It is utterly
windproofandrobust,and seems
t o s h r u go ffs h o w e r s.
I haven’ttriedtowashit,butI
imaginea delicatehandwashwould
berequired.Despitebeingmade
continentsapart,it seemsasif Noble
Wildedesignedthissweater to work
with the Mehto Pro.
I havebeentriallinga pairof
Dedito’sMoorlandbootsandI have
runoutofsuperlatives,sodelighted
amI withthem.TheMoorlandis a
high-legboot,totallywaterproof
andwindproofthankstoa Windtex
membranethatmaintainsitsown
microclimateinsidetheboot,
regardlessofthetemperatureoutside.
Thiswondrous,lightfabric
is coveredbya robustyetflexible
rubberisedouterthatlaughsin
thefaceofheatherandbriar.The
Vibramsoleshelpyouscrambleover
rockyterrainlikeChrisBonington
inhisprime.Thesoftleatherthat
runsfromtheankletoboottopis
aspliableasa puppy’sear,yettougher
thanbuffalohide.A cleverVelcro
strapwrapsaroundtheboot,
keepinglacesfreefromgetting
snaggedandloosened.
I havea friendintheNorthwho
hasworna pairforthepastthree
seasons,beatingonthegrousemoors
ofCountyDurham.Heconfirmsthey
neverleak,neverslip,onlyneeda
hosedowntocleanand,barringone
brokenlace,aretotallyindestructible.
Dedito’sshorterDodibootsare
namedafterdesignerDarioMartina’s
Weimaraner— if hisdogis halfasgood
ashisfootwear,hemust have been an
amazinganimal.
Thisgeniusofa designeris a
shootingmanwhosaysheis driven
by“passionandquality”.What
hehascreatedis somethingtruly
remarkable.I urgeyoutobuyall
this kit — it is quite simplysisu.TheMehtoProjacket
copedwellwithfishing
trips in the North SeaTheSastajacket
andtrousersboth
have large vents