Our new  Liathach Cotton Analogy Extreme Smock has now been approved by Nikwax.

The Liathach is our top end Cotton Analogy Smock combining an outer of Ventile® with a Nikwax Analogy® Pump Liner

It is based on our popular Foinaven Cotton Analogy Smock with several new features:

• Reinforced  back of the arms & elbows and shoulder areas for increased wear resistance
• Wider cuff with velco adjustment to enable cuffs to slip over large gloves and mittens
• Side vent zippers for ventilation adjustment and easy removal(optional on Foinaven)
• Two inches longer length than the Foinaven Cotton Analogy Smock
• Pocket insulation to give additional handwarmth

The Liathach Smock is priced £325 in standard sizes and £365 made to measure. It is available in L24 Ventile and optionally in heavier L19 Ventile for an additional £40. 

For the history of the smock read the story of its development  and earlier trial smock in the Arctic. 

The Modified Foinaven Smock is featured on 3D photography company Outsphere’s website.  Look for the image of the orange jacket.

Kirsty on Stuic a Chroin

We have been joined by Kirtsy Black in sales who has returned to Deeside after education and a career as an environmental scientist in Glasgow.

Kirtsy is passionate about the outdoors, especially hillwalking, and has been walking and camping since her early years.

Kirtsy is pictured on Stuc a Chroin. 

Kirsty and her husband James cycled in from Callander and hiked up from the that side – ‘It was an excellent day and as you can see from the photo, we had good weather!!’

Kirsty has had an upbringing in the outdoors and a good education in Páramo and Hilltrek Clothing from her father Alan Melrose of Walk Deeside.