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Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a gift?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:22 pm
by All over the world
My cousin recently got married and they just had a baby. Since he is an enthusiastic hunter and does not own a hip flask I wanted to buy him one which he'll be able to fill with some Ballantine's when he is out in the cold.
Swaine Adeney Brigg used to sell one on their online store for about two hundred pounds but not anymore it seems. What are my options for a high quality flask? A possibility to have it engraved would be nice. He has six initials though, his last name is quite long.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks gentlemen!
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:34 pm
by Rowly
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:42 pm
by All over the world
Thanks Rowly!
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:57 am
by m-lan
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Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 3:36 am
by cathach
All over the world wrote:My cousin recently got married and they just had a baby. Since he is an enthusiastic hunter and does not own a hip flask I wanted to buy him one which he'll be able to fill with some Ballantine's when he is out in the cold.
Good lord, if all he drinks is Ballantines then really you'd wonder why you'd go to the bother of a 200 pound flask. Lace gloves for a gossoon? Plenty of serviceable 6oz steel and pewter flasks on the auction sites.
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:42 am
by NJS
cathach wrote:All over the world wrote:My cousin recently got married and they just had a baby. Since he is an enthusiastic hunter and does not own a hip flask I wanted to buy him one which he'll be able to fill with some Ballantine's when he is out in the cold.
Good lord, if all he drinks is Ballantines then really you'd wonder why you'd go to the bother of a 200 pound flask. Lace gloves for a gossoon? Plenty of serviceable 6oz steel and pewter flasks on the auction sites.
And get a large flask so that he can get the ginger ale in there too.
NJS
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:59 am
by All over the world
Ah, well it's his favourite scotch, he isn't wealthy (wealthier than me though) and I don't think he can afford the 3000 Euro scotch that some of the members here may or not drink.
All of his clothes were inherited from his father, cousins and so on, even his bespoke suits (which somehow he managed to have adjusted by a tailor to fit him so well that I always wonder whether the suit was made for him and not for a grandfather) which were not even made for him. The only expensive things he owns are a watch which he received as a gift and a rifle which he bought second hand. Other than that he rarely can afford to spend money. He is the perfect example of an impoverished aristocrat who still continues to live the same lifestyle as those before him yet without spending a penny. Ahh, I wish I'd inherited suits, and leather whips, and silver trays and riding boots...
A hip flask is the only hunting accessory I can think of that he doesn't own.
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:18 pm
by Costi
The leather whips would have been useful, but I'm afraid it's too late now...
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:23 pm
by All over the world
Costi wrote:The leather whips would have been useful, but I'm afraid it's too late now...
Oh, well my great great grandfather was a well known Master of Foxhounds. My cousin hunts on foot and with a rifle though, no need for a whip (Other than in raising his child perhaps? I'm kidding! Their use is decorative only.)!
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:41 pm
by cathach
All over the world wrote:Ah, well it's his favourite scotch, he isn't wealthy (wealthier than me though) and I don't think he can afford the 3000 Euro scotch that some of the members here may or not drink...... He is the perfect example of an impoverished aristocrat who still continues to live the same lifestyle as those before him yet without spending a penny. Ahh, I wish I'd inherited suits, and leather whips, and silver trays and riding boots...
A hip flask is the only hunting accessory I can think of that he doesn't own.
Well as I'm sure you've learned more expensive does not always equal better product. I can't imagine why you'd bother to drink whiskey at that price, but there are plenty of interesting blends around at the level of the above brand. Your choice of materials are stainless steel, pewter or silver. Many tobacconists stock such paraphenalia here's one example:
http://www.peterson.ie/pipes/option-2.html
Another option is to browse a fleamarket or bric-a-brac shop and pick up a secondhand one.
Re: Does anyone know where I can buy a good hip flask as a g
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:26 pm
by DD MacDonald
Contact Peter at Fine Shooting Accessories in England's Northern bits. Peter is my go to guy for real kit.
http://www.fineshootingaccessories.com/
The kidney shaped silver model is fantastic but the pewter ones will serve quite well if budget don't allow. A flatter model with rounded sides is best as it slips in and out of the pocket quite well. A company called Dalvey in Scotland makes a terrific flat, round flask that fits neatly in the lower pocket of a coat.
http://www.dalvey.com/shop-online/compa ... black-onyx
Personally, i'd buy the four or six oz pewter from peter if silver is out. The dalvey is a better shape, but the material and emblem are a bit flash.
Lots of choices!