At brasher, we consider the appropriate, pre-walk selection, of outer-wear just as important as the boots you wear when venturing out.

Unless of course you can think on your feet should the weather turn.

Recently, Stu, who is brasher Marketing manager Zoe's husband, surprised her with a birthday getaway weekend at the classy Armathwaite Hall Hotel, near Keswick.

After setting out on a particularly idyllic Lakeland walk one day, the weather unfortunately turned cloudy, and then rainy, and then stormy!

It had been beautiful when they set out, so neither of them had taken waterproofs.

But as the heavens opened it was hubby to the rescue.

Resourceful, not say gallant, Stu quickly fashioned his gal the makeshift water-proof ensemble you see here.

His only useable materials, the doggie-doo bags they had remembered to take on the walk for Benjie, their ever-young 9 year old black Lab.

And a fine solution it was. He must have been in the Scouts. (Stu not Benjie.)

An so the day was saved.

(But not Zoe's fashion reputation.)

More photos here.

ps. This isn't the only example of brasherite-to-the-rescue resourcefulness. In a previous post here, you may recall Philippe using his Goretex boot as an emergency drinking vessel.