what can i get my dad for xmas?

[codswallop]

he is 70 and likes walking wine( althought has no sense of taste acc to my mum) and travel

you could get him a very small collar and a lead to take his wine for a walk ;)

oh har de har
come on cd youa re ususlaly the queen of this

oh i see
have re read

There are loads of 'good wine' books you could buy and perhaps one of those flash corkscrews? Some posh bottle stops? Some good wine? Did all that for my Dad for his last birthday.

Does he do hill type walking? If so, could you get him one of those 'sticks' to walk with (I don't mean a wooden one, but you can get proper ones from outdoor shops).

he has a stick
and I dont hink he woudl need a ntoher bottle openeer
good tries though S keep em coming
oh cna i call you gobby?

Oooh i was gonna start a thread like this.

Mind if i ask on here Cod ???

If he does proper walking - what about a nice hipflask. Or you could get some walking socks or a really nice proper fleece from an outdoors shop.

Sorry, it all sounds really boring but what else can you get for walking wine lovers?

Get him a 3d wines membership. You buy him a row of vines in a vineyard (he can choose where, they have many) and then you can go and visit the vineyard and pick up your wine if you want or they will deliver to Ardres (nr calais) or to your doorstep.

So he could combine wine with travel (to pick it up) and walking (if he chooses a vineyard in good walking country)

Website here
DH's dad bought him a 5 year membership a while ago it has been fab

Gobby is fine! Rather apt actually!

CD - you're miles better at this than me!

Oh yes, one of my best mates has that and she's VERY impressed with it.

You should be a personal shopper - you could earn a fortune thinking of and buying presents for everyone!

ta c d but 80 is too much after his lavish 70th b day celebs.

hmm walking ideas good though

It;s fab. We go on day trip on the tunnel to pick the wine up usually.

PILs have one too, they swap the vines each year (so do we, we have had Montagny 1ere Cru, Fleurie and something else can't remember) and they visit all the vineyards.

Oooh would LOVE to be personal shopper! How do you go about that then?

Cod club together with your brother and get it, he will love it

I never spend even 40 quid on my dad
we have strict limits in our family!

that sounds fun CD

coddy thos fold up lightweight chairs are good, with a strap on to take walking with you

they can be as little as 7.50 i think. wes pend about 10-15 quid on our family members. 20 is a very big push

still on the walking theme what about one of those hang round the neck see-thru thingies to put the map in (so it doesn't get wet)? Book on walks in his local area? on the wine front, a crate? some of those send off for ones advertised in broadsheets are good - interesting selection.

How much do you want to spend?

Coddy - don't tell me you can't get a gift out of this lot!! What about the fold up chair (£7.50ish) and a hip flask - bet you could get both for £20 if that's not too much.

Don't know what to get my Dad - we only buy table presents and then just gifts for the kids. He, like you Dad, is into walking and wine but he's got all my suggestions!

lol gobster mys friend deos " table presents" yes we have a 15 quid linke when we accrued 7 grandchildren and my brother and sil dont geta nything or give us antything ( my sister and I ignored his rule)

a weekend break for him and your Mum somewhere where they can go for long walks - brecon beacons / devon / or on a vineyard (think there's on on the Isle of Wight that has B&B)..
Books on wine tasting

you can also buy those bags which carry a bottle of wine and two plastic glasses, millets sell them