Thank you everyone for dropping VALUABLE knowledge on the topic of kit. Shoes I guess are the first thing to go with and fortunately I'm in pretty good shape , so no foot issues I'm aware of(hope I don't develop any from the shoes...LOL). Now I must temper my enthusiasm for the the new toy versus things I really need to get first....shoes , slops , etc...hehehe never an easy thing for me once I get wrapped into something new. @ Capt Sam----> thank you