[at-l] gaiters?

[winchester@unnet.com (Ron Winchester)]

James:

I hiked for years without gaiters although I used them for x-country skiing
and snowshoeing.  I finally used a pair of low gaiters last year and
wouldn't be without them.  Not only do they keep crap out of my low cut
trail tennies, they also helped keep them dry during a deluge on top of Mt.
Madison -- my shoes were dry the next morning despite the dreary conditions
in the hut.  Without the gaiters, they would've still be soaked.

Ron

James P. Lynch wrote:

> I've hiked in the rain and generally found if its not too cold that I'm
> comfortable in just shorts.  My boots do fill up water, however and I'm
> tempted to try gaitors to try to keep the water out.  Its not a big
> problem, not enough water can get in there to be much extra weight, and
> its not uncomfortable; just wondering what others do?
> Thnx...
> --
> James P. Lynch
> jplynch@crosslink.net
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