Thread: Gaiters - Do you use them or not?

Do you find the neoprene ones too hot @ Roy lehndorf ??


Tim

Hey Tim

Na I don't find them too hot, they are only short ones anyway- what I really like is they seal well to my boots and when crossing creeks etc they seem to keep the water out for ages they where reasonable priced @ about $30
Cheers

Had to do 70 plus river crossings i the Harkeness in one day...Feet wet every day for a week....show me waterproof gators please !!

Hey - a couple of snaps for you - I didn't say they where water proof they seal well to my grubs and seem to keep the water - do 70 crossings in anything but waders and your gonna get wet feet.
Cheers
Roy

Hello gagetman... I have recently lost my pair of tui gaiters and have been searching the internet to find out where I can replace them from. Where do you get them from? I love them and don't want to try any other brand!

Tried out some of the Markhor Gaiters over Easter..... ended up taking the wrong ridge before dawn and had to smash through about 300m of waist high Black Berry to reach where we needed to ber. Even though just wearing shorts the Gaiters did a primo job. Hardly snagged at all and were as quiet as you could expect wading through that crap, protection was very good. Very happy with them.

so yeah. Gaiters.... yes

Originally Posted by Supernova

Hello gagetman... I have recently lost my pair of tui gaiters and have been searching the internet to find out where I can replace them from. Where do you get them from? I love them and don't want to try any other brand!

I suspect they are no longer available. The business changed hands and the Tui Trail line seems to have been dropped.

Have a couple of pairs of NZ Made Huntech gaiters, also a pair of HE Neoprene (only decent thing they make) pair for creeks, have been known to wear them under the huntech!!!

Made to measure "Wetlander" neoprene puttees from Dryline Ltd in Christchurch.
I measured around the girth of my Meindls, and my calves. They made two pair for me and sent me the cardboard pattern. 2.5mm neoprene with a lace hook. $59 each.
Trou or leggings tucked into gaiters in rain or wet tussock just wick water into the fukn great hole in the top of your boots.
These neoprene puttees pretty much keep all water out of my boots all day, no matter how many creek crossings, or how wet the tussock.
I wear my leggings outside the puttees......dry feet..... Bliss on the hill.

B

Ive got a pair of huntec which I have put a couple of ss wire strops under me boot which I brought from a tramping shop. they attach to the gater tags with key rings which got damaged one day and riped the calf of the gater, Thank Christ there was a layer of canvas or I would have needed a few stiches.
Al things considered they work great to stop the gater riding up in snow or deep mud.

Never really thought of using them for thorns, etc. We use them for ticks in Aus....work great for that.

I haven't bothered getting any yet as the only bloody river crossings I seem to come across are waist deep at best.

Can we see some pics S14

Originally Posted by Ackley

Can we see some pics S14

I'll try after work this arvo

Originally Posted by Ackley

Can we see some pics S14

My neoprene puttees with my Andrews boots, and Stoney Creek Powder Dry leggings.
They pretty ugh keep water out up to thigh depth, but pressure at that depth can push a bit in.







B

Originally Posted by chris-b

Tried out some of the Markhor Gaiters over Easter..... ended up taking the wrong ridge before dawn and had to smash through about 300m of waist high Black Berry to reach where we needed to ber. Even though just wearing shorts the Gaiters did a primo job. Hardly snagged at all and were as quiet as you could expect wading through that crap, protection was very good. Very happy with them.

so yeah. Gaiters.... yes

Been using some markhor gaitors for about 18months now and really like them, don't hold much water either so stay pretty light, getting a bit tatty now though with all the ruahine shit ive been pushing through.