I wear them alot from early autumn onwards, I tend to be a forest hermit, so with mud, brambles, especially bushwacking ,I use on similar to yours ,gortex trekmates gaiters, had about 12 years if not longer, but I may get another pair just in case, cool video, good health and safe travels my friend, cheers craig
Oh OK, thats a new one on me. We don't have any snakes that are dangerous to humans in the UK, the most poisonous we have are Adders and the biggest worry with them is smaller dogs, plus they are pretty good at keeping out our way. Do you get them made to be bite resistant then? I can see the protection they would offer.
@@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Leather gaiters. I have some Meindl ones from Grüber in Germany. Expensive, of course, but easily repaired should anything ever break. I expect them to outlive me.
Oh OK, never heard of that one. We do get a lot of ticks in my local woodland but not had one get me through my trousers before. Have to check the dogs regularly though.
Here in Norway we use them when skiing, to prevent snow from getting into the shoes. Now I will use them in the other seasons as well, thanks for the tip
Excellent for wet weather walking in muddy conditions. Or over heather, bracken or grass. Also keep you a lot warmer. I am apparently a " dirty walker". My trousers always got filthy, because of the way I walk. Useful to have for wet weather walking.
Can't say I've really used full size gaiters before however I recently bought some trail running style (Dirty Girl but another brand) ones that velcro on the back of the show and hook to the very bottom of the laces. That in combo with waterproof trousers worked amazingly well. I had a line of clean to dirty on the side of the shoes by the end of the day
HAHA what a stupid idea ...... ... until I came back from a camping trip to the Scottish Highlands with midge and mosquito bites from my ankles to my knees. I didnt realise it until I came home but I had bites up my sleeves, and up my trouser legs, and dont give me any of that shit about "fire smoke scaring them away". Personally I used to think gaiters were a thing of the past until I went into deer country in Scotland. Drench them in repellent, and worse case scenario is that they stop ticks and biters climbing up your trouser legs. There is a reason that you can still buy them, and why the army still issues them. Great video btw
Gaiters would make sense on short dog walks but on longer hikes I find they make my legs sweat,so end up with moist trousers. I do have abnormally sweaty legs though.
LOL, thanks for putting that image in my head! It's what works for individuals, I like gaiters on short or long walks if its muddy, but horses for courses!
I still have that dillema abt gaiters when hillwalking. in particularly wet weather I would take them. but when you do a long distance and many uphills, that add app weight to my kit, especially when they r not needed most of the distance.
Am working on it. Mad busy in work at the moment, end of financial year is always crazy as most departments need to spend their money or they get less next year!
I am a woman and I use gaiters for walking in to down, as I get splashed a lot by cars, I use also them for walking in parks and in my waterlogged garden. with the weather getting worse with intense heavy rain I also use them for cycling into town
Just broke the zip on my 20+ year old gaiters and looking to replace them - BUT, everything now fastens up the front, has a flimsy lace hook and only covers half the laces. I know why I live in the past 😉
I wear kilts pretty much 24/7 so they're all Perm sprayed just on the offchance that I'll be wearing that kilt on a day that I'm out out, if I hit some bracken etc the gaiters go on, problems are better to avoid than deal with in my book 👍
Ah they don't have a lower lace to hook into, do they? I see the snow monster look like they have a d-ring you could hook into but not all models do. I imagine they would probably still be OK, but you would need to make sure you had straps that went under the boot and make sure there were adjusted properly to stop them riding up, but I've not tried them with that particular brand.
There are gaiters, and then there are proper leather gaiters like your great grandfather wore. I am pretty much done with modern stuff and got myself a nice set of gaiters in finest Spanish Leather.
I have a pair of suede Meindl gaiters. Not available direct from Meindl, they're made for a hunting outlet in Germany called Grüber. Leather gaiters - the top choice.
Not sure about that, trespass isn't a big premium band to copy its one of them where they always seem to have 70% 'closing down' sales on. My guess is it depends on where they are in the sales cycle.
I wear them alot from early autumn onwards, I tend to be a forest hermit, so with mud, brambles, especially bushwacking ,I use on similar to yours ,gortex trekmates gaiters, had about 12 years if not longer, but I may get another pair just in case, cool video, good health and safe travels my friend, cheers craig
Cheers Craig, very much appreciated.
For those of us that live in places where we’re part of the food chain, gaters also provide an extra layer of protection from snake bites.
Oh OK, thats a new one on me. We don't have any snakes that are dangerous to humans in the UK, the most poisonous we have are Adders and the biggest worry with them is smaller dogs, plus they are pretty good at keeping out our way. Do you get them made to be bite resistant then? I can see the protection they would offer.
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Nearly stepped on a Puff Adder in Zimbabwe and regular Adders in the UK. Dont think gaters would help,if they'd actually struck.
Gaiters are also added protection against Lyme Disease via Ticks.
@@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Leather gaiters. I have some Meindl ones from Grüber in Germany. Expensive, of course, but easily repaired should anything ever break. I expect them to outlive me.
Gaiters wont stop a snake bite
Thanks for covering this. I used to use gaiters all the time and living near Dartmoor, I think it's time I started using them again.
They are really good in the wet and mud. I can imagine very useful in Dartmoor!
We wear them in canada to add an extra layer to repel ticks
Oh OK, never heard of that one. We do get a lot of ticks in my local woodland but not had one get me through my trousers before. Have to check the dogs regularly though.
Ever tried Ghorka trousers?They have a built in tick guard.I swear by them in Woods,bracken n Heather moorland.
@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 I have not, but it sounds like something I should look into. Thanks for the info
good idea
Here in Norway we use them when skiing, to prevent snow from getting into the shoes. Now I will use them in the other seasons as well, thanks for the tip
I always use gaiters while hiking especially when the grass is high and wet. I get funny looks but I have dry lower legs. tganx for a great video
You are welcome
Excellent for wet weather walking in muddy conditions. Or over heather, bracken or grass. Also keep you a lot warmer.
I am apparently a " dirty walker". My trousers always got filthy, because of the way I walk.
Useful to have for wet weather walking.
Can't say I've really used full size gaiters before however I recently bought some trail running style (Dirty Girl but another brand) ones that velcro on the back of the show and hook to the very bottom of the laces. That in combo with waterproof trousers worked amazingly well. I had a line of clean to dirty on the side of the shoes by the end of the day
HAHA what a stupid idea ......
... until I came back from a camping trip to the Scottish Highlands with midge and mosquito bites from my ankles to my knees.
I didnt realise it until I came home but I had bites up my sleeves, and up my trouser legs, and dont give me any of that shit about "fire smoke scaring them away".
Personally I used to think gaiters were a thing of the past until I went into deer country in Scotland.
Drench them in repellent, and worse case scenario is that they stop ticks and biters climbing up your trouser legs.
There is a reason that you can still buy them, and why the army still issues them.
Great video btw
Gaiters would make sense on short dog walks but on longer hikes I find they make my legs sweat,so end up with moist trousers. I do have abnormally sweaty legs though.
LOL, thanks for putting that image in my head! It's what works for individuals, I like gaiters on short or long walks if its muddy, but horses for courses!
I still have that dillema abt gaiters when hillwalking. in particularly wet weather I would take them. but when you do a long distance and many uphills, that add app weight to my kit, especially when they r not needed most of the distance.
Hi,
Stil waiting for the video about feet care. I suppose this is the first one, from outside to inside
Am working on it. Mad busy in work at the moment, end of financial year is always crazy as most departments need to spend their money or they get less next year!
Me and my Da always wear our Gaiters 👌 must have in Ireland 😅
Glad I'm not alone, even if we are separated by sea!
I have a pair, you can't beat them on really wet days.
What boots are you wearing?
Those ones are Altberg defenders, they are pretty high anyway so stones aren't an issue, but the gaiters still definitely help with the mud!
I am a woman and I use gaiters for walking in to down, as I get splashed a lot by cars, I use also them for walking in parks and in my waterlogged garden. with the weather getting worse with intense heavy rain I also use them for cycling into town
Good to hear I'm not alone. Great bits of kit!
Just broke the zip on my 20+ year old gaiters and looking to replace them - BUT, everything now fastens up the front, has a flimsy lace hook and only covers half the laces. I know why I live in the past 😉
I have a cutoff pair of ghillie sleeves to use as tick defence, easy to slap some permethryn on so any foliage additions won't lead to Bug Hell 😂
Pemethryn is under utilised here, its one of those things that are hard to find at the shots but I often do key bits of kit with, particularly my hat.
I wear kilts pretty much 24/7 so they're all Perm sprayed just on the offchance that I'll be wearing that kilt on a day that I'm out out, if I hit some bracken etc the gaiters go on, problems are better to avoid than deal with in my book 👍
Very interesting video, good info. New friend here.
Thanks and welcome Dave.
@@dogdadoutdoors My pleasure
Hello! Do they work well if you have Baffin Impact boots size 10 (mens)?
Ah they don't have a lower lace to hook into, do they? I see the snow monster look like they have a d-ring you could hook into but not all models do. I imagine they would probably still be OK, but you would need to make sure you had straps that went under the boot and make sure there were adjusted properly to stop them riding up, but I've not tried them with that particular brand.
would you happen to have the link from amazon where you got them?
Sorry mate no, but I can tell you I got them from tresspass.
@@dogdadoutdoors Damn well cheers anyways then, they look pretty solid I might invest in a pair
There are gaiters, and then there are proper leather gaiters like your great grandfather wore. I am pretty much done with modern stuff and got myself a nice set of gaiters in finest Spanish Leather.
Sounds interesting, do they take much cleaning/care?
@@dogdadoutdoors Same as leather boots, they need cleaning and polishing.
I have a pair of suede Meindl gaiters. Not available direct from Meindl, they're made for a hunting outlet in Germany called Grüber. Leather gaiters - the top choice.
Is that Lapphund? Or Lapponian herder?
if you wear berghaus yeti gaiers you can take the boots and gaiters off at the same time
Not heard of those, I'll take a look, thanks.
The type of music...Better without that! Nice video though.
Received loud and clear, gotta try new things to see what works and what doesn't. That one doesn't!
Wearing gaiters makes me feel sexy.
The cheap one's are probably Chinese fakes
Not sure about that, trespass isn't a big premium band to copy its one of them where they always seem to have 70% 'closing down' sales on. My guess is it depends on where they are in the sales cycle.
I HATE the B-Roll!
Noted, thank you. Have to try hew things to see what worked, this one didn't, I can literally see the viewing figures slide during that section.
@@dogdadoutdoors Good! I like your videos ... that was just an anomaly.
yeah, look for Gaiters with a steel wire around the Boots - will last much longer compared to straps out of plastic