[pct-l] dirty girls gaiters

[rtjhunt at comcast.net]

Janet,

I had the same problem so what I did was use two small pieces of duct tape after cleaning off the back of the shoe. one piece would go on the back of the gaiter and the other piece would be used to tape down that piece onto the shoe.

This year I put on the velcro to the shoe and used a 1/2" staple along the bottom of the velcro.  I may also frame the velcro on the shoe with duct tape since it begins to wear off on the edges.  When you unpeel the velcro, you should brace the shoe velcro to minimize pressure on it.  Another thought would be to keep the gaiter attached to the shoe and not repeatedly peel it off.  Finally, you could have a shoe repairer stitch the velcro on to the back of the shoe.

I am hoping all of this works because they sure keep the dirt out of your socks and feet;

Hoov 

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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Janet Grossman" <janetgr at cableone.net> 

> Having heard about these gaiters on this list, I bought a pair and tried them 
> out last weekend and they were GREAT for the first hour until the velcro pulled 
> off the backs of my shoes. Thus far I've tried a silicone glue and then epoxy, 
> and the velcro just won't stick. I tried super glue last night, haven't yet worn 
> the shoes. Has anybody been successful at making the velcro stay on grooved 
> shoe-backs? If so, what did you use? 
> Janet 
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