[pct-l] gaiters

[Kevin Cook]

Steel-Eye

FYI, dirt girl makes plain black. ;)

I'm on the fence whether to buy some. They are cheap enough I might try them
and ship them home if I don't like them.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:20 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Good evening, Hillary,
>
>
> I use gaiters virtually all the time on any trail.  That’s just my personal
> preference to keep the “trail mix” out of my shoes.  My shoes are loose at
> the ankles, and my socks are thin.  That results in gaps around the tops of
> my shoes that invite an accumulation of junk.  Many hikers don’t have that
> problem, or they have a way of ignoring the stuff if it does get in.  Some
> hikers wear thick socks which they allow to bunch in roles and folds just
> above the shoe, thereby serving to deflect trash.  Even with gaiters I
> sometimes get lots of fine sand in the shoe which mostly enters through the
> mesh fabric over the toes where the gaiters are substantially ineffective.
>
>
>
> Compared to most trails – even a city park trail -- there is nothing
> inherently “trashy” about the PCT.  I’d say by now you should know enough
> about your own walking to have an idea if you can hike without being
> aggravated by trash.  DirtyGirls are very popular, being effective, light,
> and moderately priced.  I don’t wear them -- preferring plain black rather
> than bizarre patterns and colors.
>
>
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Hillary Schwirtlich <
> hillary.schwirtlich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone, I'm liking the broad questions ("bounce box y or n" made me
> > realize I might not need a bounce box), so here's another one. How many
> > people wear gaiters when not in the Sierra? I'm thinking about buying a
> > pair
> > of Dirty Girls, but since I've never felt like I've needed gaiters unless
> I
> > was in danger of postholing, I think I'm being swayed by the fancy
> > colors...
> > then again I've never hiked long distances in running shoes. Any
> thoughts?
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