[pct-l] gaiters

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I think Dirty Girls are nearly de rigueur for hiking the PCT. Hiker  
fashion chic that's for sure.
On Jan 27, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net 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?