'Gaiters' Post Category

When it comes to backpacking, a certain kind of gaiter is a great thing to have on the trail with you. As with most backpacking gear the big thing that you will want from a pair of backpacking gaiters is versatility. You need gaiters that will kee...

Different gaiters are often better suited to a certain kind of boot or shoe, though there is a great deal of overlap. Some gaiters, for instance, are made with big, bulky mountaineering boots in mind. Hiking boot gaiters are good because they occu...

It’s nice to have waterproof gaiters, but it’s often even better to have gaiters that don’t make your feet suffocate. Which is certainly not to say that waterproof gaiters wont breath, because they will, it’s just that gaiters that are only water ...

Gaiters are a great piece of gear to take hiking. They’re by no means necessary, not like a good jacket or a pair of shoes, but still, the best hiking gaiters can be the kind of thing that you buy and then can never understand how you got by witho...

Gaiters are definitely convenient when it rains, or when your in terrain where you’re kicking up a lot of dust and rocks, but in a mountaineering situation, a good pair of mountaineering gaiters can be essential. If there’s snow on the ground, it ...

It’s never any fun to get caught out in the rain. But as long as you have the necessary gear you at least wont be wet and miserable. Rain gaiters are a great piece of gear to have if you want your feet to stay dry. Rain, and moisture off of bushes...

Gaiters are a great piece of gear to have just about year round. When you go hiking or backpacking in the summer, for instance, gaiters can help keep things like rocks and dust, and maybe even the occasional shower of rain if you’re unlucky out of...

When you go orienteering you can never be sure of what kind of terrain and environments you are going to encounter. If there is a field of tall, wet grass between you and your destination, for instance, you will have to go through it, and in such ...

For those lightweight backpackers and anyone else concerned about the weight of their gear, there are plenty of lightweight gaiters out there to choose from. Even if you want or need is a big, tough pair of mountaineering gaiters that will keep yo...

When most people think of waterproof hiking, camping and backpacking gear they think of Gore Tex, but eVent is a very similar fabric that provides very comparable protection from water and breathability. One thing that gives eVent a distinct advan...