[Philmont] Rain Gear & Sleeping bags

>>>Since the subject has come up a couple of times recently, anyone
have an opinion about gaiters? I remember hiking at Philmont in late
July in 2004 and thinking that I wished I had a pair to keep my socks
dry and my boots "rockless". Which ones worked well? Which ones
didn't? Any other concerns about gaiters? Thanking you in advance.<<<

I use low gaiters (Outdoor Research Rocky Mountain) often when
backpacking and sometimes when day hiking depending on the terrain. I
use them to keep pebbles and sand out of my boots and to keep my laces
from getting snagged and untied. For those purposes they work well.

I typically do not wear rain pants and rain runs down my legs into my
boots regardless of whether I am wearing gaiters or not. If I am
wearing rain pants they have elastic in the bottoms so they keep the
water out of the boots by themselves. So the way I use gaiters they
contribute very little to keeping my feet dry.

Doug
T149, V149
Watkinsville, GA

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Received on Mon Aug 21 13:00:20 2006