Ronnie

Next to my discovering trekking poles, these are the best purchase I have made for my hikes!

I live in the Sierra Mountains. I have had so many socks ruined by foxtails and other hitchhikers that I was just sick of it. This season I was determined to find a solution. I came upon this gaiter idea. So many of them though have a strap that goes under the boot, or shoe and are big and cumbersome looking. I needed something where I wouldn't slip on the gravel because my shoe tread have a strap over them. Not to mention the strap wearing out. Anyway, alternatives are limited. I came upon these and the Altra. The Altra gaiters seemed over priced and these were a price I could live with.

My shoes are Adidas Free Hiker 2.0. These shoes have a plastic stabilizer that I had hoped would provide a good surface for the the Velcro patch to stick on. Unfortunately, even though I cleaned the surface with alcohol, the Velcro square's adhesive failed half way through my first hike. When I got home I pulled out some Locktite super glue I have on hand. I coated both Velcro squares right on top of the adhesive (and some dirt.) Well, to my surprise and gratitude this worked out great. It has been weeks and the Velcro square anchor patches are still stuck on tight to the stabilizer!

Yes, these are better than I thought they would be, given the spandex type of material I expected them to tear. I was wrong, at least so far, the fabric is standing up to the bushwhacking and seems to not allow the hitchhikers to get a good hold. They do get on the seams though, but that is easy to deal with. The Bear Clover burrs are just about to ripen, so I will see how these handle those. Also, I get no little rocks or gravel in my shoes.

I wear a size 11 and the S/M work just fine. Just a little care is needed when moving the top elastic collar over the heal.

The other great thing about these is the lifetime warranty. I have a seam where the outer part had a loop that was getting bigger and a section of outer perimeter seam was getting pulled out. I contacted them through Amazon messaging. They responded promptly and really were very kind. They sent me a replacement!

I highly recommend them!

Jared Riley

Exactly what I wanted. First day on the job and working how I need. I use them with Altra shoes which already have Velcro on the shoes so I didn’t need to included Velcro. Bought the small size and glad I did. My shoe is a men’s 10.

MRS F

Worn these today with brooks cascadia trail trainers. The hook was about an inch too long, so would not protect against the grass bits in uk fields as it harvest time. So I tucked it under the furthest lace and hooked it on the elastic that you use for the laces. I like the fact that it’s completely black, I’m in my 60’s and bright colours or skulls aren’t really me anymore 😉

They worked a treat, no barley stubble, thorns, dust or tiny stones in my shoes during my trail walk.

So I will shorten the length of the gaiter to fit my shoes, so I get a nice coverage of shoe without any baggy gaps. Hope the pictures help.