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I look after 25-30 nesting boxes in the city's Open Space. Name a plant that can stick right through a pair of hiking shoes, and we've got it. In order to get to the boxes, I have to climb hills covered with tall grass, burrs, whatever produces foxtails, star thistle, lost of thistle, and a really annoying weed that produces Nature's challenge to velcro stickers! Though this may be the last hike for a while where the grass is wet in the early morning, add moisture to the mix.

I don't know why I was against wearing gaiters before this. It has to do more with laziness one more thing to put on than fashion. I mean, come on, cargo shots, t-shirt, floppy hat ... nobody cares what you look like. Before I started wearing them two days ago when I was doing my last run, my hikes to the boxes always ended up with foxtails and other grasses penetrating my thickest socks while my shoes, though "waterproof," always ended up with a collection of stuff that could only be removed with a tweezers. With these gaiters, after 4 hours of hiking, nothing stuck to me, nothing bit me (well, not below the knee), and my shoes were relatively sticker free. The greatest thing was that it didn't take 20 minutes to pull stuff out of my socks.

They're comfortable and, though they don't really "breathe," I didn't sweat. Easy to put on and take off, I'm sorry I didn't buy these two years ago. Great design. They work and work well.

SIZING: I couldn't find it anywhere, but the size of the gaiters is based on men's "low" shoes. I wear a 10.5, and the medium is fine. However, the medium will not fit over my mid-top "boots."

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Awesome product, I'll never hit the woods without a pair again.

The only cons on this one are the velcro closures at the top wear out before the rest of the product. They don't seem to effect the functionality, but it doesn't look good flopping around.

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I am restoring 127 acres of pasture back to prairie in central Oklahoma. Gaiters may look goofy, but they're a necessity to keep ticks, chiggers, and seeds out of your boots and pants. Normally, you tuck your jeans into your pants. Otherwise, the bugs crawl up your legs, even if you've sprayed your pants with permethrin (for ticks) and DEET (for chiggers). But--tucking in your jeans lets the bloody seeds into your boots--by the hundreds. And, after a 10-hour, exhausting day working in 100F weather, you quit worrying about fashion and starting thinking about that bloomin' half hour it's going to take to pull the bloomin' seeds out of your bloomin' socks.

A few tips: First, forget about the company's claim that these are treated for insects. It's permethrin, which volatilizes fast enough that you need to basically renew it daily. Second, I am a U.S. men's shoe size 10 1/2, and the Medium gaiter was sized right for me, so take that into consideration. Finally, the strap that goes underneath your boot is leather and will wear out fast, so wrap it with a couple layers of duct tape after you get the fit adjusted properly. The tape will take the wear and tear and can be easily replaced. Do that, and these things will last so long you'll think them a great bargain.

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The gaiters fit as too small.

The size SMALL is only for women, too tight for men.

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I love theses gaiters. They work for 3 seasons perfectly. I had a lot of "bug up my legs" problems last summer in Ohio. This item will solve it.