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Advice on legwear sought

  • 05-05-2008 12:17pm
    #1
    eirman
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    I'll soon be setting off into the Wicklow hills at 7am. No rain will be forecast for the day and temperatures will be above average. The problem I had the last time in these circumstances was that the combination of early morning dew and high grass meant that I was soon soaked up the thighs and I had to turn back at 8am

    Shorts are not really an option because of ticks and the likelyhood that water will run down my legs and soak my socks. Any advice ?


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  • #2
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Just wear your normal thin summer walking trousers but wear gaiters as well? Some people don't like them, saying they're too hot, but I don't find that personally. If the grass is really high you'll still get some wetness above the gaiters, i.e. above the knees but it shouldn't be as bad as without.


  • #3
    eirman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭eirman


    Alun wrote: »
    wear gaiters as well

    How about that - I always thought gaiters were for horsey people !


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    eirman wrote: »
    How about that - I always thought gaiters were for horsey people !
    Not these kind, at least :)

    http://www.lowealpine.com/Products/Detail.asp?ProductTypeID=9&ProductGroupID=14&Position=12&SpecificActivityID=

    They're great as well in muddy conditions .. something not entirely uncommon in the Wicklow Mountains as I'm sure you know!


  • #5
    BeardyGit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭BeardyGit


    Good choice on those Lowe gaiters too ;)


  • #6
    Chris Peak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭Chris Peak


    Lowe gaiters are great. A friend went through some bog water and nothing got through!


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