Gaiters

[Macca81]

Nick,
s2s is currently in the process of making a gaiter aimed specifically for the tassie bush. i believe it was because of this forum that they started.

i could be wrong, and i havnt searched, but i vaguely remember a s2s rep posting in one of the gaiter topics a while back....

[ollster]

Ollster- the stitching on the Cascade models that is exposed is mostly top stitching- there is hidden stithing beneath that gives the construction integrity. Do you mean some top stitching has caught/ but cut, or more than that?

Sorry, my bad. I mean the stiching that holds the velcro in place on the underside of the front flap has somehow seperated at the base of the flap and also further up.

I'll definately try your suggestion about the electrician's wire - I know the type you mean. Sounds like a good plan. Not sure why the split rings keep coming apart, but it's *&%$#! infuriating - I just want gaiters to be "set and forget".

[Liamy77]

i got a pair of leather gaiters made up for me... lasted just about 4 years so far - just hade a few strap changes here n there and a heap of snow seal.... not in the profile pic tho!!

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[ILUVSWTAS]

Hi All

The reason is thought to be the narrow single tracks meaning gaiters are constantly rubbing and this combined with a reasonable amount of off track walking kills gaiters.



Cheers Brett

I thought the reason was Tassies scrub is so much more gnarly than anywhere else.

Im fairly certain Tasmania is not the only place people go off track ......

[Macca81]

In fact try and get a decent car tyre footpump and you will find that ultra cheap units have destroyed any quality manufacturer so you are now left with little choice than getting something that will fail on the second use.

12v electric not much bigger and doesnt break after 3 pumps on the handle. also more more relaxing

[corvus]

There is there is another Gaiter manufacturer who is listening to feedback and I am looking forward to "field testing" an improved model soon,wont mention the brand till I have tested fully however be assured I will be very subjective and will call it as I experience it ,after I report back to the manufacturer for their comments.
corvus

[tasadam]

S2S has been listerning to this forum for sometime and has been working hard to design a Tassie proof gaither. One of the site members that is involved in retail brought another thread a year or longer back to their attention along with photographs of where their gaiters are failing.

This Gaiter topic discusses that further. Several photos from me there too.
A year has passed since my last post there, and our gaiters are still going strong.
One thing I did not do that I would have if I knew, the velcro strap that wraps around the top is too long for my legs, or is it that my legs are too skinny for the velcro strap? I should have cut it off so the excess doesn't wave about or curl, as it tends to. Another down side to the excess velcro at the top is that it has totally destroyed some sort of fabric lining on the inside of our Mont waterproof trousers in that area.
It is nice to think that there's a chance I may have assisted with the pushing for a Tassie gaiter production.
I wonder whether they got all their research from the forum, or whether they have also been speaking to people that use the gear. There are a lot of informative opinions on what people like and don't like about their gaiters.

In an earlier post, someone mentioned the stopping of production of one gaiter because manufacturing costs could not be kept inline with overseas producers.
The thing is, when it comes to gaiters, would we pay double to have a product that lasts 4 times as long?

How many of us here can remember bushwalking 20 or 30 years ago and how many of us were having equipment failures back then like we are now with the influx of products assembled "on the cheap"?
Just a thought.

[corvus]

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I wonder whether they got all their research from the forum, or whether they have also been speaking to people that use the gear. There are a lot of informative opinions on what people like and don't like about their gaiters.



How many of us here can remember bushwalking 20 or 30 years ago and how many of us were having equipment failures back then like we are now with the influx of products assembled "on the cheap"?
Just a thought.

In this instance I believe they are listening to those of us who do use these Gaiters .
As an aside I have "Steadman" made in Devonport about 35 years ago gaiters that I could still wear if I wanted to and a 20 year old pair of NZ made "Outgear" full canvas ones that with a couple of minor fixes would still be serviceable, 5+ year old (guess) WE canvas ones that are still usable albeit with small wear holes on the creases .
So let us hope that any improvements in Gaiters can give us at least a five year life

corvus

[photohiker]

I really can't complain about my S2S Quagmires. They have already outlasted one pair of Scarpas and I've just gotten back from Scotland where they did a lot of offtrack heather bashing. They're looking sad now but I'll have a look in the cold hard light of day to see if they are a repair or replace option.

[north-north-west]

Hi All

The reason is thought to be the narrow single tracks meaning gaiters are constantly rubbing and this combined with a reasonable amount of off track walking kills gaiters.



Cheers Brett

I thought the reason was Tassies scrub is so much more gnarly than anywhere else.

Im fairly certain Tasmania is not the only place people go off track ......