I have had a pair of the snakeprotex gaiters for some 18 months ago. Below is a link that shows exactly the pair I have:
https://highlandsworkwear.com.au/produc ... ve-gaitersA green pair, which are nearly knee high and open at the top. My impressions are here:
PROS:
The gaiters are rugged and durable as all hell - these have taken a beating from varied terrain over time, including wait-a-while, stinging bushes, razor sharp jagged rock with not so much as a thread out of place. So their terrain protection capability is excellent. They apparently have several layers to prevent not only fang penetration, but venom dripping through should they become pierced. The rubber loop under the boots has been trod on many times but shows few signs of wear and is also very rugged. They also zip downwards, which supposedly prevents the zipper from repeatedly unzipping. Incidentally these gaiters are also excellent protection for yard work, particularly using a line trimmer. I would not be surprised if these are popular with council workers.
CONS:
The gaiters are heavy, very heavy. They are also very hot, and moisture tends to build up quickly within them - they do not seem breathable at all, I suspect because the layers that prevent venom dripping through also prevent moisture getting out. Because they are open at the top, in any sort of rainfall they tend to act as a funnel for water to your boots - and over time they tend to sag slightly, especially when wet and during rain, often the loop at the bottom will slip off from under the boot. The zip which zips downwards for some reason tends to unzip upwards over time up to 3-4cm. This is not much but creates an opening for which you are not protected from snakebite. True the odds of a snake hitting that exact point are even more astronomically small than your chance of getting bitten in the first place, but if you bought these because you feared getting bitten, this extra chance against you is not comforting.
The overall truth is that most of the time I hate wearing them, because of their weight, non breath ability, funnelling of moisture into my boots, and tendency to sag and slip off at the bottom.
However in certain conditions, ie scrub bashing routes, and/or routes where there is a large amount of jagged razor sharp rock present, I love these to bits, because there isn't anything getting through to my legs no matter how rough it is. So in these situations, these are highly recommended. I guess this would be true also in dense and/or high grass areas, where I cannot see where I am stepping well and I am worried stepping on snakes - which these are actually designed to prevent.
Final word - these are highly situational gaiters.
Posted: Tue 23 Jul, 2019 10:01 am
) and I prefer not to be tromping about in the later hours when I can't see the ground and critters start hunting. 
