Gaiters or blousing garters?

[Kevin Peacocke]

I was in the Zambezi valley last week in the Mana area and we went out for a morning game drive. Got to a nice spot and the guides suggested we walk back to camp and come back in Carruthers later in the afternoon to collect their game vehicle. Obviously they just wanted a ride in the Landy. I wasn't expecting to walk so didn't have the gaiters along. Big mistake, not only from the grass seeds, but the sand in the river bed crossings. Always wear your gaiters, you never know. Even in board meetings, there are often more pricks there than in the bush!

 

[Nevada Mike]

I sometimes wear Boyt's short canvas gaiters to keep seeds, bugs, and thorns out of my socks. They work fine. For use in Africa I dose them with bug dope.

 

[smp005]

These are what I wore in the Marine Corps. Available on Amazon.. These are what I assume we were talking about when referring to boot garters/bands, no?

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Man I hated wearing those things!!!