Locally Made Gaiters Review

I recently asked SAGKA (a local manufacturer of backpacking gear) to manufacture a pair of gaiters for me. Gaiters are for me, an essential part of my hiking gear. It helps keep dirt and water out of my shoes. It'd really be frustrating if you have a pebble in your shoe, or wet socks, wouldn't it?

My gaiters were made of 500 grade cordura fabric, which goes against the rip-stop fabric that I asked him to use. This fault in material had caused the gaiters to weigh a bit heavier that it would had they adhered to my instructions. Also, the waterproofing that I had intended to included to this gear was seriously overlooked, again by using a different fabric.

One good thing about this though is that it has a good fit. Except for the straps that were used were the same kind of straps you would find on a typical backpack's load lifter, that being cumbersome to strap on, instead of a shock-cord which I had specifically requested. The straps being longer than usual made me trip over them a few times.

I guess the only good purpose of these gaiters is keeping the dirt out.