Outdoor Research Rocky Mountain Low Gaiter

I like the idea of a low gaiter to keep scree and snow out of the ankles, and these served the purpose just fine. My biggest complaint is that the elastic on the top is extremely tight, so much so that it leaves marks on my legs after I hike, even over socks. And it's not because I have giant calves! Also, I find that the fabric is much baggier around the ankles than what the pictures shows. Bottom line, I used these for a few months and ended up replacing them with the OR Flex-Tex Gaiter, which while not waterproof, worked much better for me.

I've given the pair I've owned hard use hiking, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, and climbing. I'm often wearing a pant with a stretch cuff that pulls over the cuffs of big boots (ski boots, plastic climbing boots) but there are still lots of days each year when I need gaiters over approach shoes or lightweight hiking shoes. I like these gaiters because they're light and non-bulky when stuffed in the pack, yet effective in deflecting snow, dirt, plant matter or scree. My pair has stood up nicely to what I would guess to be 25 or 30 days of use. And after using low gaiters I've found I prefer them over tall gaiters in everything but deep powder because they let my legs breathe so much better.

Got these for a hunt in the Wrangell's. They worked great but I wish I would have bought the tall/high ones for use with the mid high boots I was wearing. I would recommend these to anyone who would use them with a shoe/short boot.

I live in Japan, from June to July is the rainy season.
I will protect my feet from dirt trekking in this season.
Are you satisfied with the material so light and tighten.

Used these backpacking to keep out the snow and or rocks/dust depending on the occasion. They have worked very well for this purpose. They are not "waterproof", but they kept my feet dry.

Great for those summer trips when you just want to keep debris out of your shoes. They aren't really waterproof, but I've used them many times in the snow and they work well. I really like them on warmer spring/summer trips where I don't want my entire calf sweating under a full gaiter.
These are light and do the job of covering up that nasty gap between the top of your boot and your socks.