Not much thought in the strap design

By runningfrombears Ranked #175 - Women's Trail Running Footwear December 23, 2009

Well cut gaiter, good fit, good fabric. MH should have put a bit more thought in the design of the lace/strap. When I bought these, I thought the lace was for sure kevlar or something durable, but I was dead wrong. The lace is just some fancy looking regular nylon jobby. 1 long trail run was enough to chew right through both. Very disappointing, and inconvenient. The worst part was when I went back to the shop, they told me that was normal and that I should just buy a set of shoelaces and replace them. When I contacted MH about this issue, they said they could send me replacement laces, but that it was expected that they would need to be replaced regularly. Why make such a bomber gaiter with such a crappy useless lace as a strap??? In the end, I ended up sewing a short piece of spectra webbing to each gaiter, only because I'm lucky enough to have a heavy duty sewing machine at home. Poor design, I would not recommend these to anyone hiking/running on anything but snow or grass.

View Details: Mountain Hardwear Trail Gaiter High

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