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| | Gaiters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Gaiters are like the old-fashioned white canvas army putty, but are now usually made of nylon and use zips and / or Velcro in place of the old buckles. |
 | | They provide a fairly effective seal at the top of the boot, thus preventing the ingress of small stones, twigs, thorns, burs, spear grass, etc. They also help delay the entry of water into the boot (but not for long!). |
 | | Full-length gaiters (as opposed to anklets) provide further protection, especially from snakes, bracken, brambles, shin grazes and small rolling boulders. |
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