 Topic Name: Homemade Gaiters
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on: February 04, 2010, 12:22:55 PM
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sean salach
Location: palmer, ak
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« on: February 04, 2010, 12:22:55 PM » |
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I'm about to start making myself some. Any advice? They're for snow.
Some of my thoughts, feel free to offer any input:
Lighter weight fabric, salvaged from surplus rain paints, above the ankle, heavier, abrasion resistant 500D w/spectra cordura below.
I don't have any elastic, but I have plenty of webbing and D rings, so I'm thinking for the bottom connection, that I'll use a three strap set up with a D ring on either side. The bottom Strap will be fixed length and sewn around the flat portion of the D, the ankle and top-of-foot straps will be sewn to the inside D ring(on the curved portion), and run through the outside D ring, folding back on themselves and securing with velcro. Am I over-complicating this?
Velcro running up the back to secure the Gaiter around the leg.
Just below knee length with webbing and cam buckle to cinch up the top.
Maybe another length of webbing with cam buckle at the ankle.
Post up photos of your own for inspiration.
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Topic Name: Homemade Gaiters
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Reply #1 on: February 04, 2010, 12:38:57 PM
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sean salach
Location: palmer, ak
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2010, 12:38:57 PM » |
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Also thinking of MAYBE sewing some thin wool felt on the inside of the lower portion to add a tiny bit of insulation and protect the waterproof coating on the inside of the cordura... not sure if I would then need to sew some ripstop or something over the wool felt to keep it from getting saturated and freezing.....
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Reply #2 on: February 04, 2010, 08:34:41 PM
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DaveC
Location: Kalispell, MT
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2010, 08:34:41 PM » |
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I think wool inside the gaiter would just freeze up. The coated nylon will act as a vapor barrier. If anything, use neoprene or foam. But I'd just forego.
If you can sort out some kind of rubberized strap under the foot, that will keep wet snow from balling up on it and making a nuisance of itself. Alternately, a good coating of Aquaseal or plain cord or webbing gets the same thing done.
I'd put the opening on the front of the gaiter. Why? My OR Rocky Mountain High gaiters do that, and it's always worked. I can't think of a downside to the other way, but reckon OR has done it this way for decades for a good reason.
Make the whole thing as snug as is reasonable, to keep it out of your chainrings.
One cam strap below the knee ought to be adequate.
Good luck.
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Reply #3 on: February 04, 2010, 11:42:53 PM
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Eric
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2010, 11:42:53 PM » |
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use a stretch woven for the uppers.
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Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 11:57:42 AM
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sean salach
Location: palmer, ak
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 11:57:42 AM » |
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I looked around on Seattle and OWF's sites and had some difficulty finding a fabric with 'stretch' and water resistant/repellent/proof in the description. Plenty of Spandura, but it's uncoated. Is Supplex stretchy? Judging by the damage moose chewed alders do to my snowshoe decking, I would imagine I would want something somewhat abrasion resistant.
I'm now going back and forth between the dull army green material from the surplus rain pants(which has a slight amount of stretch to it) and some white ripstop I have laying around. If I can find a better material for a reasonable price, I'll get it though. OR uses a 50d ripstop in the uppers of their Verglas Gaiters. It's part of a 3 layer system, but the outer is just 50d.
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Topic Name: Homemade Gaiters
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Reply #5 on: February 05, 2010, 12:05:41 PM
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