Gaiter Sizing

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daveholst
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Gaiter Sizing

Sat 02 Jul, 2011 7:26 pm

Going to grab a pair of gaiters for up north. Grabbing them online as I cant get into mainpeak.I will grab two pairs of the Sea To Summit QUAGMIRE CANVAS Gaiters but just unsure about the sizing and haven't seen any info on the net. My gf and I have similar sized feet at about 8.5uk and around 5"9' with 'normal' sized calf muscels. I'm guessing medium will be fine but was wondering if anybody else has some real world experience.

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jose
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Re: Gaiter Sizing

Sat 02 Jul, 2011 10:22 pm

Hi Dave,
My medium sized Sea To Summit QUAGMIRE CANVAS Gaiters are 38cm around the calf and the length at the back is 40cm.
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Re: Gaiter Sizing

Sat 02 Jul, 2011 11:38 pm

yeh ive wear 8.5UK and Medium fit me fine without crampons.

i need the Large when I wear crampons, but then Large is too big for me without crampons + mountaineering boots
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Re: Gaiter Sizing

Sun 03 Jul, 2011 3:16 am

I found this sizing guide http://www.australianhats.com.au/summit ... p-477.html
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Re: Gaiter Sizing

Sat 09 Jul, 2011 9:36 pm

Hope the Mediums work for you. I'm 175cm, size 9 and have only bought Large. Good coverage and ventilation. The people at Scouts pointed me to Large as what seemed like the default setting when I got my first pair. So maybe the difference is minimal.
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