Yeti Gaiters

[countrryboy]

Alright folks i'm jist wondering if anyone on here uses Yeti Gaiters on there boots and wot they think of them?

I have jist been up to a new moor with my dogs and 1 of the keepers swore by yeti gaiters, first time i've seen anyone wearing any for 20 odd years. But bottom line is i have had to pour out and empty the water out of both pairs off my leather boots 3 times last week in fairness the weather was horrendous some days, but both pairs are a very good pretty expensive make and well dubbined.
Think it might be a better way to go buying cheaper boots and wearing the yeti's on top. But i'm sick of gettin wet feet in decent boots. He was gettin 2 years out a pair for £65 and using them every day on heather a pretty harsh life.

For those that dinae ken wot yeti gaiters are, they are made by berghaus and basically are a goretex sock that fits very tightly over ur boot and u leave them on ur boots semi permantly. In the old days they would only fit top end berghuas boots as the had a special groove cut into the soles but seemingly they now are fairly universal and will fit most boots but a real struggle to get on.

Jist wondering if any people had any tried them? Also do shooting boots type leather boots have a rigid enough type sole to take them, he used stiffish mountain/hike boots. On way home a couple of shops stocked them but the folk in shops didnae really ken if my boots were suitable, don' want to spend that money if not going to work.

Cheers for any advice/experience

 

[DazT]

I bought some off a guy on here for £28 iirc - new in the box
Think he had a few pairs to sell on - http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php/36720-Berghaus-goretex-yeti-gaiters
Anyway they are goretex and really hard wearing - just make sure you get the right size for the boot size!
They are difficult to fit but as the rand seals around the tread of the boot it turns your boots into breathable wellies!
If you do manage to split the rand (rubber seal) after some pretty hard use - its possible to get them redone at a fraction of the cost of new ones!
I use the gaiters on my lowa goretex boots and think that they are fantastic!!!

Get some!!

Daz

 

[tig_mig]

I use them and yeah they are good, i have them on a old pair of walking boots (scarpa) with the proper sole. you are right they are a right git to get on and i have noticed that mine are slipping off what is a fairly ridgid boot i think any boot that is to flexable they will not work on. as for waterproof have been upto the top of the gaiter and been dry,

Main thing is the boot must be stiff mine are capable of taking a crampon which was the main criteria for this gaiter when i first bought them 10-15 years ago, what i have also noticed is the rubber seal on my pair have started to perish after a year but i belive you can get the renewed.

 

[bewsher500]

I have a pair and am on the third rand. (The rubber bit)
have had them 18 years!
swear by them.
might need a new rand as they dont like sitting not being used and the rubber can perish

they will work on any boot of the right size but the Scarpa 3 or 4 season boots are the ones with the grooves to fit.
trick to having superior waterproofing is to silicone them around the base and fill in the gaps on the soles.
you can use them like wellies then.
I often dont zip them up, just use the velcro and leave the tops open.

 

[Mick9abf]

I have them and have used them for years. As covered already the only problem is that in heather the front rand seal can pop up over the toe although you can glue them on with aquasure/silicone although I have never bothered as it doesn't happen that often. That said you'll fight with a new pair for about half an hour to get them on the boot!!

I have mine on an old pair of Scarpa mantas, and as has been said already you need the correct sole for them to work properly. I'm sure the sole you need is called the 'attack' sole but don't know if anyone uses them anymore.

If you get a pair on the right boots you won't regret it, although folk who haven't seen them before always ask what thy are .

Cheers Mick

 

[DazT]

Top tip: watch a couple of youtube videos on how to fit em before you try
Soaking the rands in hot water makes it easier too

Daz

 

[Mauser243]

The scarpa attack was the boot that was made for the yeti although I think it's discontinued now, I don't know what has replaced this.

M

 

[bogtrotter]

Yes used them hard to fit would suggest you fit them to a pair of boots and leave them there,make a pair of boots as waterproof as wellies.

 

[norseman]

Yes used them hard to fit would suggest you fit them to a pair of boots and leave them there,make a pair of boots as waterproof as wellies.

If you leave them on the boots will remain damp from small water ingress or sweat, and eventually start rotting. I'd advise taking them off after 2 or 3 days use and let them both dry out fully.
I have 2 pairs on the go at the moment, a standard pair and an insulated pair for winter use, all bases covered and always warm dry feet with them over the top of my meidls. Used yetis for 20+ yrs

 

[Gingwa]

Berghaus made the Yeti gaiters before they ever manufactured boots and gave Scarpa the license to use the Attack sole units for use with the Yeti gaiters. Berghaus then started to manufacture their own boots and pulled the license for the Attack sole units from Scarpa.

There are therefore no Scarpa boots suitable for the Yeti gaiter. Unless you have an old pair with the attack sole unit.

 

[countrryboy]

Cheers folks, convinced the way forward and sick of having wet feet. I'm a bit surprised they have never been mentioned in the numerous threads about which type/make of boot the best thou. And even more surprised i have never seen anyone wearing them for years.

Nosreman i spoke to a salesman in tiso, perth who uses them on his winter boots and reckoned leaving them on all winter and then letting boots really dry out before treating them a few times, was a good comprimse. Does taking them off and on as much not affect the rubber rand/boot fit. Unfortunately he couldnae help with wether they would work on non mountain boots, but if they work on meindls i'm sure they will work on others or are mendls a lot stiffer than others? I've got 2 pairs of harkila (althou i would not reccommend them to anyone, 2nd pair were very cheap thou )

Bootneck i think the new design in Yeti's makes them suitable for almost any boot as they dinae need the groove that they used to but are reccommending 3/4 season or b1-2 boots(wotever that means) and 1 specific boot which i have forgot the name

My final problem are my 2 boots are different sizes and typically inbetween the fits off the gaiters (ie gaiter size L is for 42-43 and XL is 44-45) my older boots are a 43 and new pair 44. Do i buy the smaller pair and really strech them or the larger but with increased risk of poor fit, toe slipping off. Life's never simple

Cheers again

 

[Gingwa]

Berghaus recommend the tarazed or kibo for their gaiters?

ATB

 

[norseman]

Cheers folks, convinced the way forward and sick of having wet feet. I'm a bit surprised they have never been mentioned in the numerous threads about which type/make of boot the best thou. And even more surprised i have never seen anyone wearing them for years.

Nosreman i spoke to a salesman in tiso, perth who uses them on his winter boots and reckoned leaving them on all winter and then letting boots really dry out before treating them a few times, was a good comprimse. Does taking them off and on as much not affect the rubber rand/boot fit. Unfortunately he couldnae help with wether they would work on non mountain boots, but if they work on meindls i'm sure they will work on others or are mendls a lot stiffer than others? I've got 2 pairs of harkila (althou i would not reccommend them to anyone, 2nd pair were very cheap thou )

Bootneck i think the new design in Yeti's makes them suitable for almost any boot as they dinae need the groove that they used to but are reccommending 3/4 season or b1-2 boots(wotever that means) and 1 specific boot which i have forgot the name

My final problem are my 2 boots are different sizes and typically inbetween the fits off the gaiters (ie gaiter size L is for 42-43 and XL is 44-45) my older boots are a 43 and new pair 44. Do i buy the smaller pair and really strech them or the larger but with increased risk of poor fit, toe slipping off. Life's never simple

Cheers again

CB, I'm a professional mountain guide, most of us don't use yetis with our modern day winter mountain boots these days, just the standard 'alpine' style gaiter and overtrousers. Far too expensive to replace or repair once you've put crampon points through the side of them. However leaving them on the boots will ruin your expensive boots in no time. 9 times out of 10 the guys who work in such places as you mentioned are rather more 'recreational' or part time mountain users and perhaps dont put their kit through as much use as I and my counter parts do.
I stick by my method of taking them off regularly on my stalking boots, certainly each time they get a good soaking. But then again I would stalk on wetter ground than I would work on the hill, thats why I use yetis for stalking, but no longer in a mountaineering environment.
The large size should work ok with both of your boots.
I haven't trimmed any rubber off the gaiters, but I have taken a knife to the underneath of my meindls to ensure a better fit, with no adverse effect to the boot at all.

 

[bewsher500]

my boots have been permanently "yeti'd" for 18+ years.
guarantee they look better than any other 18 yr old boots!

they dont receive any exposure and I wax liberally between yeti and boot

 

[bogtrotter]

They were standard issue when I was involved with mountain rescue, we never removed them from our boots.

 

[countrryboy]

Got my new gaiters fitted to boots, wasnae as bad as i feared after poaching them in the frying pan. Nosreman do u heat them every time u put them on or after the first time do they strech a bit and have a bit off 'memory' off the boot.

Also where can u get the new rands put on and wot sort off money are they. I take it u want as much off the rand as flat aggainst the boot sole and not sticking up where catching the tread. I've butchered as much of the tread as i can but 1 boot it is sitting proud a tad in 1 bit, but scared off cutting any more in case i catch the rand with the knife


First day beating with my yeti's today and by sounds off rain battering off my velux's probably going to get a good field test. The joys.

 

[Jinga]

Check out macgaitors, neoprene wrap and can be warm on a hot summer day but not seen many of those. As long as boot is waterproof neoprene forms watertight seal around the ankle. Had mine for 4 years and swear by them for hill stalking, rough shooting etc

Can wade to near the topic the gator for £30 ish

 

[Orion]

Just a heads up on Yeti Extreme Gaiters - on sale at Go Outdoors for £29.97 at the moment:

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/product-search/text/yeti+gaiters

That's even cheaper than getting the standard Yetis re-randed!

 

[ELRIG]

that's a good price but i wouldn't recommend yeti extreme their abit noisy to wear. The extreme are made for slightly different material than the Attak.

 

[bewsher500]

Dont know where you are but I got Tiso's in Edinburgh to re-rand mine a couple of times
cost about £10-15 including postage IIRC

any Berghaus dealer should be able to (whether they are willing is a different matter)


if there is no gutter around the welt of the boot for the rand to "lip" into I would just squeeze some clear silicon sealant under the edge.
will stop them moving, helps keep the rand from perishing (silicon sealants have a lubricant built in) and adds some layer of waterproofing to the seal

Got my new gaiters fitted to boots, wasnae as bad as i feared after poaching them in the frying pan. Nosreman do u heat them every time u put them on or after the first time do they strech a bit and have a bit off 'memory' off the boot.

Also where can u get the new rands put on and wot sort off money are they. I take it u want as much off the rand as flat aggainst the boot sole and not sticking up where catching the tread. I've butchered as much of the tread as i can but 1 boot it is sitting proud a tad in 1 bit, but scared off cutting any more in case i catch the rand with the knife


First day beating with my yeti's today and by sounds off rain battering off my velux's probably going to get a good field test. The joys.