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Never leave home without them! Standard outfit from the waist down would be Ron Hills (the last word in UK hillwalking fashion from the 1970s), gaiters and lightweight leather boots. Overtrousers go over the gaiters in extremis.Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
Never leave home without them! Standard outfit from the waist down would be Ron Hills (the last word in UK hillwalking fashion from the 1970s), gaiters and lightweight leather boots. Overtrousers go over the gaiters in extremis.
More suited to wet grass and bracken than road and trail walking to be honest.
I have some excellent RAB gaiters that come up to the calves. Great when there is mud, snow and slush. Keep the boots cleaner and drier as well as the lower legs on my trousers or rain leggings. So for me weather dependent. Will be completing the VLDP starting late March from Zamora and don't expect conditions that will warrant gaiters.Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
When we walked over the Pyrennes, I wished I had them.Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
I use (short) gaiters when walking in Winter in the UK. Never ever took them on any camino.Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
It hasn't. Just checked the Spanish Met Agency climatological data, and across the CF in Sep, somewhere between three and five days of rain on average until one gets to Galicia. SDC has an average of 8.4 rainy days in September. Similar figures for other Galician cities.Flash! When did it become common for rain in September?
Dom RAB please Tell me a Bit more so I can find them please
Thanks for the perspective. My heart is gladdened to think how lucky I am people are being kind, too much of my life I was being judged. I will put on my kindness glasses and welcome offers of help. You have truly helped me and thank youHi easy I don’t think it’s grey hair but the kindness of the people you meet. Iam almost white haired and was stuck somehow sitting between the boards on the boardwalk and a pole plenty of pilgrims passes not one stopped or asked or anything.before I could ask for help. There was nothing to do but to jump into the marshes to get loose with all the possible creatures real or imagined and wade waist high throu it. Then I had to laugh about myself .Iguess you only get help when you realy need it. No alligators in Portugal that I have encountered.not sure if the gaiters would have kept them out.
I wore ankle gaiters every day, even with shorts. They kept debris out of my boots and they kept my socks clean from the endless dust. I’m sure that others will protest because of the added weight, but really, they weigh nothing and they were worth it for the convenience. Unrelated, but my bug net was also invaluable; I didn’t need it much, but when I did, it was so helpful to have.Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
October 2019 - Like walking through a car wash in Galicia. Whew. I'm bringing gaiters again this year even though I have WP boots. In those kinds of downpours the water will find a way inside the shoe from the top.We walked without gaiters during our first camino frances in 2015. There were several days of heavy rain and our boots and socks were drenched. For our second CF in 2017, we bought gaiters. It rained during the days we hiked into Zubiri and Pamplona and the gaiters kept our feet dry. The rest of the camino we had clear, blue skies. We didn't complain that we carried our gaiters with us!
I had a feeling that we would face lots of rain during our third CF in 2019, so we brought our goretex jackets, gaiters and also rain pants for both of us. Our prediction was right; during a few stages in Galicia, we hiked in non-stop rain for more than five hours. The gaiters and rain pants kept our boots and socks reasonably dry, but our goretex jackets could not withstand the torrential rain and we were soaked. For our CF this fall, we'll bring the same gear and have also purchased light weight ponchos to wear over our goretex jackets in case we walk in a downpour. We're not concerned about the added weight. During our last two caminos, my wife shipped her backpack ahead and wore a day pack. Having walked three caminos with my backpack, I plan to ship mine ahead this fall and walk with a day pack. Bob
Nope.Do any of you use rain gaiters over your shoes/boots while on the Camino? I’ll be walking in September when rain is common.
I usually wear long pants which mostly keeps rain and debris out of my boots. Just curious if bringing them was worth the weight for you.
Thx
AgreeI've walked all seasons except the dead of winter and never needed gaiters.
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