As a companion thread to my earlier post regarding gaiters, I'll pass along this info.
Both Sunday and Monday, I did one-hour walks in my local woods trails. Both days, I wore full-length non-WPB OR gaiters made from nylon, with the lower section coated to make it waterproof. I was wearing Inov Flyroc 310s. The temperature was in the lower 50s, high humidity, with ground and vegetation wet from lots of rain during the past few days. No rain during my walks.
On both days, when I returned home and took off my gaiters, the insides of the gaiters in the coated sections where covered with condensation, and indeed, were wet. The uppers weren't. Similarly, my socks were very damp in the areas of the coated nylon. Until then, I hadn't realized how much moisture transport there is out of shoes/socks. And, due to the coated nylon in the lower sections of the gaiters, that moisture was trapped inside the gaiters and the upper parts of my socks and ankle areas.
For me, it would appear that a gaiter with a lower section made of a WPB material could be a benefit. Assuming, of course, that the "breathable" part would function.
Anyone else with similar or different experiences?
Cheers,
Bryan
