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    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    Argh, my son can’t find his gaiters and it looks like Dirty Girl Gaiters’ site is broken and their emails are getting bounced. I don’t see anywhere else to order them online.

    Any thoughts on where to find them or similar products? Maybe I should try to rig some Altra gaiters (he wears Cascadias).

    #3546894
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Their Facebook page states,

    DOWN FOR RECOVERY AND MAINTENANCE!
    Sorry for the inconvenience! We will be back on our dirty little feet soon.

     

    #3546895
    Rex Sanders
    BPL Member

    @rex

    Altra two-point trail gaiters might work with the DG Velcro on his Cascadias; otherwise, you’ll need to buy and add some.

    Outdoor Research Surge Running Gaiters are similar to the DGs, but they tried to avoid the Velcro in the back, with mixed results. If their bungee + silicone doesn’t work, you’ll need to sew or glue Velcro to the gaiters.

    All other gaiters I’ve seen require a strap under the midfoot, creating many other problems.

    — Rex

    #3546896
    Paul S.
    BPL Member

    @pschontz

    Locale: PNW

    Altra gaiters come with Velcro stickers and seem about the same thing as DG.

    #3546897
    JCH
    BPL Member

    @pastyj-2-2

    I really like my Joe Trailman gaiters.

    #3546898
    Jack
    BPL Member

    @j4ck

    Locale: New England

    Skurka recommends Simblissity Levagaiter.

    EDIT: Oops, looks like they are temporarily unavailable.

    #3546913
    JCH
    BPL Member

    @pastyj-2-2

    I had the Levagaiters…MUCH prefer the Joe Trailmans.

    #3546916
    Pedestrian
    BPL Member

    @pedestrian

    +1 on Joe the Trailman gaiters; I have two pairs that I got a few years back and they’re still going strong.

    #3546923
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ve not heard of the Trailman gaiters and it sounds like the Altra gaiters will work fine (and are readily accessible on Amazon which meets my tight timeline issue).

    #3546983
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Dirty Girl is back up and running. Mine worked flawlessly last trip, first trip.

    https://dirtygirlgaiters.com

    #3546996
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    That is great news. Thanks for the heads-up, Ken. I agree that DGG are a great product and I really don’t have any desire to change to a new product as long as they remain available.

    Other good news: I asked my son to clean his room (he didn’t argue) and he found his gaiters (yay).

    We are set for next week. :)

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