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Paul C. Dickie
 
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Default Gaiters or spats?

Does anyone currently offer gaiters or spats to prevent woodshavings
entering one's shoes?

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Hiking gaiters are freely available from outdoor shops. These would
certainly do the job.

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Does anyone currently offer gaiters or spats to prevent woodshavings
entering one's shoes?

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Farmer Giles wrote:

Hiking gaiters are freely available from outdoor shops. These would
certainly do the job.




Or riding tack shops or army surplus.

Richard
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Dave Plowman (News)
 
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Paul C. Dickie wrote:
Does anyone currently offer gaiters or spats to prevent woodshavings
entering one's shoes?


Wouldn't it be easier to wear boots?

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Paul C. Dickie wrote:
Does anyone currently offer gaiters or spats to prevent woodshavings
entering one's shoes?


Wouldn't it be easier to wear boots?

Or rubber boots (Wellingtons) and drape your work pants (trousers) over
outside.
Also such boots easy to kick off if/when entering the house carrying summat.
Right now mine are just outside the sliding glass door to the patio/deck,
with a pair of very grubby and well used leather work gloves.
And I think it's starting to rain! An old hair dryer, on low setting, is
ideal for drying out boots and shoes btw.
BUT if you are using a mower put on you steel toed safety
boots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
An associate lost 2.5 toes wearing rubber Wellingtons while mowing and
doesn't walk very well now!
PS. Cheap Wellingtons do not protect against stepping on nails; better ones
have steel shank insole.




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"Terry" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Paul C. Dickie wrote:
Does anyone currently offer gaiters or spats to prevent woodshavings
entering one's shoes?


Wouldn't it be easier to wear boots?

Or rubber boots (Wellingtons) and drape your work pants (trousers) over
outside.
Also such boots easy to kick off if/when entering the house carrying

summat.
Right now mine are just outside the sliding glass door to the patio/deck,
with a pair of very grubby and well used leather work gloves.
And I think it's starting to rain! An old hair dryer, on low setting, is
ideal for drying out boots and shoes btw.
BUT if you are using a mower put on you steel toed safety
boots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
An associate lost 2.5 toes wearing rubber Wellingtons while mowing and
doesn't walk very well now!
PS. Cheap Wellingtons do not protect against stepping on nails; better

ones
have steel shank insole.



'Rigger boots' are best as a/ they have steel toe caps and heel & sole
plates inside, and b/ they have loops to help you pull 'em up. Cost about
£30 a pair and you can get fleece lined or plain ones.

Andrew Mawson


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