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snake gaiters
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10/29/15 01:44 PM
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colt45-90
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if you weren't going to buy turtle skin, what would be your choice?
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/29/15 01:48 PM
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Dalee7892
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Metal stove pipes with zip ties
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/29/15 02:10 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/29/15 02:42 PM
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grout-scout
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I had some (not sure what brand they were but prob kevlar) and they were so hot to wear that I'd rather take my chances on the snake bite. It was pure misery to wear those hot things.
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/29/15 02:52 PM
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Big Daddy K
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Whatever pair academy sells for around 29 bucks and yes they get warm.
It ain't easy being me.
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/29/15 11:17 PM
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there's a choice of watching where you walk or reach with your hands, or wearing some hot uncomfortable snake boots or gaiters. the discomfort is surely less than laying up in a bed in the hospital with your leg swelled up twice it's size, or maybe having some dead tissue cut away or losing a toe or five, maybe even heart problems or a stroke.
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/31/15 04:16 AM
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Scoutdog
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Why the aversion to Turtle Skins? We've had several sets similar to these with the bronze mesh over the years. Ranger_Canvas_Snake_Gaiters_LeggingsThe mesh ones work fine, but I really am sold on the Turtle Skins I’ve had for several years now.
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/31/15 12:26 PM
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billybob
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I've worn these throughout the summer...not overly hot, inexpensive from Academy
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/31/15 01:21 PM
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White Falcon
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colt, are you going to buy some??
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Re: snake gaiters
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10/31/15 06:19 PM
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Theringworm
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Colt, I own a pair of the waist high turtle skins and they are my go to on the lease when not hiking a lot. I bought some "snake guardz" for my aoudad hunt to hike in. My size measures to be a medium and they ended not being big enough to wrap around the ankle portion of my boot very well. There is also not any strap that goes underneath the sole of the boot to prevent them from rising up. The worse thing however is there straps. They simply come loose nearly with every step which causes them to loosen enough that your back of your leg is exposed. If they would change the straps and put a sole strap in they would be the gaiters to buy. As is, however, they are worthless.
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