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Guys,I have an idea to make the French gaiters water proof just ad inside the gaiter wax sounds ok? or what greetings serge joe

the French gaiters were not made waterproof

why not make them waterproof like this or just a modern idea just for cold and unpleasant things greeting serge joe

Why make shako covers waterproof and the gaiters not?? greetings serge joe

There are still seams where the water will get through, even if made of "waterproof" material. Where the gaiter meets the boot, water pours in! Even my 35 year old jungle boots have brass drainage holes to let water out (not in!)

They needed Wellington boots(!) One piece from the knee down basically.

Modern rubber did not exist back then, let alone Gortex! Wax, like a Barbour coat, obviously needs to be on the outside. Waxed cloaks for cavalry, now that would have worked!

Waxed cotton (like Barbour) is waxed all the way through the material which is why it is always lined.

True, but it is applied only on the surface. It is surface waxed when molten and does penetrate to a limited degree……limited.

Serge was saying;

"make the French gaiters water proof just ad inside the gaiter wax "(sic)

Anyone who has tried to reproof an old Barbour with that tin of their hot wax knows it is a messy and hopeless business. Send it back to them at Tyneside…..it is worth it! (I have three jackets, currently)

and Serge. Water runs off a hat cover. It is not immersed in water. Your legs are all too easily. Raindrops are not like a pool of water surrounding the cover!

The gaiters are to keep "solid stuff" rather than water getting into your shoes. You grease your shoes with tallow or blacking to keep them water proof. If the gaiters are black you could apply blacking to them. However if you step into a stream, deep puddle, etc. you will still get wet feet.

Guys,Like i said just an idea thanks for these comments all the best serge joe

Why not just try it yourself? You folks do have lots of canals and s. See if waxed gaiters help……

Happy trails Serge Joe!

(How funny..I tried to say the boundaries around a flood plain. But it got censored. It is called a D…Y…K…E in English and means nothing about big girls in comfortable shoes…it means an earth bank. PC has gone mad)

I wil look for waxed gaiters firtst in waterloo 2015 greetings serge joe

Join the crowds. I would not go there in June next year………go mid week, when it is quiet and it is yours'

The D words common round here – meaning a low wall, but a fair number of dutch words shared with Scots