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Effective technique for fitting Yeti Gaiters

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MikeRoch 20 Apr 2008
There is an outfit in N. Wales selling brand-new specialist Yeti-type gaiters to fit the military Ski-March boot. These gaiters are cheap ('Buy Now' price £15 ... but I got mine for a Fiver because the ebay auction started at 99p and didn't 'take off'). The seller warns that they are much harder to fit than 'civvy' ones ... and by golly he's right. I'm good with Yetis but these brutes defeated me for 2 days, leaving me frustrated, bruised and aching.

BUT ... had a flash of inspiration that solved even this knotty problem.

1. Find a good solidly-planted post about as thick as a leg, stick the boot onto it (upside down of course) and lace it tightly which not only secures the boot onto the post but organises the laces so that they don't get trapped when the gaiter is fitted.
2. Feed toe of boot right through the front hole in the gaiter sole and with a good tug seat the heel rubber in place.
3. Finally return to the toe of the gaiter, grab the rubber in two hands and pull like crazy, release so that it 'twangs' into place hopefully without removing your finger-tips.

THE GREAT BENEFIT of this approach is that the whole gaiter rubber from heel to toe gets tensioned at once, where previously it gets done by halves with much sweating and swearing.

I'm unreasonably chuffed with my invention (as you can tell no doubt!) but I bet that if it works for these Army monsters it would make fitting regular civvy Yetis a breeze.

GOOD LUCK!




 Oaf 20 Apr 2008
Tell me about it. Good idea with the post. I tried fitting a pair of those f**kers over size 15 boots when going out to Norway. I spent days trying to get them on, only to fail at the last moment and have my finger tips destroyed. Never went to Norway in the end, get drafted onto another course, and had to hand the Yetis back ! All that effort for nothing.
 Trangia 20 Apr 2008
In reply to MikeRoch:

And what effective techniques are there for dealing with bruised and crushed fingers, a temper at the end of it's fuse, clothes soaked in sweat, and everybody else in the household long gone because of the pervading blue atmosphere???
MikeRoch 20 Apr 2008
Beer, reapply as often as necessary to achieve the desired effect!
 Oaf 20 Apr 2008
Yeti's should come with a health warning: Warning, may cause broken fingers and extreme fits of rage, can lead to severe bouts of alcholism.
 Trangia 20 Apr 2008
In reply to MikeRoch:
> Beer, reapply as often as necessary to achieve the desired effect!
>

And when the next morning you discover that in your euphoric calmed state you managed to fit the left yeti to the right boot and vice versa - then what?

MikeRoch 20 Apr 2008
In reply to Trangia:

'EXPERIENCE' is the name we give to our mistakes!
 Oaf 20 Apr 2008
"Euphoric calmed state"

How do you reach this mithical place, you must be some kind of munk that went and lived in isolation for 3 years doing nothing but putting Yeti's onto boots !











 Trangia 20 Apr 2008
In reply to Oaf:
> "Euphoric calmed state"
>
> How do you reach this mithical place, you must be some kind of munk that went and lived in isolation for 3 years doing nothing but putting Yeti's onto boots !

That's achieved by following the advice to lubricate the fitting proceedings with beer.

 Oaf 20 Apr 2008
Of course oh wise one, I must practise this art more often.

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