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Originally Posted by Vasco

. . . are the best ways. In my case, puttees. A nuisance to some, I know, but I always found them comfortable and effective. Certainly more comfortable than high boots.

And last week, setting off for a week's walking, I couldn't find my whizzo zippy Goretex Gaiters - but no matter, because my old puttees did the trick. I don't think I have come across a better way to seal trousers to boot tops. Best of all, when your trousers get wet, puttees don't allow them to wick water down into your boots the way even the best modern Gaiters do.

I suppose you have to have reasonably high boot tops and they wouldn't work with a lot of modern, low walking boots, but they worked very well with my Alt-Berg Peacekeepers once I had removed the rather large pieces of sponge padding from the tops of the tongues.

And I'll bet you weren't bitten by a snake either! I was snake-bite free for about 16yrs thanks in no small way to my issued ankle-rags. Bring 'em back I say, along with cardboard DMS and the SLR! You could prebably fit Molle-Loops on them, how "Ally" would that be!

Yeah them Ricketts were something eh!?

Originally Posted by hedgehog64

They are new, and have not been blancoed.

The straps are plain wrong, they should be black.

They could be for an officer, but in that case, they would be worn upside down (It's true I tell ya!)

Originally Posted by naguere

They are new, and have not been blancoed.

The straps are plain wrong, they should be black.

They could be for an officer, but in that case, they would be worn upside down (It's true I tell ya!)

Here have a tin of kiwi and a spoon and scratch that paint off the buckles,here's yer brasso.

Originally Posted by Vasco

. . . are the best ways. In my case, puttees. A nuisance to some, I know, but I always found them comfortable and effective. Certainly more comfortable than high boots. And last week, setting off for a week's walking, I couldn't find my whizzo zippy Goretex Gaiters - but no matter, because my old puttees did the trick. I don't think I have come across a better way to seal trousers to boot tops. Best of all, when your trousers get wet, puttees don't allow them to wick water down into your boots the way even the best modern Gaiters do.

I suppose you have to have reasonably high boot tops and they wouldn't work with a lot of modern, low walking boots, but they worked very well with my Alt-Berg Peacekeepers once I had removed the rather large pieces of sponge padding from the tops of the tongues.

Plus you can use the puttees under your trousers and wind them higher up your leg as support stockings when your "veryclose" veins are giving you gip...

Aye.... and yer desperately winding six yards o' Fox's Short Lights aroond yer ankles, the bugle's just blown the quarter hour dress and the Piper's started to play, yer heid's bustin' wi' San Mig' and vodka shots, you're going to make it you think, you're cutting it fine but you're going to make it, oh yesssss.... no flies on me as you pull on the OG shorts (starched tae perfection) on wi' the bunnet and the belt and off ye go - oozing confidence..... then you look down...."F*ck where's ma hosetops?"

You MISS puttees???? Man you need to go and lie down!