Quote: (Originally Posted by
Kev)
Surely when you get gas in your feet you should just stop for a second and remove it. I think gaitors are not necessary as it is easy to dump the gas from your feet and in fact they might be a hazard if they make dumping gas more difficult.
I like my gaitors, in a lot of our caves, there are long tight head down feet up descents where air is always in feet.
As such i like wearing gaitors although I am unlikely to "die" if I dont wear them.
At the end of the day its your choice either way. It is nothing to fuss about.
I could get a tighter fitting drysuit, but then I would need three suits, one for the 400gram and one for the 200gram and a summer suit for the 100gram.
Easier just to wear Gaitors.
Just my 2 cents.
Regards
Hugh