Kahtoola Gaiters, anybody?

[Wild Bill]

I've never heard of them until I saw them mentioned in the Exo Mnt Gear newsletter listed as a gear item.
Checked out their website and grabbed a pair of Past Season NAVAgaiter GTX's for 50% off, $40. Figured too cheap to pass up. Looking at their lineup, it looks like these NAGAgaiters are their most heavy duty models.
Anybody have any experience with them?

 

[Khunter]

Get the gently used kahtoola microspikes by tomorrow as well if don't have and hunt or hike in snow/ice/mud. Screaming deal thru tomorrow.

Have not used their gaitors.

 

[WapitiBob]

Been using the past season Kahtoola Levigaiter gtx mids for years. A smidge bigger for 13 boots wouldn't be a bad thing.

 

[Wild Bill]

Ended up switching my order to the LEVAgaiter GTX talls, which showed up today.
The LEVAgaiters are, as the tag states, ultra-light. They not anywhere near as robust as my Outdoor Research gaiters. They’re very thin and light.
To achieve the ultra light weight, they have very small and light components (zippers, cinches, drawstrings, etc). They do seem like they’ll be pretty durable though. They’ll make a good early to mid season gaiter. I’ll try them in snow, but I don’t know how well they’ll do.
Overall I’m happy with the money spent, and I think even for full price they’d be worth it.
They even fold down into this little bag they came with, which would be very convenient for backpacking.