Mouse-Free Marion AR Gaiters

These Mouse-Free Marion Project AR Gaiters come in our classic Mini and Hiking models, and as P Cloths. They will be much loved whether you buy them for yourself or gift them to birding friends.

Read more about the Mouse-Free Marion Project in this post and why we're so proud to support this project. We donate a portion from the sale of each Mouse-Free Marion product to the project. We have sponsored two hectares already. 

Mini AR Gaiters are worn with your trail shoes / trainers. Hiking AR Gaiters are worn with above-ankle hiking boots. 

AR Gaiters keep trail debris (grass seeds, sticks, stones, gravel, mud and sand) out of your shoes to improve foot comfort and sock longevity.

PRODUCT SPECS:

• Weight: 45g for the pair of Mini, 60g for the pair of Hiking
• For Mini AR Gaiters: One size fits all thanks to four-way stretch lycra. The average ankle circumference is 23-24cm. If your ankles are 22cm or smaller in circumference, or your shoe size is smaller than UK 5 or bigger than a UK 12, please contact us directly so that we can customise the fit for you. 
• Attaches to your bottom-most lace by a metal hook.
• Elastic in the bottom seam creates tension and prevents your gaiter from coming off your shoe.
• Squares of Velcro are stitched to the back of the AR Gaiters. We provide you with the other side of the Velcro to attach to the back of your shoe (some trail shoe models have built-in Velcro at the back for the Mini AR Gaiters).

USE:

• Slip the AR Gaiter over your foot, wide end downwards. The gaiter with the badge goes on your left foot (so that the badge faces out).
• Clip the hook on your bottom-most lace. The bottom-most lace part is important because 1) you get maximum coverage from the gaiter over the top of your shoe and 2) this creates tension on the gaiter to keep it in place.
• Pull the back of the gaiter over your shoe.
• The elastic in the bottom of the gaiter helps to create tension and to keep the gaiter on your shoe.
  

Velcro tabs

• Included in your gaiter packet are Velcro tabs, which you can stick on the back of your shoe to keep the back of your AR Gaiters down. Some shoes come with built-in Velcro at the back of the shoe. This Velcro tab is not necessarily needed – it just depends on the tension of your gaiters and how smooth the rear of your shoe is. It is worth putting on regardless.
• We recommend using contact adhesive or a shoe repair glue to attach the provided piece of Velcro to your shoe. Because the heel area is rigid with no flex or movement, glues that dry without flex are fine. Read the instructions on the glue regarding its suitability for the material of your shoe and also application instructions. Epoxy-based glues and hot glues (glue gun) should work too. We haven't used these before because Bostik Contact Adhesive and Bostik Shoe Repair Glue work so well.
• The shoe surface must be new or clean, free of dust and mud and dry before sticking on the Velcro. 
• You may need to trim the Velcro using a blade or scissors if there is a mixed-material patterned structure at the back of the shoe so that the tab is flush. Do any trimming before adding glue.
• Give it a good press and even clamp it on. Allow the adhesive to dry properly (a few hours / overnight) to ensure that the Velcro stays stuck.
• 20mm Velcro is readily available from hardware stores and fabric/haberdashery stores so if you have multiple shoes or you get new shoes, you can easily get more Velcro for these. 

P Cloth by AR Gaiters

Pee cloths and pee rags are pieces of fabric used to pat yourself dry after peeing - primarily used by women. An AR Gaiters P Cloth replaces toilet paper and is designed to dry away pee - not poo - so that you can dry-off after doing a wee. It is reusable, considerate of the environment and other outdoor users, and zero waste. 

You can read more about P Cloths on our P Cloth page.