does anyone use putties

[screwdriver]

after catching lymes 2 years ago, i usually wear gaitors when out walking in winter as the areas i cover are prone to tick infestation.
gaitors are okay in winter wet weather but not summer,and as i wear short socks that dosent allow me to tuck my trousers in .
then i cast my mind back to when i was younger and remembered british army putties which you can still get for a fiver but wondered if anyone else used them

 

[Thetillerman71]

Thats a blast from the past, did wear them in army cadets but that was 25 years ago

 

[Tristar777]

Hi. Yes always wear them in the summer months. I dont know why others havent seen the protection they give against ticks and other creepys that like to get up your trouser leg. Also a good multi purpose item. A sling for a broken arm, strapping for a splint etc. Many of the uses the bandanna can be used for. They are also cheap. £4 from the Army Surplus. Try some, they work.

 

[screwdriver]

thanks for the replies, that exactly what i was considering them for ,and also stopping the water and dirt getting into the top of your boots if you do tuck your trousers into your socks

 

[treadlightly]

I have a pair and they are very useful - protecting trousers in wet/muddy conditions, protecting legs and ankles from biting insects. They are light, easy to put on and easy to stash in a daysack.

 

[Ogri the trog]

Yup! Ditto the comments above,

Used them in the forces a few (ahem) years ago and resurrected them when I began getting rubbish in the top of my boots - now they are a regular part of my kit.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[bullterrier]

Hi
Puttees are quite popular with some people in NZ - they are quite an Old School piece of bush wear. My father in law - who was a deer culler and logger - has his own home made ones made out of old towel and long boot laces - just like he's been wearing for 50 years!
Quite a few people wear short gaiters, which they call puttees, but you can also get "proper" wool ones
http://www.sewlovely.co.nz/shop/Outdoor+Wear/Puttees+or+Gaitors.html
http://www.penguindirect.co.nz/hunting-youth-range-puttees-from-p-101.html

Here's a couple of links (not related, no kickbacks for me etc etc).

And they are ALWAYS worn with short shorts in the bush. So your Swannie hides your shorts and you look like some sort of medieval oddball... It's practically the law!!!!

 

[lou1661]

I dont wear putties but i go wear a pair of short canvas gaiters.

http://www.kendrickimports.com/rogue/accessories/gaitors.html

no connection, but i am a satisfied customer.

cheers
Lou

 

[John Fenna]

Are we talking putties around just the ankle like 58 pattern era or knees like 14 -18 stylee?

 

[BOD]

resurrected them a few years ago for jungle use. Simply excellent esp with shorts and superior to gaiters.

Tied properly I once did a 700m swim in a bush lake with them on and no sign of unravelling.

Don't use them much but i keep a pair of extra long and thick roller bandages handy I case I do need them

 

[launditch1]

Are we talking putties around just the ankle like 58 pattern era or knees like 14 -18 stylee?

Oh i do hope the 14-18 style.Made by Foxes of Somerset.

 

[treadlightly]

Are we talking putties around just the ankle like 58 pattern era or knees like 14 -18 stylee?

Mine are Australian, wool, dated 1943 and come to the upper calf.

 

[tedw]

You could always tell a "real" soldier by the even, neatly wound and overlapped puttees - bags of swank, lad!

 

[Cogola]

Here in Western Australia when out bush in tick country I tuck my trousers into my socks and use sock protectors such as those below. This keeps most of the blighters at bay.

 

[Vyvsdad]

I was thinking about buying some recently, you lot have just talked me into it.

 

[Wayland]

I tried "Vuoddaga" for the first time on my Norway trip this year.

They are very similar to puttees but I found them a bit easier to use.

I will certainly keep a pair handy for times when I'm not using my gaiters.

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

i keep looking at them and thinking how useful they would be, aren't they a pita to tie tho?

 

[Jackdaw]

I wore a pair for a film we were making in Morocco. They worked very well at keeping the sand out of my boots. Alas, I never used them in a temperate climate like the UK as they were old hat by the time I joined up!

 

[Mikey P]

Oooo, no! Missus! Wouldn't be seen dead in them. Decent pair of gaiters (especially Yetis) please if you have to. Frankly, I live in Scotland and have lived in Southern Central Germany, go walking in tick areas in shorts and short boots and I just check myself in the evenings - sometimes use DEET. Something quite satisfying about tick removal... No problems yet.