推荐系列/型号：MEN'S CROCODILE GAITERS、WOMEN'S CROCODILE GAITERS、SURGE RUNNING GAITERS、RETRO CROCODILE GAITERS
 
The English Gaiters originally means "leggings", and the environment in which gaiters are used is mainly snow-capped mountain climbing, crossing tropical rainforests and deserts, and its historical origin cannot be traced, but the development and widespread use of modern snow suits are inseparable from Outdoor Research.
 
Outdoor Research (OR) was founded in Seattle in 1981, USA, when it was founded, it mainly produced hats, gloves, snow covers and other outdoor accessories, and launched the X-Gaiter snow cover the following year, because of its waterproof, warm function, and can be used with various hiking boots, the market performance is excellent, and it was sold out in a short time.
 
Outdoor Research's snow cover product line is the most complete, covering the mid-to-high-end market, and the products are suitable for a variety of scenarios, whether it is snow climbing, ice climbing, hiking or mountain walking, there are a variety of styles to choose from, in addition, OR also takes care of the women's group, there are specially designed snow cover products for them.
 
OR high-end snow covers are a combination of Gore-Tex on the upper part and Cordura fabric on the bottom. Gore-Tex is known as the "cloth of the century", which breaks through the shortcomings of general waterproof fabrics that cannot be breathable, and has the functions of waterproof, breathable and windproof, and is widely used in the military and aerospace fields; CORDURA is a wear-resistant fabric developed by DuPont in the United States, under the same conditions, the durability of Cordura fabric is 2 times that of standard nylon and 10 times that of cotton canvas, and most of the world's armies are using this fabric to make military equipment. OR high-end snow jackets combine the two, making it waterproof and breathable, wear-resistant and tear-resistant to the extreme.
 
As early as 1999, it won the Gold Award of the Editor's Choice Award of Backpacker magazine in the United States, and has occupied the top spot in the ranking of various snow suits all year round, with a high price of 85 US dollars. The upper part of the CROCODLE is a three-layer Gore-Tex structure that can block most of the rain, snow and ice, the lower part has two layers of Cordura fabric to protect the legs, and the bottom part is a wear-resistant BioThane® nylon strap, which is not easy to wear.
 
THERE IS ALSO AN ENHANCED EXPEDITION CROCODILE WITH THE SAME STRUCTURE AS THE CROCODILE BUT WITH THICKER MATERIALS AND IS DESIGNED FOR LONG-DISTANCE MOUNTAINEERING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS FOR $99, WHICH IS THE TOP OF THE RANGE.
 
OR MID-RANGE SNOW COVER PRODUCTS ARE MAINLY SEMI-SNOW COVERS SUCH AS BUGOUT AND OVERDRIVE WRAP, AND ANKLE-HIGH SNOW COVERS, DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF THE SNOW COVER, THE PRICE RANGES FROM ABOUT 30-50 US DOLLARS, AND THE FABRIC IS MOSTLY MADE OF NYLON. Although this type of product cannot guarantee waterproof and windproof function in extreme environments such as alpine and snow-capped mountains, such snow covers are sufficient for general hiking environments.
 
WOMEN WHO ENJOY RUNNING OUTDOORS CAN ALSO OPT FOR THE SURGE RUNNING SNOW COVER, WHICH COSTS $33. Made from 91% polyester and 9% spandex, SURGE RUNNING is breathable and resilient enough to fit a wide range of shoe shapes, reaching ankle heights to prevent gravel and foreign objects from jumping into your shoes when running outdoors, and a reflective logo on the outside for high visibility day and night for added safety.