✔️ Prevents rain from soaking your boots and socks. ✔️ Prevents insects and debris from entering your shoes. ✔️ Ultralight and easy to pack for long hikes.
The gaiter fabric is good and leeches couldn't get through them.
The elastic underfoot and to hold the hook ie not finished properly and frays easily.
This is easy to fix with a lighter, but it should already be done.