I know there are also a few members of the rabble who wear gaiters to protect their hose while hiking or out of personal preference... their comments and/or pictures are welcome too
Since you asked...



Those are WWII US Army leggings. They are great for hiking. You can find shorter ones that were produced later in the war that would look more like traditional spats. I don't know that I would wear them for regular daywear, but I think they would be great for more outdoorsy activities.

I usually only wear these when hiking in my Utilikilt. But I'm switching over to traditional kilts for hiking and will get pics of the gaiters with a tartan kilt sometime soon.