For quiet, wear gaiters inside quiet pants. I prefer thin wool dress pants that shed light rain. Wearing pants outside gaiters also deflects water from wicking down inside the gaiter tops, and down into the tops of socks and boots. I let the lower pant leg get wet but socks, boots and feet stay dry, and movement is still quiet. For best protection in serious rain, I wear gaiters inside rain pants. Feet stay really dry and warm.
This is spot on I use my hunting gaiters the same way
