Gaiters against thorns for trail running shoes?

Hi, do you wear trail running or other light shoes for tramping, but go into relatively demanding terrain nonetheless? If yes, I would like to know how you protect yourself from thorns e.g. when walking on tracks that are covered with cut off gorse, or bush bashing through thorny areas - with trail running shoes. I don't want to rekindle the "boot vs shoe" debate, and I know that trail running shoes are not made for that kind of terrain. But a solution to this problem is what I am looking for. I want to wear trail running shoes on long tramps where some sections still require protection from thorns, but I don't want to wear or carry a pair of boots just for that. Many reasons - but again, I don't want to redo the "boots vs shoes" debate here. The gaiters would need to have these features: => Protect the entire shoe all the way down to the sole, as thorns commonly punch through the sides of trail running shoes. => Reasonably thorn proof material: Heavy cordura, canvas, or even medium heavy leather might work. => Reaching at least up to just under the knee, possibly higher. => Sole of the shoe must not be covered by (too many) straps to maintain good traction. I have looked at the Berghaus Yeti Attack, but they have so much tension in the rubber around the shoe that they would deform the shoe. They also cover too much of the sole with rubber, which would lead to too much lost traction in slippery terrain. http://int.berghaus.com/yeti-attak/421339.html There are also desert running gaiters against sand - high quality velcro gets permanently sewn to the side of the shoe all around, just above the sole, and then the gaiter gets velcro'd to that when needed. This attachment system seems like it could work well for my application and is shown well in the pictures in the following link, but the material is way too thin for my purposes. http://www.runningultramarathons.com/desert-running-review-of-ar-desert-gaiters-and-the-rough-country-trail-running-gaiters/ Do you know of a solution, or can you think of one? Ciao, Matthias