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neb
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 11:44am
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Anyone use any these gadgets for winter use? Is there a brand that works better for staying on your foot etc.
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hattie
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 12:28pm - Edited by: hattie
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We wear snow cleats all the time during the cold weather. The only ones I didn't like were ones that had chains on the bottom. I found them annoying as they flopped around when you took a step. I think that any of the ones that are tight to your boot should work very well. They have saved us from falling on really icy days. One note is that you MUST remove them when you come inside. They will destroy your floors if you don't. LLBean sells good ones (we have purchased them in the past).
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/79802?feat=boot
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SubArcticGuy
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 01:09pm
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We had a certain brand that were great until you stepped on smooth concrete and then they would slide out from under you...It would just switch the slippery from the outside to inside.
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leonk
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 02:32pm
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depends on the surface, for snow and some ice, those spiral thingies are good, for real ice and on incline - more traction is needed, so they have to be sharper and more pronounced.
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neb
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 05:38pm
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Thanks all for the input I will see what I can find. I see there are a lot of different kinds so wasn't sure what to get. Thanks
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cabinbiscuits
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 09:18pm
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I'm on our safety committee at work and I can tell you that we issued them to our departmental employees for use during ice storms. They work great as long as they slip them on over their boots prior to going out. I don't remember our particular brand at the moment but I can check when I get back to work. Ours are not the coil type, but more like the flat spike type.
Hattie is right though you have to take them off when you come inside though or you will tear up a tile or wood floor pretty quickly.
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Just
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 10:06pm
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haven't had them on this year but hope to get out ice fishing soon. They have kept me upright for many years. I just leave them on that pair of -50 boots , take them off and switch them out for other boots when they are not needed.
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neb
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 10:24pm
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Just
Is that just one cleat that straps on over or boot? Looks like a diamond shape cleat.
cabinbiscuits
If you remember that would be good if you could get a name of the kind you use. Does one size fit all?
I have done a little looking but there are many kinds not sure what to get. I live in a town that doesn't have such a thing so ordering is always a problem if you don't know what you are buying. Again thanks.
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Just
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# Posted: 7 Dec 2013 10:32pm
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not much to them neb but they work I think 5$ at the local sports store .
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neb
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# Posted: 8 Dec 2013 01:22pm
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just
Thanks
hattie
Thanks and I will take a look at the one that you have.
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neb
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2014 11:01pm
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Got a pair and love em! They work so good and can't believe I hadn't got a pair many years ago. They really work well.
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Just
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2014 11:40pm
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No ice walking this year for me .BUT look out next year, I am on the mend.
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cabinbiscuits
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2014 11:43pm
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neb- Sorry I missed your questions and so I didn't respond. The brand we have at work are Stabilicers Lites and they have a couple of different sizes. Each size fits a range of boot sizes.
Here's a link in case anyone else is interested in them, although they sell them at a bunch of different places if you Google them.
http://www.activeforever.com/stabilicers-lite-ice-cleats
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neb
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2014 10:28am
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Here is what I got and really like them.
http://www.activeforever.com/yaktrax-walker-traction-cleats-for-snow-ice
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cabinbiscuits
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2014 10:59pm
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Those are the same general idea I think. Those look like the ones I bought for my wife. She tends to slip and fall pretty easy and I worry about her hurting herself bad as we start to get older. I saw a couple of sets of those on clearance last spring and bought a set for her. She kind of turned her nose up at them when she saw them ( she doesn't like real boots either she would rather wear flat soled shoes out in snow and ice) but she liked them when I guilted her into wearing them out in one of our ice storms this winter.
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brokeneck
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2014 11:54pm - Edited by: brokeneck
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I work at the DenverParamedic Division and we purchased them 3 years ago -- if you paln ot staying outdoors they are great -- do not come indoors do not walk on Mrs Jones new Hardwood floors -- do not walk on tile floors in the hospital or into the back of an ambulance -- woosh boom --
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chico
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2014 01:56pm
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guess it depends on how hard core your location is.
These are what I use to hike up supplies and recreation when the snow is not worthy of snowshoes.
Hillsound Crampon
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neb
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# Posted: 8 Mar 2014 08:43pm
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chico
How well do they hold up? I have put many miles on mine in rough country and they finally broke today. I don't think they are meant to be used the way I use my. I may have to find a differant kind.
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chico
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:43pm
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this is my second season with them and I'm stunned to see how well they continue to perform. A few of the "teeth" have certainly worn down a bit and I read that I could sharpen them again, but they still work fine.
Most of my yard is a south facing hill, so the snow quickly packs and firms up and these are my go to solution unless snowshoes are mandatory.
*one thing to keep in mind is that these are entry level crampons and have a semi rigid frame. You must wear mountaineering boots or high end hiking boots with semi rigid soles.
**If you use these with a standard hiking boot you will bend your crampon frame and degrade your experience with them.
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