Spikes for shoes/boots
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Kahtoola Nanospikes as I need something I can easily drive in.
do you drive the same car as Fred Flintstone?
1998 GMC K2500 pickup with a snowplow blade on the front
Yeah, these are like mini crampons. The best. Flagstaff company too, or at least it was.
Kahtoola Microspikes Both of us love em
I’m no Wim Hoff, but I have Yaktrax and they’ve served me well all over the place, and they’re cheap
never had these come off great traction
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The Kahtoola and Hillsound are pretty similar it seems with only a few minor differences. I went with the one with the extra strap just for piece of mind. I had a cheaper pair of spikes slip off my boot while I was climbing some steep ice covered rocks last year......it was not ideal.
I think you also have them on backwards?
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nice I still have my monopoint foot fangs and Grivel recurve multi tool ice axesI have a pair of these, just older. Granted, my use case is quite different I suspect.
I think they can handle some serious glacier travel short of ice climbing, really ingenious how they work and with the serious triangular blades, vs the more stud-like and less aggressive stuff.
I concur.
thats what I get for fucking around at 3 in the morning
Figures, order spikes and then this stupid lace strap snaps today while doing them up.
I wonder why the newer models don't have this useless "feature"...
Anyone ever had Keen boots break before? Admittedly these are a few years old, I wonder if they'll somehow give me a discount on a new pair?
I wonder why the newer models don't have this useless "feature"...
Anyone ever had Keen boots break before? Admittedly these are a few years old, I wonder if they'll somehow give me a discount on a new pair?
Keens were never high on my list when I ran the shoe dep at an REI. My current boot is the ASOLO Fugitive. This pair gi going on their 4th season. the only thing that has worn out was the shoelace on one boot. size 13 wide
Cousin!!!! mine are 13 EEEE. I don't need swim fins
I have a pair of Gaerne Winter riding shoes. They are made from Gortex. They have 2 holes on the front of the sole for spikes. I have tried to attain them to no avail. Gortex means they are cold as fuck when it is windy out. Even with the little inside booty. The material the sole is made of a material that seems to radiate cold somehow. They cost $9000 also.
Keens wear out stupid fast, as do much of today's idiotic contemporary plastic footwear. My last pair of their boots lasted less than a year.
These ones have lasted about 4 or 5 years, I'm not sure really. But in that time frame I've had to repair stitching on both and replace some of the weird eyelet lace things. The tread hasn't really worn down, though I've only really used them for hiking on snow and on the fat bike.
But yeah most boots and shoes seem to be the same now. Some leather, with a whole lot of plastic and whatnot in there. And fancy features like the lace thing that snapped on mine above.
I think I'm going to replace them with these, I know I know, still Keen, but its what is easy to find around here that I can actually try on. And without jumping up into the $300-400 range.
Men's High Winter Hiking Boots - Revel IV | KEEN Footwear Canada
Hours of warm, dry feet on the coldest days. With a higher profile for deeper powder and our warmest insulation (rated to -40°F), plus better grip on ice.
www.keenfootwear.com
And then will be on the hunt for some hiking shoes/boots that give good ankle support, which I'll use for the spring/fall and occasional summer outing.
I've had good luck with Keen hiking boots, not so much with their winter counterparts. Last year bought a pair of all plastic Columbia Bugaboot. They are still like new. The Michelin sole is by far the stickies one I ever had. Even on ice they are incredible.Figures, order spikes and then this stupid lace strap snaps today while doing them up.
I wonder why the newer models don't have this useless "feature"...
Anyone ever had Keen boots break before? Admittedly these are a few years old, I wonder if they'll somehow give me a discount on a new pair?
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Got my spikes and they at least fit onto my new boots nicely. Tiny bit of wiggle on one or two of the chains - I'm guessing once you're out there, it won't be noticed?
Now that I have some good, insulated boots, I'll probably be on the lookout for some boot/shoe hybrid things for the other months (usually would just use the old boots for spring/fall and these sturdy sandal things for summer when its hot as balls out).
The size guide for them says they'd fit on hiking boots/shoes, but I don't see how without them being too loose. I guess we'll see...
Now that I have some good, insulated boots, I'll probably be on the lookout for some boot/shoe hybrid things for the other months (usually would just use the old boots for spring/fall and these sturdy sandal things for summer when its hot as balls out).
The size guide for them says they'd fit on hiking boots/shoes, but I don't see how without them being too loose. I guess we'll see...