Posted: 12/4/2014 5:10:07 PM EDT
Fell on my a$$ about once a week last winter, once I hurt my hand pretty good when somehow it got under my 1911 as I went down (presumably trying to catch myself) and I landed square on the pistol/hand combo. Ouch  . I'm getting too old for this, but my chiropractor enjoys the business.Anyway, going to get shoe chains this year and was thinking about if it would be worth keeping a pair in the GHB or if was too much weight. Those bags add up in weight quickly, and chains are heavy. However, it isn't hard to fall on your butt in winter and screw up something bad. Thoughts?
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This is where you might put em in the bag and ditch em if the weight bothers you. My bags are mostly grab and go so they have a lot. In a house fire they give me a change of clothes and all sorts of stuff. If I keep em in the car, theft is my main concern since weight I don't want to carry could be left in the car or ditched as I go. I think they have their place even though I don't have a set. I am mostly on gravel and grass at the house and most ice I can punch through. At work I do have to deal with actual parking lot and concrete sidewalks and stuff, but if it is that bad I will skip the sidewalks and punch through again. Plus we have salt and sand on hand to give some traction on the ice. If I had to deal with it a ton I would have a couple pair. Not sure how long they would last. Give me a serious ice storm and I will be taking an old pair of boots and making a work out boot into a studded boot for ice use. As it is, if I am at work and something like a major ice storm hits I am stuck at work. If I am at home, jeep is not gonna go out in super duper ice storm because I am not risking me and the jeep for most things. As a single guy I can be selfish. Might have to make a beer run, should buy some chains I guess. Always thinking about it. My work goes for 24/7/365 and if it is leap year it adds a day. So no kidding, if no one can get to work I won't be leaving work. I will be sleeping and showering there until someone can get to work to let me get home. |
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Stabilicers are definitely the way to go. I've put in a lot of miles on sheet-ice lakes, and they make the trek paramount to walking on concrete. Pulling a heavily packed sled full of ice fishing equipment requires zero effort in such conditions.
I have watched the prices on amazon and have happened to take notes - I tend to for about everything that runs across my watch list there. In the summers I've seen the strap-ons get to $25.95 (7/29 most recently). The replacement cleats can be had for $5.95 per 50 during the same time of year, and you will not go through them often. Right now, you are going to pay a little more. They are still worth it at the current $38.35 price. |
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Thanks for the input everyone. Ended up getting a pair of these, mainly just because they are cheap. Will see how they work, and possibly/probably upgrade later. I am thinking a set in the truck at least would be a wise move. I won't be wearing these to town, so if something happened it would be nice to have a set in the truck at all times.
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nope nope nope |
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The best easily attachable shoe spikes are Katoola microspikes: https://kahtoola.com/product/microspikes/ They are all metal and will not break unlike the Yaktraks. The boot attachment is silicone which remains flexible in the cold and the weight is minimal While none of the three were doing normal walking, I do know 3 people who have had microspike failures with the silicone breaking. |
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nope nope nope What, just because I was looking for used Zambonis on Craigslist does not mean my driveway was icey. |
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What, just because I was looking for used Zambonis on Craigslist does not mean my driveway was icey. Quoted:
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nope nope nope What, just because I was looking for used Zambonis on Craigslist does not mean my driveway was icey. Lol, ever heard of a plow? 
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Was plowed (not to the ground) up until a warm spell with rain followed by a freeze. Sand and snow tires and the cars were good to go. Spread sand wearing the Yak shoes chains and it melted next time it warmed up.
Was used by me to the census lady, "the no trespassing signs are for YOUR safety, not mine." |
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The best easily attachable shoe spikes are Katoola microspikes: https://kahtoola.com/product/microspikes/ They are all metal and will not break unlike the Yaktraks. The boot attachment is silicone which remains flexible in the cold and the weight is minimal I second the Kahtoola's. Wear em ice fising and have yet to fall in several years. Prior I used yaktrak pro's and would slip/fall a couple of times ayear. The yaktraks can get "clogged" with snow with makes then ineffective. J- |