To Microspike....or not......
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:38 pm
I don't have them. I don't know if I want them. I don't know if they are really useful or just a fad.
Anyone have any personal advice on the matter? I'm looking at the Kahtoola Microspikes but had the conversation with an sales rep about how they don't actually have traction on the toe up front or the heel way back (where your foot sort of lands first). Then we looked at the Kahtoola K10 hiking crampons. I've always just used snowshoes when there's snow. If I ran into an icy patch, I got creative. I see their use in some spots....but a whole trail? I also have mountaineering crampons. (Plus I have my eyes on vertical crampons, I mean, how many pairs of crampons can one have!)
Thanks in advance!
Anyone have any personal advice on the matter? I'm looking at the Kahtoola Microspikes but had the conversation with an sales rep about how they don't actually have traction on the toe up front or the heel way back (where your foot sort of lands first). Then we looked at the Kahtoola K10 hiking crampons. I've always just used snowshoes when there's snow. If I ran into an icy patch, I got creative. I see their use in some spots....but a whole trail? I also have mountaineering crampons. (Plus I have my eyes on vertical crampons, I mean, how many pairs of crampons can one have!)
Thanks in advance!