Crampons 19 Spikes with Stainless Steel Chain Ice Snow Grips Traction Cleats System Safe Protect for Walking, Jogging, Climbing, Hiking on Snow and Ice, Boots Chains for Women Men

Edit: (((Amazon, why can’t we award half stars, for crying out loud!!)))I have worn these on about ten more icy and snowy hikes. These are essential kit and so cheap you can’t go wrong. I felt bad watching a couple people slide down an ice-covered rockfall the other day while I was safely planted in the same ice with these babies—be prepared.Original review:I have only worn these ice cleats on a couple snowy, icy hikes. They are replacing true Kahtoola Microspikes that are very dull that I had worn the last four winters in the Boulder Flatirons. Several years ago I also got about 3 seasons out of a knockoff pair, which I thought was great, so I had no trepidation trying this brand out. They did come with a bag and Velcro straps that I have not used.I first wore these ice cleats in wet, slushy snow with not much ice. They frequently packed up with snow, but I believe it just wasn’t a good day for any ice cleats. My XLs fit well on my 10.5 NorthFace winter boots (the kind with the rubber insulation around the forefoot). Large may have worked, as well, with some extra pulling.My next outing was on much more ice, and the cleats worked great! I wore them over 10.5 Gtx Saucony Excursion trail runners, and they fit pretty well. The Excursions’ toe is a little soft, so the ice cleats were not extremely comfortable by the end of my hike. I’ll wear trail runners with a burlier toe box next time. The 19 teeth per foot (only 12 on Microspikes) really dug into the smooth, melting ice going up and down the trail. I believe that the larger teeth on these (some larger, some smaller depending on where they are located) were bigger than Microspike teeth. The small metal bar at the toe served its purpose but does not work as well as the rubber configuration on true Microspikes. There was a little play on the bottom of my foot—chains not extremely tight on my trail runners. But there was no issue at all with performance, comfort, or my confidence on wet smooth ice. Of course these cost less than a third the price of the big name brand, so any small negatives are more than a fair trade. These ice cleats don’t seem to weigh much more than Microspikes. Although they are visibly bigger than the Kahtoolas, they fit in the Kahtoola bag. I probably could have gone with L, but these XLs have worked for my big boots, and I feel L would have pulled my softer trail runners out of shape. My beefier Addidas Terrex should be a good match for them, structurally.I’ll keep my eye on Kahtoola Microspike prices (they really can’t be beat, and I got my last pair for about $50; $75 is pretty steep), but I am in no hurry to trade up from these very very good ice cleats.

These have served me well, and I am buying a second pair. But for me they ball snow and leaves really quickly, I think it is the high number of teeth. But they are just great on the ice and packed snow, and have saved my neck many times!These are not really for rocky terrain, they are a liter version, but very good quality. They are appropriate for thick ice, and hard icy snow.Take them off on the asphalt road, or when traversing longer stretches of bare rock, to avoid grinding them down.WARNING: These fell apart after ~150 miles and almost 2 years of occasional, but heavy and challenging rocky terrain winter use. Because they ball snow and ice so quick, I kick them against the rocks to clear them, which beats them up pretty bad. The areas I hike in are very rocky, and the rocks are impossible to avoid.So inspect them, and replace them when:1. the rubber tears,2. when the points start to blunt, the points on my started to blunt before the links broke.3. When the links start to get beat up and ground down, with lots of scoring. Or if they have broken. If you don't they will continue to fall apart and that can ruin your day! Carry 100, or 250lb para cord for expedient repair, and a tool (like a strong blade knife, or needle nose pliers) to pry out the broken links to clear the holes. I have done this, and the repair will last for >20 miles. High quality Needle Nose pliers can easily squeeze opened links back together too.These have heavy TPU rubber, in a classic proven MICROSPIKE design. I always have spares when winter hiking, and in extremely challenging terrain/conditions opt for FULL crampons with 25mm spikes. I like the orange color which can be helpful if they come off and you don't realize it. These Uelfbaby microspikes are a little tight, but the TPU rubber is thick, and they stay on and do not move around much. I have learned it is much better in the long run to have them tight. When the snow balls up, just stomp on a rock or dead log to clear them. If the TPU tears, just buy new ones.

my partner's shoe size is 1/2 size smaller than what they recommend (women's size 6-1/2). Yes there is a bit of slack in the chains but it still worked perfectly fine on fresh dry powder, wet heavy snow, wind blown crusted snow to thick ice (temp from around 32F down to 5F: soft ice with sheet of water on top to hard ice). She really loves them. Gave her sense of security in walking on these conditions. She also likes the fact that it is pretty easy to put on and take off her boots even with heavy winter gloves on.The other thing is that even though the chains were tad slack, there was very little snow/ice build up on the chains and soles of her boots (unlike mine). We use them on our farm. Would feel comfortable to go on a hike with these. BTW, these are not to be used for ice climbing or for use as mountaineering use. So don't substitute.Don't wear them on dry concrete or indoors!! Someone gave 1 star on similar product because it marred their fine wood floor.Lastly, don't try to spin on the ball of your feet because this will lock your feet onto the ground.

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We bought these for a 7 day trip to Iceland in the winter. We also bought a pair from REI at double the cost. These were far superior! They were great to throw in a backpack and when there was an area that was super icey, we just strapped these on real quick and it really changed the game. Other people were on their hands and knees trying to get up hills and we were walking around like it was a summer day! I even helped other people not slide into an icey river because I had firm footing. Wish we would have bought more for others on our trip.Only request would be to make an XS size for my 8 year old.Also worked great as jingle bells for the kid's impromptu Christmas play!