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Background info - I'm a Trail Maintainer on the Appalachian Trail in the mid-Atlantic region. So, I'm out on the Trail and hiking almost every other week throughout the entire year. In good and bad and crappy weather. I had a large blowdown tree across my section of the Trail that needed to be cleared. We had just gotten a decent snow fall (~10"), so I was reluctant to head out and clear the blowdown until the snow melted in a week or two. One of my co-maintainers suggested that I get a set of mini spikes to make it easier - and safer - to go out. I've never owned any mini spikes and was doubtful they would help, but went ahead and bought these to try them out. I had read a lot of the reviews, and saw that many of the negative reviews mentioned that the metal links allowed the spikes to separate when using them. I looked at what I received and noticed that some of the links had larger than normal openings to them. So, I took the advise on some of the reviews and used a pair of Channel Locks to crimp every link on each foot.Actual review - I went out the next day. The spikes were very easy to mount and felt tight and secure with no sense of looseness on my boots. I used the restraining straps, mainly because they were there. My trail section is a combination of steep, very rocky ups and downs, as well as nice gently graded mostly flat sections. I wasn't too worried about the flat sections, but the steep rocky areas were of major concern. I am extremely happy to say that the spikes were life-changing for me. I hiked about 7 hours and about 10 miles in sub-freezing temps that day and not once did I feel unsafe on the Trail. Not once did I slip or have questionable footing. It didn't even feel like I had anything on my feet except my regular boots. I've been out before in similar conditions in the past, and decided to be safe and turn back because of unsure footing. It was actually FUN to be out that day!Was my great experience JUST because of these SPECIFIC mini-spikes? I can't say because I don't have anything else to compare them to. Will they work as well on an icy trail and rocks and packed snow? Will the rubber harnesses hold up over time? I don't know, yet. All I can say is that these spikes worked perfectly for me in the conditions above. I felt safe and in control in conditions that in the past I would not have gone out in. I inspected the spikes after I got home, and didn't see where any of the links had separated or loosened at all. So, I feel that the time I took "tightening" the links was well spent. Time will tell if they continue to "wow" me, and how well they will hold up in my varying working conditions and environment.What I can say, though, is that they gave me a sense of safety in conditions where in the past I didn't have that. And that is a REALLY good thing as far as I'm concerned.

YES, all of these types of "icers" keep you from falling on OUR icy conditions. Southeast Alaska has the most variable ice and snow conditions from late September until today at least, April 16th. (sometimes August) We keep a pair in our cars and trucks. I keep a pair attached to my backpack. We have used them on our mountains and trails here and I actually have photos of my wife and another friend behind her sliding down one of our snow covered mountains IN AUGUST, wearing these of course. We all wore these that day!!! (The previous years snow, I slid down first to show them it was safe)These red versions do not want to stretch as far as the black rubber version, this same brand. The red compound is a little tighter. No problem, I have the XX version for my biggest winter hiking boots.These exact versions are the ones I buy. (the black ones too) Amazon sells other name brands and the ones that several of us avoid have more cleats/teeth on the bottom. When you are looking at the different brands on Amazon CLOSELY, you will see a brand that has more spikes/teeth/cleats on the bottom, maybe 24 teeth. Look for the ones that have 2-teeth close to each other in several spots and avoid them. I sharpen special friends icer teeth when they get dull and there isn't enough room for my sharpening tools to get in between those darn "close together teeth". If you order the wrong ones you will understand as soon as you hold them in your hand. It shows on the pictures here on Amazon if you look closely.THESE have enough space between all of the teeth for sharpening. I'm 75, I brake easy, I don't want to fall, I heal slowly now. THE ONES IN THIS PICTURE ABOVE KEEP ME UPRIGHT!On another note. There is the expensive brand that cost 2 or 3 times more than these, there is a reason for that. They both do the same thing but THOSE have thicker SS wires and folded chains and hooks and fasteners on the bottom that keep all the teeth/cleats in place. THESE in this picture above use slightly thinner metal parts and several of these teeth actually broke off of one of mine. These have broken on me in several areas. When I get home I take the small bent or broken part from these and I pull out my stash of worn out and broken OTHER icers and I cannibalize them and repair these using THOSE stronger parts. So technically they will never brake in that spot ever again.I also carry a spare worn out ice cleat in my backpack just encase one of these brake. (I never throw the old icers away) When you live in Alaska for over 40 years and you love the winters in this pristine clean air wonderland then you must use good equipment to stay safe.One more thing, one of my hiking buddies simply buys a new pair of THESE each year. That is how he stops his icers from braking. AND, these are MUCH cheaper than an ambulance or a helicopter flight to the hospital. (where we go it would be a helicopter)Yes I would recommend these to a friend, (a friend recommended these TO ME!)

My backyard has a significant slope consisting of loose topsoil, fallen leaves, and a network of gopher holes, which makes traversing it for landscaping a veritable journey into the heart of darkness. It's pretty much any hill one might find in Mordor. After a weekend of struggling to find any sort of grip with my standard work boots, and pinching a serious nerve in my back, I went in search of an inexpensive solution.I found these Crampons Ice Cleats and figured I would give them a try. The videos posted online showed them being used for snow, but I figured they would work just as well on my hill. Boy, I had NO idea how well these would work. The feeling of wearing these cleats while on my hill, as opposed to just a boot, was night and day. Where before I walked carefully, planning each move ahead of time with death at every turn, I now strode with a confidence I didn't know was possible. The ground shook with each authoritative step, and the satisfying 'clink' sound of the metal spikes made all the critters take notice. A new sheriff was clearly in town, and my deputy were the crampons cleats on my feet; I'd come to chew bubble gum and kick some landscaping ass... and I was allll out of bubble gum.For reference, I wear a size 11 (US) work boot, and the large cleats worked perfectly. Since I was working on a slope of death, I decided to use the helpful velcro cross straps that these come with. They worked beautifully, and the cleats stayed securely on the bottoms of my boots without protest. The Goose to my Maverick.I'd highly recommend anyone looking for some extra grip on challenging terrain to give these a try. For the cost, I can't imagine a better solution. Thank you Crampons!