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    Steve M
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    @steve-2

    Locale: Eastern Washington

    Pros: Cheapest and lightest way to add significant traction to footwear

    Cons: Not as good as Microspikes or crampons. BPL doesn't sell them.

    These are basically sheet metal screws (1/2” deep with aprox 1/4” hex head). The heads are sloted and drilled out to make a sharp inner (concave) edge. If you carry a small wide blade screw driver you can β€œinstall” them when needed. Takes a little effort to get them screwed into your shoes or boot soles. Use about 10 per boot for maximum traction. On icy trails you go from zero traction to about β€œ8” (0-10 scale) with these installed. Not as good as Microspikes but on moderatly steep & icy trails the improvement is quite significant. This traction "system" is also additive–one can always add Micro-Spikes or crampons over these as conditions change.

    BPL should consider selling an UL "Traction Kit" (small ziplock of these screws and a L/W flat screw driver.

    http://www.rei.com/product/760284

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