Slipping on ice

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What are your favorite slip-on boot traction devices?
Yak Traxs? Studs?
I slipped and fell on black ice 3 times this winter when walking my dog.
I even slipped in the woods on snow covered ice.
I finally went to some old metal studded rubber pull-ons for my boots.
What are your favorites ways to avoid slipping on black/hidden ice?
 
i slipped on a sheet of black ice once in a full suit walking to work...talk about "fallen and i can't get up"; there was nothing for me to grab hold of to get back up within a 6" radius; i had to slide my ass to the curb to get foot grip on the street...people were watching me; that sucked BIGTIME...

at that time, i really didn't know short of wearing spikes, what the best shoe solution was for walking to work in the winter...
 
Yaktrax Q/A

Q. "Do Yaktrax work on black ice?"

A. "No. They need ice to grip into that is at least 50% of the depth of the metal coils. The best way to protect yourself on black ice is probably to paint a mixture of rubber roof paint and coarse sand on the sole of a pair of outdoor footwear that you are not particularly attached to!"
 
Kahtoola MicroSpikes are my favorite when it comes to walking on trail ice. They're baby crampons, essentially. Probably not so good for icy pavement, though.

Studded pullovers sounds like Stabilicers, which have a good reputation too.
 
If your winter boots have thick enough sole's you can take small sheet metal screws and screw a few in. they give excellent traction, you can replace them when they wear down and they are waaay cheaper than the commercially made ones.
 
I have used Yak Trax Pros on lake ice in the High Arctic. They worked fine for me. When we had to offload fuel from the plane it helped to have a bit of traction to push those 45 gal drums around:D
 
I have Stabilicers which are very good. I tried the YakTrax and they did not grip very well.

I experimented with sheet metal screws( as Flipincanadian suggested) on an old pair of uncomfortable golf shoes and it worked very well. Now that I know it works I will do it on some better pair of boots.
 
I have a pair I got from Mark's that work great, they have 6-9 studs all together, and they are like $15.
 
brizbane said:
I have Stabilicers which are very good. I tried the YakTrax and they did not grip very well.

I experimented with sheet metal screws( as Flipincanadian suggested) on an old pair of uncomfortable golf shoes and it worked very well. Now that I know it works I will do it on some better pair of boots.
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Been there, most commonly used when I would get called in on an ice damn job and did NOT want to fall (who really wants to fall:)) They do work the best in a hard type sole, they tend to roll out of soft rubber ymmv between boots.
 
A good thread and good suggestions...

My brother use the Yaks, and he liked them.

I use a combination of ninja training and mental tele-kinesis.

Marion
 
I have used the Yaktrak Pros for winter hiking/ice fishing for 5/6 years and have had no problem with ice. They work well on bare rock also. I'm on my 2nd pair--KV
 
Skateboarding. Seriously. It teaches you balance, how to keep from falling, and when you do fall how to take it well.

I haven't slipped on the ice and fallen to the ground since I was a kid on my paper route rushing one Sunday morning. 8, 9 years ago or so?

I piss my girlfriend off. She slips every couple of weeks while I run aroun and slide on the ice and see how far I can go. :D
 
randomlooker said:
Kahtoola MicroSpikes are my favorite when it comes to walking on trail ice. They're baby crampons, essentially. Probably not so good for icy pavement, though.

Studded pullovers sounds like Stabilicers, which have a good reputation too.
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+1 on the microspikes for offroad use. They are fairly uncomfortable on very hard surfaces like roads / pavements however.
 
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