Kahtoola MICROspikes Footwear Traction for Winter Trail Hiking & Ice Mountaineering

Ive only used these once, but I was so glad I had them! They were great for the icy portions of the trail run. They are easy to slip off and on; i just carried them when we got past the ice. Those in the group without spikes slipped and fell a lot, but I was secure in my kahtoolas!

Bought these for a friend as I have owned mine for 3 years and love them. Great for hiking during winter!

Loved these on the icy snow packed trail while hiking! Best investment ever! No worrying about slipping & sliding at all.

These things are awesome! Have used them on several ice fishing trips now and they have proven to be durable and work great.

The micro spikes help with providing traction on the hiking trails. But since they only come in small, medium and large most of my friends have added a shoelace system to tie the rubber upper portion onto their trail runners and hiking boots so they dont come off on the trail.

Very well built. Traction is incredible on the ice.

I bought Micro Spikes for my first winter in Bethel, AK. Everyone I asked around here told me to get a product with spikes; the ones with coils on the bottom just dont seem to work here. Ive been walking around sure-footed on the ice ever since I put the Micro Spikes on my boots. Seriously, I feel like I could do the elementary school shuttle run with these things on. They are easy to take off when going in the grocery store. One downfall is that they sometimes catch when walking on metal grating, so step carefully. My girlfriend has been here 3 years, has no ice cleats and refused to let me buy her a pair even after seeing how much I love mine. As luck would have it, she slipped on ice in the driveway and broke her wrist. The break was so bad that it took a flight to Anchorage, a plate and 8 screws to fix. If shed had these Micro Spikes on her boots none of that would have happened. If you walk where its icy, you need these.

I use these in Hawaii and they are great.

Pros: traction and stability with an easy on off, nice stainless steel (rinse or wash off if exposing them to salts to prevent corrosion), very secure fit and feel. You can develop small ice balls on the soles of you shoes under certian condtions but they arent snow shoes. Small and light enough to carry when weather isnt snowshoe deep. Cons: none except failing to understand these will eat up flooring like ice, and are agressive enough that these are not for slippery urban sidewalks and paved roads, spikes are long and agressive, these are for trail and heavy snow and ice where snowshoes are not warranted.

Using these for low elevation hikes where there is more ice on trails than snow. They grip extremely well, allowing sure footed climbs on up and down slopes.