Husband has huge ice fishing boots, and these work well right over the top. Thank you!

I have a steep asphalt (read smooth) driveway that I need to clear of snow frequently in the winter time. I had slipped a few times in previous years. it only takes one good fall to get a nasty injury. I didnt slip once while wearing these last year. They can leave marks in pavement and asphalt so stay off decks and other indoor flooring

I had bought a pair of Kahtoola micro spikes about 3-4 years ago - and had absolutely loved them. i read other reviews saying the quality of the new Kahtoola spikes had changed for the worse, but decided to get them anyway. I got them and should have followed prior reviews more closely. The quality has certainly dropped quite a bit since I purchased my last pair. The rubber is much more flimsy - which makes them much harder to put into my shoes. Knowing what I know now, I probably wouldnt purchase these again. Hopefully, they will improve the quality on future versions.

Go for kahtoola. Knock offs are not worth it!

Best I have yet tried. Great traction in snow, but most importantly, the underlying ice sheets that have caused two cases of cracked ribs.

Perfect for CO hiking - keeps you going through solid ice, heavy snow and gravel!

Its easy to put on and great traction on ice.. You can run on clear sooth wet ice .. Highly recommended ..

Great traction as we hiked the 25 mile Kalalau trail in Kauai. Came off occasionally in deep mud, but great over rocks and loose dirt

These things are easy to use, light, versatile, quick to don, and quite effective. As a mountaineer and ice climber, Ive used all sorts of crampons, snowshoes, and so forth, but these fill an important niche. I took the MICROspikes along on an ice climbing trip, where my very specialized ice climbing crampons are terrific for climbing vertical ice but not so great for the approach to the climb because they were never intended for walking. The MICROspikes are definitely intended for walking, and they kept me safe and stable through all the messy slippery terrain I had to hike through on the way in and out. They bite nicely into icy trails. At the bottom of the vertical climb, I simply switched from MICROspikes to the crampons, and was very happy to have such an effective solution. When youre not using the MICROspikes, theyre easy to attach to the outside of your pack by folding them up and slipping a carabiner through them.

I bought these for a trip to Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains in mid-November, where we were expecting lots of ice on the mountain. We were not disappointed. About a 1/3 of the way through the ascent, we were starting to slip on the ice that was covering the majority of the trail, so we busted these bad boys out. From there on out, it was smooth sailing... traction was no longer even a thought in the back of our minds. These things really are remarkable, and I cant find a thing to complain about with them. If it ever snows here in Ohio again (like it always used to, in the winter), Im sure Ill get more use out of them on those dark cold mornings when I need to shovel the driveway, and Ill certainly be packing them for any future winter hikes! One note about sizing. If you look at their size chart, for hiking boots, Medium size is marked for mens 7-10.5 and Large size for mens 10.5-14 when sizing for hiking boots. I happen to wear a size 10.5. I ordered the Medium size first, hoping to fit them over my hiking boots (Treksta Assault Goretex), and when I received them, found them to only just barely reach around the back of my outsole. I thought this might be the case, and had allowed for enough time to order the Large to replace them (and I gave my Medium set to my friend (size 9 men) who would be joining me on the aforementioned trek). The Large fit much better around my hiking boot, which I would describe as a heavy trekking (but not insulated) boot. Just an fyi for anyone who may fall right between the sizing cracks. Hope this helps!