Adventure Mom TV Kahtoola Snow Spikes review
While attending the Outdoor Retailer Show in January, my 5 year old son found these huge blocks of ice and wanted to walk on them. It must be a boy thing to see something and want to conquer it.
The people at Kahtoola fitted him with a pair of their snow spikes and he walked on the ice!
Then all of the sudden he jumped on the ice and I had a near heart attack! I thought is was going to slip and hit is head. Amazingly, he was still standing. The spikes dig into the ice and keep up standing.
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We love them so much we are awarding them Adventure Mom Award for best snow spikes:
More about Kahtoola Micro Spikes
Kahtoola MICROspikes® Traction System – Multipurpose, Pocket-Sized Ice Traction Gear
Just think – a pocket-sized ice traction system that makes any terrain, any time of year, possible. Kahtoola MICROspikes® Traction System aren’t just spikes that dig in – they’re your passport to anywhere adventure takes you. When you don’t need a full-on crampon (and we have those, too – click here to find out more about our crampons), our MICROspikes® Traction System will get you where you need to go with ease and precision.
While our Kahtoola KTS Crampons are flexible and slightly more aggressive, our MICROspikes® Traction System is a slip-on that lets you travel safely and quickly across ice, scree, snow-covered driveways, wet rocks and anywhere else you just need a little more traction. An independent study of onine reviews found that 4 out of 5 consumers rated the Microspikes traction 5 Stars.
Why Microspikes are the best?
We’re glad you asked. Since these handy pieces of ice traction gear need to travel where you travel, we’ve brought in the reinforcements. MICROspikes® Traction System models boasts a beefed-up elastomer, not to mention the reinforced eyelets that connect the elastomer to your traction system down below – stronger than ever! Last but not least, we’ve made putting on and taking off your MICROspikes® Traction System even easier with a new heel tab – pull on, pull off. Whichever direction you’re headed, it’s easy to get there!
How does the Kahtoola MICROspikes® Traction System Work?
This is the best part – the MICROspikes® Traction System is one piece and yes, they can fit into your pocket (a bag available). Just slip the spikes over your shoes and the built-in toe bar and flexible elastomer will keep your spikes in place, even when walking or running downhill. If you’re a wintertime runner, our spikes are an ideal take-along for any run. Don’t let winter slow down your stride when you come across some ice. grab your spikes and go – there’s nothing out of reach.
Multipurpose Meets Minimalist
Running, walking the dog, shoveling the drive way or what ever your adventure is Kahtoola’s MICROspikes® Traction System cover it. We didn’t think it was possible to create a piece of gear that was useable in so many different conditions and lightweight, too. There is not a glove box in our parking lot without a pair of our ice traction spikes in it. They’re a multipurpose, pocket-sized slip-on that doesn’t require anything fancy to make them work. Just step your shoe or boot in and go – adventure should always be this easy!