11-11-2004, 01:14 PM
Snowshoeing, ah, what fun, nothing like a stroll in the snow on a beautiful winter day. You can go trouncing around even run with them on. I've go several pairs. You can go cheap, and if you use them often they won't last the season. You can get a decent pair for under $100. If you go to Kirkims (how ever you spell it) you might be able to get a good pair of last years demo/rentals. My wife got a pair there for about $100 that usually cost $250 but they were last years rentals and they are really nice.
You need to look at the construction, the webbing, and the strapping. Red Feather makes a medium quality shoe, or you could bet the tennis raquet type Tubbs (they are really cheap now but bulky) Tubbs also makes some descent shoes. Stay away from the plastics. You want aluminum frames and rubber strapping, stay away from the lacing types of mounts, the laces come unraveled and become a mess. My wifes pair are made by Atlas "Summit Series". Look for webbing that is not rivited to the frame but wrap around the frame and is reinforced at the rivited, you want heavy webbing that is reinforced in the middle where the weight will be. Look around at the good sports shops, even ski rental shops, they usually sell off the rentals at the beginning of each year. GOod luck
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You need to look at the construction, the webbing, and the strapping. Red Feather makes a medium quality shoe, or you could bet the tennis raquet type Tubbs (they are really cheap now but bulky) Tubbs also makes some descent shoes. Stay away from the plastics. You want aluminum frames and rubber strapping, stay away from the lacing types of mounts, the laces come unraveled and become a mess. My wifes pair are made by Atlas "Summit Series". Look for webbing that is not rivited to the frame but wrap around the frame and is reinforced at the rivited, you want heavy webbing that is reinforced in the middle where the weight will be. Look around at the good sports shops, even ski rental shops, they usually sell off the rentals at the beginning of each year. GOod luck
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