Advice please: snowshoes

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Rahn
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Advice please: snowshoes

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Will be used just to get around the yard, not for hiking. My biggest question is will my husband's 11 EEE boots fit? Also, what are best materials, closures, etc.
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Donegaljim
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Snowshoes

Post by Donegaljim »

Don't know much about snowshoes but here is an idea.....about January 1 put on your
Doctor Dentons and your Fuzzybunny slippers, and move your chair next to the fireplace. Stay there til early May. Forget about snowshoes.
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Post by BI Pirate »

I'm with Donegaljim, break out the rum and I'll be your chum. I'm also thinking that 11 EEE's are snowshoes.
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Rahn
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Post by Rahn »

Oh, how helpful! You guys are the best. Well, third and fourth best actually. Two GENTLEMEN of the island actually telephoned to give me their most excellent advice!

But don't dispair. I am probably the best 'straight man' on the island. I set up way too many jokes on myself! So you will have plenty more opportunities to assist me in the future with your fascinating rapport. :wink:
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Frank Solle
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Post by Frank Solle »

When it comes to snowshoes, I'm strictly old school. I've been using Iverson shoes for 35 years. This past March when I started cutting more firewood out back I strapped on my original pair of factory seconds purchased in 1979, so I'd say they are a safe and worthy investment. They are made in the UP in Shingleton - for what it's worth, last I heard Bob Graves now owns the company. The Canadian company Faber makes the new-fangled metal shoes, a traditional wooden shoe, plus a wood-framed hybrid that looks interesting. Atlas and Tubbs are the top two metal shoe makers.
Rahn
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Post by Rahn »

Thanks, Frank!
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