Purchased some of these a few months back: http://www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rbvehsel4...%2C93rBAm9

There I was thinking mild winter and no snow meant they wouldn't get used... Temperatures have dropped rapidly and our patio slabs are contoured slightly and as such retain water and moisture for a quite a while. The patio is iced over and downright lethal when walking on it and even our Springer Spaniels were losing their footing and skidding around. So I thought I would give them a try and they proved absolutely flawless.

No slipping at all even when I tried running. Very highly recommended and worth buying for those frosty or snowy days Perhaps they have a serrated groove  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Some will mock, in all seriousness though, they are a damn good idea

Prefer these myself http://classic.mountainzone.com/gear/99/cl...photo.html
But they make one hell of a mess on the patio, great for Munroes though.

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I opted for the RUD Bergsteiger chains because I just needed something to stop me slipping on ice or snow walking from the car to work or taking the dogs a walk around the local streets and footpaths (paved). I would opt for those you posted about for more heavy duty use  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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I was looking at these type of things last year, do the work on work shoes or are more sturdy shoes required?

npinks wrote:

I was looking at these type of things last year, do they work with stillettos or is a block heel required?

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npinks wrote:

I was looking at these type of things last year, do the work on work shoes or are more sturdy shoes required?

Can't comment on all shoe types but when I used them last night, they attached to my Doc Marten work shoes just fine and they are fairly normal i.e no steel toe cap or anything.

I also have some Berghaus gore tex walking boots and it fits those too. Pretty versatile  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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for the not so well heeled how about these.

http://www.snowandicegrips.co.uk/yaktrax-w...tAodOjqKlw What if there were no hypothetical situations?

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I thought your avatar was rude

I just thought it was a very nice picture of a lamp  What if there were no hypothetical situations?

These shoe chains I posted about have had some heavy usage since the snow started. Fitted them to my walking boots and have walked in deep snow and just tonight some partly thawed snow that had frozen solid and mega slippy. They were flawless and never a hint of slipping around.

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