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On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:46:47 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-02-16 12:04 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> Make a trip to a local Salvation Army store and check if they have a
>> pair of olde timey golf shoes to fit you... the old ones have steel
>> cleats, very good on ice... the new ones have rubber/plastic cleats,
>> worthless on ice. Sporting goods stores sell strap on steel cleats
>> for use on ice, but you'll have to leave them on a pair of boots
>> permanently as they are a pain to put on.
>>

>
>My son bought some Yaktrax and liked them so much he bought some for me
>and my wife. They are great. They really grip the ice and they are very
>comfortable to walk on. You are hardly aware that they are there.
>
>They aren't that hard to put on and off. My wife leaves hers on because
>she has trouble putting them on, but I take mine off all the time and
>just slip then back on only when I need then,
>
> Be careful with the sizing. There is a chart on the side of the box. I
>think there are only three sizes, small, medium and large. I was
>surprised that my wife, who wears Womens size 10 uses small Yaktrax. I
>don't know what would fit for women with smaller feet than that.
>
>I highly recommnend these things.


Yaktrax work well and are made well.