LDF Helene and I decided testing out our new YakTrax this morning was the perfect medicine for cabin fever after a day inside (“snowmageddon”!). I even gave her the courtesy text in the evening offering up an excused absence, but she wouldn’t have it. Helene is the mother of three small (beautiful!) children under four–enough said. After figuring out where to put the car when there is only a few feet of street, we got her set in her YakTrax and off we went. We started cautiously over the icy-cold road, but became confident after the first few miles that we were not going to slip. We discussed the possibility of over estimating the effectiveness of YakTrax (Helene also happened to mentioned that I looked like a socialite in my parisian scarf…OK, I grabbed whatever looked warm in the dark!), but we had no problem increasing our speed. Although the ice on the road was chunky in some places and slick in others, we felt no sense of slipping. Not worrying about the road gave us a chance to take in the glorious quiet and picturesque scenes we passed. If you live anywhere where the snow blasted these past few days, these are worth the investment ($21.95 on Amazon for SZ sm). They make a snow, even one like the recent “snowpocalypse”, no excuse for not getting your run in…we are giving them the big thumbs up!
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Thanks for the review, we’re glad they worked so well! You can also purchase in DC at REI, Dick’s Sporting Goods and The Sports Authority for $20.00-$30.00!
Hi Monica,
I want to thank you for your feedback on our Yaktrax products, I am glad to hear that they worked well for you.
I did notice in looking at your pictures that the product is on your footwear backwards as the toe area is postitioned on the heel. If you look at the interior of the product it has toe and heel molded into the outerband. Just wanted to ensure that you had them on correctly as they will fit much better on the toe if put them on correctly and you will not see the toe pushing through the strands as can be seen on the photo.
By the way I am always looking for testers for our new products, so if you are interested please drop me an e-mail and thanks again for your suport of our products.
Steve Couder
VP Sales / Yaktrax
Hi Steve: OOPs! Thank you for commenting/mentioning that for anybody following the post. I will put them on correctly tomorrow-another storm headed our way. I am really happy to be able to get out there without slipping…great product!
Monica
I use them too…my only complaint would be that in snow (not ice) after a while I find that the snow builds up and they don’t hold as much traction as when you first start out. But what would we do without them this winter in the mid-Atlantic?