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Snow shoes. #6554075
06/12/19 02:35 PM
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Any of you guys use them?


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554076
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Yes


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: danny clifton] #6554083
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Not much for trapping hike a lot in snowshoes when snow is there. I have 3 pair for different conditions and or terrains.

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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554090
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I used a pair one season. Had a line up a brushy creek coupled with deep snow and it was exhausting always post holing and tripping. I caught enough fur up that creek to offset the cost of the shoes. They’re Cabelas bear paws. Still have em but ain’t needed them. They have since cleaned up and tore out fence rows up that creek. If your a traveling critter in this area you better pack a lunch.

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554096
06/12/19 03:06 PM
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Yep. Even on short walks they are nice. Once you have broken the trail, they make walking the same trail very easy. I use a traditional cloth tape for binding and wear moccasins. A twist of the ankle and I am in them, another twist and I am out of them. Very quick and easy, no buckles or ties to worry about.

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554104
06/12/19 03:26 PM
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Never leave home without them !!


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554108
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^ yep, I get a few months, I can leave home without them.


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554129
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Always have snowshoes in winter.You will be in big trouble without them if the snowmachine breaks down.
If you are snowshoing long distances in deep powder snow,you need a different shoe than one for walking out on a skidoo trail.
I had a pair of cree Albany shoes made about 40 years ago for trapping in winter on foot.They were custom made for my weight while carrying gear/fur etc.Frames are tamarack and filling is moosehide.A large strong and fairly light snowshoe.
I have another pair of cree hunting snowshoes,smaller and even lighter made of black ash frames and moosehide filling.I hardly used those.
I also have a commercial pair of shoes that I often carry on the snowmachine.


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554580
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Absolutely! Even if there's only a couple inches of snow, it keeps your feet from slipping and saves energy

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554598
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yes I use them a lot when I was younger use to go several miles a day now I use them less frown

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554600
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Yesd I use them all winter, have several pair, but mostly use a pair of military shoes as the are metal and can take a beating and not break. Wet snow or water in the spring beaver trapping and they do not soak up water.

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554633
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All the military snowshoes I have seen are actually magnesium frames. Super light and can be used as fire starters if needed. Just scrape off the tail and hit it with a spark.

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554793
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Definitely use them. I have spur lines into places I can’t reach with a snogo and always keep them with on the machine . When it’s too cold to run the machine I make a point of getting out on a trail every single day, even if it’s just 2-3 hours when it’s -50. No metal frames for me.

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554810
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X2 Wood only !!


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554813
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I have two pair of the magnisum framed army snow shoes , I prefer bike inner tube as a binding , very simple easy on easy off and seem to hold decent and easy to carry a spare binding.

also free if you can find a bike shop that will give you the old inner-tubes.

we don't get enough snow to need than all that often but I enjoy going for a walk when we do.


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554822
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It may not be important in your conditions but for me....overflow is a big factor. The wood shoes don't conduct and hold the cold like metal frames do. So ice doesn't build on them as rapidly as it can on metal. The wood is also easier to repair on the trail if need be.


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: ] #6554823
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Originally Posted by dirtydogtrapping
Originally Posted by white17
X2 Wood only !!

can you explain the benefits of a wood frame, over a magniusm frame?
I ask because I've never used wood frame shoes.


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Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554827
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I used to mush around in them whenever there was enough snow to warrant their use. I am a large fellow nowadays, but even back in my prime I was too big to use the magnesium surplus shoes. I always looked at snowshoes as a necessary evil of living in the Upper Great Lakes area, and I wore them only when needed. These days there are all manner of yuppie type folks that own and use them to hike in the winter. It's a big deal in my area...even have special trails for them and the x country ski people. Funny thing is, all the trails are groomed and solid-packed. We see folks off on state land snowshoeing a bunch too, but they are always walking the forest roads where a guy can walk all day in tennis shoes! About the only folks in my area that actually use webs because they really need them....are trappers and houndsmen that get off the trails, the rest of the folks you see "snowshoeing" are really just hiking along wearing snowshoes they don't need.


Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554836
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Always have them on the sled, but I bring a good set of 9x36" metal shoes on the sled. More maneuverable when setting traps, and adequate for on a sled trail. Also, more packable.

For hand hauling, or walking off trail I have settled on a set of ash ojibway style snowshoes with 400lb test monofilament hand woven mesh. Extremely light,strong, and way better flotation than just about all metal shoes. Especially when weight of the shoe is in the equation.

Re: Snow shoes. [Re: Steelflight] #6554840
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Hutchy, how long does the 400 lb mono last?


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