[pct-l] Where to buy Instep Crampons!

[Pat]

the ones I wore had the web straps and friction buckles and the crampons 
themselves were a flat piece of steel about 3x3 with the corners bent 
up. I wore them in the High Sierras till I spiked myself in the side of 
my calf, then they stayed in my pack.

Gotta get a good hike going somewhere.

Pat
Happy Trails

CHUCK CHELIN wrote:
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> Good afternoon, Pat,
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> Thanks for the comment.  I've had very good experiences with the CMI 
> instep crampons over the years that I've used them.  I currently have 
> two pair: one with the web straps and friction buckles, and one pair 
> with the plastic straps having regular leather-type buckles.  Of the 
> probably hundreds of total miles I've worn them; most has been on 
> snowpack covered side-hill trails here in the Pacific NW.  I don’t 
> usually bother with them if the snowpack is substantially flat.  The 
> crampons have a width adjustment, and I keep them snug to the sides of 
> the shoe sole. 
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> I wear them over trail shoes and gaiters.  The shorter straps on each 
> foot are oriented upwards and are secured directly over the top of the 
> foot.  The longer, rearward-oriented straps cross behind and above the 
> heels, then wrap forward around the lower leg just above the ankle to 
> buckle in front.  Secured in that fashion they always seem to stay in 
> place. It is rare that they loosen or move at all, and I’ve never had 
> them rotate to the side of a shoe.
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> Enjoy your hiking season,
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> Steel-Eye
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> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965
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