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Ocelot II

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6. For icy conditions I highly recommend a brand of boots and shoes

Reply to brewens (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 03:53 PM

Dec 2022

called Icebugs. They have ice cleats embedded in the soles and they are brilliant. I've been walking on ice every day without slipping at all, and they are warm and comfortable. They are Swedish, made specifically for walking and even running on slippery surfaces. Check them out. https://icebug.com/

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Anyone see the Bearskin Hoodie commercials? Those are so over the top masculine it's creepy. [View all] brewens Dec 2022 OP

Everyone has different tastes. I guess talking about coats is timely since winter is starting. jimfields33 Dec 2022 #1

I guess it depends on the conditions you walk in. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #2

It was snowy and about 30 today. I'm a big guy, so thermal socks and undies, sweat pants,sweat brewens Dec 2022 #3

That's almost tropical. It's around zero here, will drop tonight Ocelot II Dec 2022 #4

We'll be around zero here in a day or two. The then insulated pants, almost parka, insulated hood brewens Dec 2022 #5

For icy conditions I highly recommend a brand of boots and shoes Ocelot II Dec 2022 #6

It's only that icy a few days every winter. The snow here will be gone in about 5 days. Cold is brewens Dec 2022 #7

Ha, I'll be clomping around in my Icebugs until Easter. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #8