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00:01Last winter I watched my neighbor eat it on an unsalted driveway.
00:05Since then I've tested everything with the word crampin' on it.
00:09Here's what I found comparing icecleats versus snow grips.
00:13First up, silicone icecleats, 5 or 8 teeth, $4.91, almost 5,000 sold.
00:20Stretch straps slip over most shoes and boots in about 10 seconds.
00:24Silicone stays soft, so no scratches on a sidewalk.
00:28Honestly, for the price, who cares about 4.7 stars?
00:33If your winter is mostly pavement and parking lots, this one's enough.
00:37These snow spikes with chain claws are $11.39 with a 4.9 rating, and this is where things get
00:43serious.
00:45Real chain and spikes instead of hard rubber teeth, so they bite into packed snow and slush way better than
00:50a solid strap.
00:51They flex too, so they fit both hiking shoes and climbing boots.
00:56My pick when the ground is loose snow, not solid ice.
01:00Next, 11 teeth, $10.50, 4.9 stars, a little over 4,000 sold.
01:0611 teeth means more bite than most budget options, and they come for men, women, and kids, which matters, because
01:12grippers loose on a kid's shoe are useless.
01:15Straps run across the toe and heel.
01:18Good one if you're buying for the family.
01:21Now the 5-star option, $7.08.
01:25These are full overshoe cleats, adult-sized, built for hiking and mountaineering.
01:30Because the traction sits under the whole sole instead of just heel and toe, they feel stable on steep ground.
01:36And they're still the cheapest of the serious ones.
01:39Highest rated product in the whole bunch.
01:42Then the big boy, Tom Shoe, 32 teeth, $25.26, 4.9 stars.
01:4932 teeth is a lot of biting surface, chain claws on a steel core.
01:54This is the one for actual ice, frozen trails, cool wars, hard stuff.
01:59You pay double the cheap silicone pair, but you're not slipping.
02:03For city walks, total overkill.
02:05Timing, P112S, P2, P622A25S each, P710S.
02:13Total 2,15 at 160 WPM.
02:17Word counts, 33-62-64-62-57-60-27.
02:24Verdict beat embedded, $4.91 silicone for pavement, $11.39 chain for snow, $25.26 tomshoe for hard ice.
02:35$7.08 five-star overshoe is sleeper value for boots.
02:39Now you can talk about coffees when you're getting yours.
02:39Check out old cards, we use.
02:39So that's what we keep trying to find.
