Ice Cleats for Shoes and Boots: Buyer's Guide and Store

Wearing ice cleats that don't work on every slippery surface is like playing Russian roulette: your next step could land on the patch where bargain cleats fail. Many ice cleats struggle:

• On mixed winter surfaces: Many brands grip only ice and packed snow. Real conditions mix deep snow, packed snow, refrozen ice, black ice, and dry patches, and some cleats turn dangerously slippery as conditions change.
• In frigid temperatures: Colder ice is harder, and traction depends on spike penetration. Less aggressive spikes that work at 25°F can fail at 10°F or colder.
• On rough, uneven ice: Poorly distributed spikes lose contact, and once your footing goes, a fall is almost certain.
• On steep inclines: Many cleats simply can't hold on slopes.
• As spikes wear: Dull or blunted spikes grip far less effectively.

Strap design and durability matter just as much. Proper straps keep your ice cleats attached and aligned. Losing a cleat in an icy parking lot or on a sidewalk is dangerous because:

• even if the strap didn't break and you can retrieve the cleat, there's no safe way to put it back on, and
• if the strap broke, you're walking on one cleat.

Are your ice cleats hard to put on or inconvenient to use? Then they'll end up in the garage instead of on your feet.

My job is to help you find ice cleats that balance performance, safety, convenience, and practicality.

Do you enjoy:

• getting a paycheck?
• fishing, hunting, walking, hiking, camping, golf, or tennis?
• playing with your kids and grandchildren?

If you own a business:

• How many lost-time accidents can your organization afford?
• How would you replace key employees if they were injured?
• What happens if you are injured? In many small businesses, you are the business.
• Would productivity improve if employees weren't moving slowly for fear of slipping?

Ice cleats can only reduce your risk of falling. Professionally engineered ice cleats reduce it significantly, and our shared goal is to keep you as safe as possible. For more than 35 years, Winter Walking has been an industry leader, trusted by some of the largest companies in the United States and sold through top industrial supply houses.

Recreational ice grippers sold in local and online stores are usually designed to hit a low price, not to deliver the best traction. They typically grip in some conditions, but not in every dangerous winter situation.

For a few dollars more, professional-quality ice cleats give you better technology and last several times longer.

You can still slip, but you'll know you did everything you could to prevent it. Would you buy a car that's $100 cheaper if its brakes only “usually work”? Probably not.

Winter Walking ice cleats are designed specifically to prevent slips and falls on all winter surfaces, at a price that stays affordable without sacrificing quality or performance.