Ice Cleats for Shoes and Boots for Municipality and Public Workers

1. The first section explains why recreational, ordinary ice cleats are impractical and can actually cause winter injuries for municipal workers.
2. Recommends high-quality Winter Walking Ice Cleats that avoid the problems and keep you safest.

• City living presents unique hazards for people wearing ordinary ice cleats. Utility hole covers and typically not covered with ice and snow because of heat rising from below. The same is true for sewer grates. Cities made many streets using bricks or stones that have become smooth and polished over time. Just as spiked, and especially spike-less steel coil, ice cleats are slippery on smooth indoor surfaces, the same is true on these outdoor hazards. However, these outdoor hazards are worse. The outdoor city hazards are more dangerous because when you step on them when stepping off a curb or while crossing the street you not only fall but expose your legs to traffic as they slip forward and out from under you.
• Ice cleats without aggressive self-cleaning treads are ineffective in loose snow, and debris can build up on the bottom of the ice cleats preventing studs or coils from contacting the ice. Aggressive treads are also crucial when a thin layer of snow covers ice and black ice. Aggressive treads increase that the studs make contact with the ice and black ice under that thin layer of snow.
• Many municipal jobs require climbing ladders. Most ordinary ice cleats prevent safe climbing because they block or interfere with the heel of your shoes and boots.

Winter Walking ICE BEAST HIGH-PRO Features

• Twenty eight well-distributed 2mm Tungsten Carbide Studs 
  • provide excellent traction on ice, black ice, and hard packed snow;
  • are more studs than on any other stretch traction device; and
  • are molded in for greater retention, safety, and durability.
• Tungsten Carbide Studs last far longer and stay sharper than the carbon steel spikes found in most competing ice cleats.
• Patented Heel Spike allows walking naturally without using any new, special skills.
• Studs are designed to stay uniformly sharp throughout their useful life giving you consistent traction and safety.
• Permanent studs are more comfortable and secure than replaceable studs.
• 1-Piece Molded Proprietary Synthetic Compound Straps 
  • are extremely durable;
  • resistant to chemicals and other contaminants;
  • have no memory and never stretch out of shape;
  • stay flexible at low temperatures; and
  • have a unique characteristic that grips the surface of your footwear to prevent it from slipping out of alignment.
• Sole/Heel (colored) material is a harder material than the upper stretch portion. Therefore. the heel and sole have greater abrasion resistance and durability while upper has greater stretch.
• The Dimpled Foot Bed grabs the bottom of your shoe or boot to prevent the device from sliding out of place.
• The Aggressive Tread Pattern is self-cleaning and provides traction in snow, slush, and mud.

• want excellent traction on ice, snow, packed snow, black ice, and good traction in mud;
• want the most durable ice cleats that stand up to harsh off-road conditions;
• plan to put them on your boots and leave them on for extensive periods of time;

• need ice cleats safe to wear while climbing (ICEGRIPS have a ½ inch exposed, defined heel);
• require industrial-grade straps on your shoes and boots to keep your ice cleats aligned and securely on your footwear (ICEGRIPS wouldn't get sucked off your footwear in deep snow and in mud);
• fit large, bulky boots (requires an optional Bulky Boot Strap Kit); and
• want ice cleats with replaceable straps that extend their useful life.

LOW-PRO HEEL Ice Cleats Features

Employees Won't Resist Wearing LOW-PRO HEEL

Winter Walking GRIPS-LITE Features