EDIT / Approval: OR - STABILicer MAXX - Richard Lyon
"Marina Batzke mbbp2013-/[email protected] [BackpackGearTest]" <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Feb 2017 17:22:52 +0000 (UTC)
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------=_Part_1240954_2143527858.1488129772670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Richard:Thank you for introducing this interesting winter traction aid= to us via your OR. Good photos that support your text. =C2=A0Below please = find my feedback in the following format:EDIT: must be changededit: for you= r considerationComment: a thought edit: base camp backpacking, a long hikeI feel a colon would fit better her= e instead of the comma because you are explaining what base camp backpackin= g is. EDIT:=C2=A0on centered on=C2=A0 remove the first on =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0EDIT:= =C2=A0winter on ski or skitouring.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I don't get the first "ski" =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 EDIT:=C2=A0activities is heavyin heavy=C2=A0 edit:=C2=A0Website: stabilgear.comadd the www. =C2=A0 =C2=A0That makes it c= lickable later-on on BGT EDIT: =C2=A0Size:XL. Available in xxSmallto XX-Large. Comment: You could say=C2=A0Seven Sizes: =C2=A0=C2=A0I find that quite an i= mpressive number of size choices.=C2=A0=C2=A0XXSmall =C2=A0 =C2=A0 That is = how the manufacturer writes it [here without the - even though they use a -= for XX-Large]. Comment:=C2=A013.75 x 5.0 inWhy not just 5 in? EDIT:=C2=A0Weight, size XL, measured 13.0oz/ g per pairAfter Weight instead= of comma a colon.Just 13 oz is fine. What are the grams per pair? edit:=C2=A0MSRP $6 UShere and in several other spots throughout: I would wr= ite US $6=C2=A0 Comment:=C2=A0look more like water sandals than crampons.I love that explan= ation - right on.=C2=A0 Comment:=C2=A0[-32 to 10 C] =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 cold smokeI don't t= hink I have ever been in minus 32 C. Wow! =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I just learn= ed what cold smoke is.=C2=A0 Comment:=C2=A0apres-ski bootsIn a couple of spots: can you add that little = French accent grave? =C2=A0apr=C3=A8s=E2=80=93ski edit:=C2=A0like donning crampons onlymuch easier.I suggest a comma after cr= ampons.Comment:=C2=A0If I'm about to start a hike I'll take a minute or two= to fit the topstrap so that the one endis exactly aligned with the other.R= ichard, could you explain WHY you are taking a moment longer for adjusting = before a hike?=C2=A0Example: a hike where I will be out for many hours, I'l= l =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (or maybe: on varying terrain)=C2=A0 EDIT:=C2=A0chores=C2=A0 or a dogremove extra space EDIT:=C2=A0crisscross the two strapswith the connector flush with the top o= f my bootI was wondering what a 'connector flush' is. I suggest a comma aft= er connector.=C2=A0 EDIT:=C2=A0has not worked loose,how about 'worked itself loose'=C2=A0 Comment:=C2=A0This feature is what makes the MAXX myfavorite traction aid.= =C2=A0Seeing that THIS feature is so important to you, how about: This easy= -on/ easy-off feature is =C2=A0 and thereby giving it more prominence ... EDIT:=C2=A0my house=C2=A0 (dog walkremove extra space edit:=C2=A0On one hike, upthe College M, Iused heavier trail crampons becau= se of the steep descent, but everywhere else=C2=A0How about 'On the steep C= ollege M trail hike, I used=C2=A0a) add: trail =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 b) you say "up" and then "descent= " =C2=A0 EDIT:=C2=A0as the microspikesonIf I google 'microspikes', all results lead = to one manufacturer. I feel it is better to say micro spikes. Richard, once you have made the necessary changes and considered the commen= ts, please upload here:http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Snow%20Gear/= Traction%20Aids/32North%20STABILicers%20Maxx/=C2=A0 Congrats on the brownie point.RegardsMarina=C2=A0 From: "[email protected] [BackpackGearTest]" <BackpackGearTest@yahoo= groups.com> To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:50 PM Subject: [BackpackGearTest] OR - STABILicer MAXX - Richard Lyon Fellow editors -Here's an OR for your blue pencils. HTML version in the = Tests/OR folder at=C2=A0http://tinyurl.com/hw6fg5s Cheers, Richard ______________________STABILicer MAXX traction aids Owner Review by Richard LyonFebruary 23, 2017ERSONAL DETAILS and BACKPACKIN= G BACKGROUND PMale, 70 years oldHeight: 6' 4" (1.93 m)Weight: 205 lb (91 kg)Shoe size: 1= 3 US; 47 EuropeanEmail address: Montana DOT angler AT gmail DOT comHome: Ou= tside Bozeman, Montana USA, in the Bridger Mountains I've been backpacking for nearly half a century, most often in the Rockies.= I do at least one weeklong trip every summer, and often take three-day tri= ps. =C2=A0I'm usually camping in alpine terrain, at altitudes 5000 to 10000= ft (1500 - 3000 m). =C2=A0I prefer base camp backpacking, a long hike in w= ith day trips from camp. =C2=A0Though always looking for ways to reduce my = pack weight, I still tend to include my favorite camp conveniences. I alway= s sleep in a floored tent and like hot meals. Summer adventures are often o= n centered on fly fishing opportunities; winter on ski or ski touring. THE PRODUCT The STABILicer MAXX is a traction aid designed for both working folks ["Pos= tal letter carriers, police, rescue teams, and crews everywhere who brave i= cy winter conditions to get the job done"] and cold-weather outdoor people = ["Passionate winter enthusiasts who enjoy ice fishing or other outdoor acti= vities is heavy ice and snow."] Manufacturer: 32north Corporation, Biddeford, Maine USAWebsite: stabilgear.= comSize: XL. Available in xxSmall to XX-Large. There is an easy-to-use sizi= ng guide on the website.Dimensions, size XL, measured 13.75 x 5.0 in [35 x = 13 cm], width measured at the instepWeight, size XL, measured 13.0 oz/ g pe= r pairMSRP: $57.95 US. =C2=A0A box of 50 replacement cleats is available, M= SRP $6 US.Option: Brass cleats [to reduce the risk of sparking] MSRP $8 US = for a box of 50.Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defectsCountry of m= anufacture: USAPurchased: January 2016 I purchased this product after seeing a pair at the Outdoor Retailer Show. = What attracted my attention was the unusual cleat. Rather than a maze of sp= ikes linked by metal chains the MAXX has cleats that look like screws. Thes= e are in fact screwed into fixed holes on the hard rubber soles, as shown b= elow. Each piece has seventeen cleats distributed around the heel and toe. = Another distinction from other traction aids is the hard rubber sole that c= ompletely covers the sole of my boot or shoe. The MAXX is a full sole with = cleats, not simply cleats that supplement the footgear's sole. =C2=A0This d= esign and two adjustable SureFit hook-and-look straps that permit adjustmen= t to fit the MAXX to various footwear make the MAXX, if viewed from the top= , look more like water sandals than crampons.bottom viewtop view FIELD CONDITIONS In ten letters, ice and snow. Over about five fall and winter months I have= worn the MAXX on day hikes, weekend backpack trips, and very often in the = front country. The MAXX are advertised as functional in both ice and snow a= nd have been used often on everything from veritable sheet ice to deep powd= er snow, in temperatures from -25 to 50 F [-32 to 10 C] and in all weathers= . Snow conditions have run the gamut from the cold smoke [dry powder snow] = for which Montana is famous to spring slush. SorelI've worn the MAXX while carrying a forty-pound [18 kg] pack, a much l= ighter day pack, no pack at all, big carriers of firewood in each hand, and= on city sidewalks and backcountry roads while walking my dog. Footgear has= included two or three pairs of low-cut hiking shoes, the Oboz Insulated Br= idger boots that I am currently testing, a pair of skate ski boots, and the= apres-ski boots mentioned below and pictured here. PERFORMANCE Putting the MAXX on. A different design means a different way to strap on t= he MAXX. It's rather like donning crampons only much easier. I insert the t= oe cap of my boot into the toe strap of the MAXX, which I have pre-adjusted= to fit the particular footgear I'm wearing. Then I simply lash the top str= ap of the MAXX using the hook-and-loop connector. [This is illustrated in a= short video on the manufacturer's website.] If I'm about to start a hike I= 'll take a minute or two to fit the top strap so that the one end is exactl= y aligned with the other. But for outdoor chores =C2=A0or a dog walk, all t= hat's needed is to crisscross the two straps with the connector flush with = the top of my boot if it's an over-the-ankle boot or my socks if I'm in a t= rail runner. So far the smaller connection has not worked loose, though eve= ry once in a while a tag end has caught on a twig or the fence surrounding = my woodshed. I don't even need to tighten the toe strap completely if the t= op strap is securely cinched. The top face of the sole is pebble-grained an= d grippy enough to keep the front of my boot from slipping laterally. This feature is what makes the MAXX my favorite traction aid. This I notice= most in the front country, when a traction aid is often needed for a relat= ively short period of time, such as from the parking lot to the front door = of a restaurant, on steep icy roads around my house =C2=A0(dog walk terrain= ), and slick spots on the slope down to the wood shed. The MAXX slip on and= off as easily as sandals, a big improvement over stretch-to-fit traction a= ids or slipping into trail crampons with a metal slider to adjust. Another bonus from this design is that the toe strap is large enough for my= fleece-lined apres-ski boots, which also serve as chore and dog walking bo= ots on the coldest days. This is the first set of traction aids able to man= age this. [STABIL does have another solution. It has partnered with a Maine= outfitter, famous for its boots (which just happen to have a design simila= r to mine), to offer traction aids designed specifically for those boots.] Grip. While ease of use is my biggest "like," as with any traction aid the = product's grip is its most important functional character trait. So far the= MAXX has shone in this category, grabbing the various wintry surfaces quit= e as well as any other traction aid in all but the steepest slope. On one h= ike, up the College M, I used heavier trail crampons because of the steep d= escent, but everywhere else I stuck with the MAXX, with excellent results. = On my first couple of outings, around the house, it took some tentative ste= ps to adjust to the platform beneath my boots, but now that I'm used to it = I can walk with confidence, thanks in large part to the sure fit of the Sur= eFit hook-and-loop. This keeps the sole firmly in place under my boot and h= as prevented an unfortunate ankle slip. The screw grips seem to me to grab = the ice just as firmly as the microspikes on my other traction aids. Storage. I stow the MAXX in my pack sole-to-sole, using the hook-and-loop s= traps to keep them that way. That's another plus flowing from the product d= esign. Trail crampons or stretch-to-fit traction aids require a separate st= rap, spike guard, or other means of keeping the spikes from damaging pack c= ontents. Maintenance. None so far. When not in use the MAXX reside in a tray in the = garage or mud room. In Montana's dry air any accumulated snow evaporates qu= ickly. I haven't timed it but on a weekend trip to a Forest Service cabin t= he straps were dry when we went to bed less than one hour after my last out= door jaunt. I haven't needed to change the screws yet but may do so as preventive maint= enance when the MAXX go on the shelf this spring. In theory use of the repl= aceable screws should save money. The $6 US I spent for a box of replacemen= t screws should provide almost three complete change-outs, considerably les= s than purchasing one new pair of traction aids, much less three. That of c= ourse depends on the sturdiness of the rubber platform, ease of replacing t= he screws, and reliability of replacements installed at home rather than at= the factory. I promise to update this Review with those data when the time= comes. WHAT I LIKE Ease of use. By far the best I've found in a traction aid. Great grip. ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTtoe strapThe toe strap is a bit too long; the tag end c= an extend a bit on the outside of my boot. =C2=A0Hasn't caused a problem ye= t, but I'm thinking of cutting off a small piece so long as I can still fit= the toe piece over my fleece boots. #yiv4205351286 #yiv4205351286 -- #yiv4205351286ygrp-mkp {border:1px solid= #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;}#yiv4205351286 #yi= v4205351286ygrp-mkp hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;}#yiv4205351286 #yiv420535= 1286ygrp-mkp #yiv4205351286hd {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;= line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;}#yiv4205351286 #yiv4205351286ygrp-mkp #yiv4= 205351286ads {margin-bottom:10px;}#yiv4205351286 #yiv4205351286ygrp-mkp .yi= v4205351286ad {padding:0 0;}#yiv4205351286 #yiv4205351286ygrp-mkp .yiv42053= 51286ad p {margin:0;}#yiv4205351286 #yiv4205351286ygrp-mkp .yiv4205351286ad= a {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;}#yiv4205351286 #yiv4205351286ygrp-s= ponsor #yiv4205351286ygrp-lc 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find my feedback in the following format:</span></div><div id=3D"y= ui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10707"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_122= 85">EDIT: must be changed</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305= _10707" dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12284">edit: for= your consideration</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10707= " dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_11136">Comment: a thou= ght</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10707" dir=3D"ltr"><s= pan><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10707" dir=3D"lt= r">edit: <span style=3D"background-color: yellow;font-family: Arial, sans-s= erif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13153">base camp bac= kpacking, a long hike</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_107= 07" dir=3D"ltr">I feel a colon would fit better here instead of the comma b= ecause you are explaining what base camp backpacking is.</div><div id=3D"yu= 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0_1_1488123122305_13498" style=3D"background-color: yellow;font-family: Ari= al, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;">winter on ski or ski touring.</span> <br><= /div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13377"><div dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13717">I do= n't get the first "ski" </div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"= font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13717"><br></div><div di= r=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13717= ">EDIT: <span style=3D"background-color: yellow;font-family: Arial, sa= ns-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13868">activitie= s is heavy</span></div></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488= 123122305_10834"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, &quo= t;Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-s= erif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916">in heavy&nbs= p;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helveti= ca Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font= -size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-f= amily: Arial;font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"= font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, &= quot;Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1= 488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14103">edit: </span><b style=3D"font-si= ze: 16px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14022"><span style=3D"font-size= : 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_140= 23">Website</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, san= s-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14024">: <span style=3D"backgrou= nd:yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14025">stabilgear.com</span></= span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helv= etica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;f= ont-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"fon= t-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14158">= add the www. That makes it clickable later-on on BGT</span></d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Ne= ue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size= : 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family= : Arial;font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-= family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "= Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_148812= 3122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"y= ui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14801">EDIT: </span><b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1= 488123122305_14847"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-= serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_14848">Size</span></b><span style= =3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488= 123122305_14849">: XL. Available in <span style=3D"background:yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488= 123122305_14850">xxSmall to XX-Large.</span></span><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: = HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida G= rande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 13916"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span= style=3D"background:yellow;"></span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yu= i_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15011"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size= : small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15012">Comment: You could say&nb= sp;<b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15013">Seven Sizes: </b>= I find that quite an impressive number of size choices. </span><= /div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15014"><span style= =3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 15050">XXSmall That is how the manufacturer writes it [here w= ithout the - even though they use a - for XX-Large].</span><br></div><div d= ir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue",= Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, = "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_= 1488123122305_13916">Comment: <span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, s= ans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15168">13.75 x = 5.0 in</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, &q= uot;Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans= -serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span styl= e=3D"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;">Why not just 5 in?= </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "He= lvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif= ;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"f= ont-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></div><div di= r=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", = Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" i= d=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetic= a, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;">EDIT: </span><b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488= 123122305_15308"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-ser= if;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15309">Weight</span></b><span style= =3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488= 123122305_15310">, size XL, measured <span style=3D"background:yellow;" id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15311">13.0 oz/ g per pair</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: He= lveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Gra= nde", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13= 916"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15346">After Weight instead of comma a colon= .Just 13 oz is fine. What are the grams per pair?</span></div><div dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvet= ica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"y= ui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, san= s-serif;font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-fa= mily: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lu= cida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881231= 22305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9= pt;">edit: </span><span style=3D"background-color: yellow;font-family:= Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15535"= >MSRP $6 US</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeu= e, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande",= sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span= style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_1= 6_0_1_1488123122305_19732">here and in several other spots throughout: I wo= uld write US $6 </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: He= lveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Gra= nde", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13= 916"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;"><br= ></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><fon= t face=3D"Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 12px;">Comment:&= nbsp;</span></font><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size:= 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15802">look more like water sandals= than crampons.</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881231223= 05_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_19086">I love that explanation - right on.&n= bsp;</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><= span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></= div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica N= eue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-siz= e: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-famil= y: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 16000">Comment: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;f= ont-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15985">[-32 to 10 C]  = ; cold smoke</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"fon= t-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, &quo= t;Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488= 123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9= pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16082">I don't think I have ever been= in minus 32 C. Wow! I just learned what cold smoke is= . </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, &= quot;Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", san= s-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span sty= le=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></div><div= dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue"= ;, Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;= " id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial= , sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16324">Comme= nt: </span><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-seri= f;background: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16222">apres</span>= <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_= 16_0_1_1488123122305_16223">-ski boots</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Aria= l, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0= _1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, s= ans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16384"><span style=3D"color: r= gb(84, 84, 84);font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_= 3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16341">In a couple of spots: can you add that little= French accent grave? </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(106, 106, 106)= ;font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881= 23122305_16342">apr=C3=A8s</span><span style=3D"color: rgb(84, 84, 84);font= -family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122= 305_16343">=E2=80=93</span><span style=3D"color: rgb(106, 106, 106);font-fa= mily: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305= _16344">ski</span><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: H= elveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Gr= ande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_1= 3916"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "= ;Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-se= rif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style= =3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 16743">edit: </span><span style=3D"background-color: yellow;font-famil= y: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_1674= 1">like donning crampons only much easier.</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNe= ue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande"= , sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><spa= n style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123= 122305_16777">I suggest a comma after crampons</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"= style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica= , Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_= 3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: = small;">.</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue,= "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", s= ans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span s= tyle=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122= 305_16946">Comment: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-ser= if;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16915">If I'm about to= start a hike I'll take a minute or two to fit the top strap </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;b= ackground: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16916">so that the one= end is exactly aligned</span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font= -size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_16917"> with the other.</span= ></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetic= a Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-= size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-fa= mily: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_19186">Rich= ard, could you explain WHY you are taking a moment longer for adjusting bef= ore a <b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_19223">hike</b>? </span></di= v><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neu= e", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size:= 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family:= Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_17169">Example: = a hike where I will be out for many hours, I'll (or maybe: on= varying terrain) </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: = HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida G= rande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;"><br></span></di= v><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neu= e", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size:= 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family:= Arial;font-size: small;">EDIT: </span><span style=3D"background-color= : yellow;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1= _1488123122305_17172">chores or a dog</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" st= yle=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, A= rial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_1= 6_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: sma= ll;">remove extra space</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: = HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida G= rande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;"><br></span></di= v><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neu= e", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size:= 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family:= Arial;font-size: small;">EDIT: </span><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;f= ont-family: Arial, sans-serif;background: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881= 23122305_17273">crisscross the two straps with the connector flush</span><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: A= rial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_17274"> with the top of= my boot</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, = "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sa= ns-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span st= yle=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881231223= 05_17309">I was wondering what a 'connector flush' is. I suggest a comma af= ter connector. </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Hel= veticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Gran= de", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_139= 16"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;"><br></span></div><= div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue&q= uot;, Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13= px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Ar= ial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_17774">EDIT: <= /span><span style=3D"background-color: yellow;font-family: Arial, sans-seri= f;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_17619">has not worked l= oose,</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, &qu= ot;Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-= serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style= =3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_= 17654">how about 'worked itself loose' </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" s= tyle=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, = Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_= 16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: sm= all;"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue= , "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", = sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span = style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;">Comment: </span><span s= tyle=3D"font-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background: yellow;" = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_17813">This feature</span><span style=3D"f= ont-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_148812312= 2305_17814"> is what makes the MAXX my favorite traction aid. </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-fam= ily: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Luc= ida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_148812312= 2305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_= 3_16_0_1_1488123122305_17918">Seeing that THIS feature is so important to y= ou, how about: This easy-on/ easy-off feature is and thereby giving = it more prominence ...</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: H= elveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Gr= ande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_1= 3916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;"><br></span></div= ><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue= ", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: = 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: = Arial;font-size: small;">EDIT: </span><span style=3D"background-color:= yellow;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_= 1488123122305_18197">my house (dog walk</span></div><span style=3D"fo= nt-size: 9pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122= 305_18198"></span><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, &qu= ot;Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-= serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style= =3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;">remove extra space</span></div><d= iv dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue&qu= ot;, Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13p= x;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Ari= al;font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-famil= y: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucid= a Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881231223= 05_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;">edit: <= /span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"= yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18306">On one hike, </span><span style=3D"font-f= amily: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;background: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16= _0_1_1488123122305_18307">up</span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-= serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18308"> the </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;bac= kground: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18309">College M</span><= span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_1= 6_0_1_1488123122305_18310">, I used heavier trail crampons because of the steep </span><span style=3D"font= -family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;background: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_= 16_0_1_1488123122305_18311">descent</span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial= , sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18312">, but= everywhere else </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: H= elveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Gr= ande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_1= 3916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0= _1_1488123122305_18383">How about 'On the steep College M<b id=3D"yui_3_16_= 0_1_1488123122305_18455"> trail</b> hike, I used </span></div><div dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", H= elvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;fon= t-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18593">a) add: trail  = ; b) you say= "up" and then "descent" </span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-= family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "= Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_148812= 3122305_13916"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;"><br></s= pan></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helve= tica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;fo= nt-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D"font= -family: Arial;font-size: small;">EDIT: </span><span style=3D"font-fam= ily: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18= 688">as the </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size:= 9pt;background: yellow;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18689">microspik= es</span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;" id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_18690"> on</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "= Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-ser= if;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span style=3D= "font-family: Arial;font-size: small;">If I google 'microspikes', all resul= ts lead to one manufacturer. I feel it is better to say micro spikes.</span= ></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetic= a Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-= size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><br></div><div dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helve= tica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"= yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916">Richard, once you have made the necessary= changes and considered the comments, please upload here:</div><div dir=3D"= ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><a href=3D"http://www.backpack= geartest.org/reviews/Snow%20Gear/Traction%20Aids/32North%20STABILicers%20Ma= xx/">http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Snow%20Gear/Traction%20Aids/32= North%20STABILicers%20Maxx/</a> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3= _16_0_1_1488123122305_13916">Congrats on the brownie point.</div><div dir= =3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916">Regards</div><div dir=3D"l= tr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916">Marina </div><div dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvet= ica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"y= ui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-f= amily: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "L= ucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123= 122305_13916"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeu= e, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande",= sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13916"><span= style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881231= 22305_19974">From:</span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;font-size: small= ;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15540"> "[email protected] [Back= packGearTest]" <[email protected]></span></div></div><= div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10834" style=3D"font-famil= y: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucid= a Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 16px;"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial= " id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10957"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: b= old;">To:</span></b> [email protected] <br> <b><span style= =3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:50 P= M<br> <b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15951"><span style=3D"font-weight= : bold;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_15950">Subject:</span></b> [Backp= ackGearTest] OR - STABILicer MAXX - Richard Lyon<br> </font> </div> <div cl= ass=3D"y_msg_container" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10958" style=3D"fo= nt-family: HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, &qu= ot;Lucida Grande", sans-serif;font-size: 16px;"><div id=3D"yiv42053512= 86"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10972"><div id=3D"yiv4205351286yg= rp-mlmsg"><div id=3D"yiv4205351286ygrp-msg"><div id=3D"yiv4205351286ygrp-te= xt"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_10967"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1= 488123122305_10966">Fellow editors -</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14= 88123122305_11089">Here's an OR for your blue pencils. HTML version in the = Tests/OR folder at <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank= " href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/hw6fg5s" style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 2= 55, 255);" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_11088">http://tinyurl.com/hw6fg= 5s</a><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12378">Cheers, Richar= d<br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12379"><span>_____________= _________</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12315">STABILic= er MAXX traction aids<br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_11090"= >Owner Review by Richard Lyon</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12= 316">February 23, 2017</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12440">ER= SONAL DETAILS and BACKPACKING BACKGROUND<br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1= 488123122305_12996"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>PMale, 70 years old</div>= <div>Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)</div><div>Weight: 205 lb (91 kg)</div><div>Shoe= size: 13 US; 47 European</div><div>Email address: Montana DOT angler AT gm= ail DOT com</div><div>Home: Outside Bozeman, Montana USA, in the Bridger Mo= untains</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14881231= 22305_13326">I've been backpacking for nearly half a century, most often in= the Rockies. I do at least one weeklong trip every summer, and often take = three-day trips. I'm usually camping in alpine terrain, at altitudes = 5000 to 10000 ft (1500 - 3000 m). I prefer base camp backpacking, a l= ong hike in with day trips from camp. Though always looking for ways = to reduce my pack weight, I still tend to include my favorite camp convenie= nces. I always sleep in a floored tent and like hot meals. Summer adventure= s are often on centered on fly fishing opportunities; winter on ski or ski = touring.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12724"><br clear=3D"non= e"></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12723">THE PRODUCT</div><div= ><br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_13325">The = STABILicer MAXX is a traction aid designed for both working folks ["Postal = letter carriers, police, rescue teams, and crews everywhere who brave icy w= inter conditions to get the job done"] and cold-weather outdoor people ["Pa= ssionate winter enthusiasts who enjoy ice fishing or other outdoor activiti= es is heavy ice and snow."]</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=3D"y= ui_3_16_0_1_1488123122305_12722">Manufacturer: 32north Corporation, Biddefo= rd, Maine USA</div><div>Website: stabilgear.com</div><div>Size: XL. Availab= le in xxSmall to XX-Large. There is an easy-to-use sizing guide on the webs= ite.</div><div>Dimensions, size XL, measured 13.75 x 5.0 in [35 x 13 cm], w= idth measured at the instep</div><div>Weight, size XL, measured 13.0 oz/ g = per pair</div><div>MSRP: $57.95 US. A box of 50 replacement cleats is= available, MSRP $6 US.</div><div>Option: Brass cleats [to reduce the risk = of sparking] MSRP $8 US for a box of 50.</div><div>Lifetime warranty agains= t manufacturing defects</div><div>Country of manufacture: USA</div><div>Pur= chased: January 2016</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I purchased th= is product after seeing a pair at the Outdoor Retailer Show. What attracted= my attention was the unusual cleat. Rather than a maze of spikes linked by= metal chains the MAXX has cleats that look like screws. These are in fact = screwed into fixed holes on the hard rubber soles, as shown below. Each pie= ce has seventeen cleats distributed around the heel and toe. Another distin= ction from other traction aids is the hard rubber sole that completely cove= rs the sole of my boot or shoe. The MAXX is a full sole with cleats, not si= mply cleats that supplement the footgear's sole. This design and two = adjustable SureFit hook-and-look straps that permit adjustment to fit the M= AXX to various footwear make the MAXX, if viewed from the top, look more li= ke water sandals than crampons.</div><div>bottom viewtop view</div><div><br= clear=3D"none"></div><div><span style=3D"word-spacing:normal;">FIELD CONDI= TIONS</span><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>In = ten letters, ice and snow. Over about five fall and winter months I have wo= rn the MAXX on day hikes, weekend backpack trips, and very often in the fro= nt country. The MAXX are advertised as functional in both ice and snow and = have been used often on everything from veritable sheet ice to deep powder = snow, in temperatures from -25 to 50 F [-32 to 10 C] and in all weathers. S= now conditions have run the gamut from the cold smoke [dry powder snow] for= which Montana is famous to spring slush.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></di= v><div>SorelI've worn the MAXX while carrying a forty-pound [18 kg] pack, a= much lighter day pack, no pack at all, big carriers of firewood in each ha= nd, and on city sidewalks and backcountry roads while walking my dog. Footg= ear has included two or three pairs of low-cut hiking shoes, the Oboz Insul= ated Bridger boots that I am currently testing, a pair of skate ski boots, = and the apres-ski boots mentioned below and pictured here.</div><div><br cl= ear=3D"none"></div><div>PERFORMANCE</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div= >Putting the MAXX on. A different design means a different way to strap on = the MAXX. It's rather like donning crampons only much easier. I insert the = toe cap of my boot into the toe strap of the MAXX, which I have pre-adjuste= d to fit the particular footgear I'm wearing. Then I simply lash the top st= rap of the MAXX using the hook-and-loop connector. [This is illustrated in = a short video on the manufacturer's website.] If I'm about to start a hike = I'll take a minute or two to fit the top strap so that the one end is exact= ly aligned with the other. But for outdoor chores or a dog walk, all = that's needed is to crisscross the two straps with the connector flush with= the top of my boot if it's an over-the-ankle boot or my socks if I'm in a = trail runner. So far the smaller connection has not worked loose, though ev= ery once in a while a tag end has caught on a twig or the fence surrounding= my woodshed. I don't even need to tighten the toe strap completely if the = top strap is securely cinched. The top face of the sole is pebble-grained a= nd grippy enough to keep the front of my boot from slipping laterally.</div= ><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>This feature is what makes the MAXX my = favorite traction aid. This I notice most in the front country, when a trac= tion aid is often needed for a relatively short period of time, such as fro= m the parking lot to the front door of a restaurant, on steep icy roads aro= und my house (dog walk terrain), and slick spots on the slope down to= the wood shed. The MAXX slip on and off as easily as sandals, a big improv= ement over stretch-to-fit traction aids or slipping into trail crampons wit= h a metal slider to adjust.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Another= bonus from this design is that the toe strap is large enough for my fleece= -lined apres-ski boots, which also serve as chore and dog walking boots on = the coldest days. This is the first set of traction aids able to manage thi= s. [STABIL does have another solution. It has partnered with a Maine outfit= ter, famous for its boots (which just happen to have a design similar to mi= ne), to offer traction aids designed specifically for those boots.]</div><d= iv><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Grip. While ease of use is my biggest "lik= e," as with any traction aid the product's grip is its most important funct= ional character trait. So far the MAXX has shone in this category, grabbing= the various wintry surfaces quite as well as any other traction aid in all= but the steepest slope. On one hike, up the College M, I used heavier trai= l crampons because of the steep descent, but everywhere else I stuck with t= he MAXX, with excellent results. On my first couple of outings, around the = house, it took some tentative steps to adjust to the platform beneath my bo= ots, but now that I'm used to it I can walk with confidence, thanks in larg= e part to the sure fit of the SureFit hook-and-loop. This keeps the sole fi= rmly in place under my boot and has prevented an unfortunate ankle slip. Th= e screw grips seem to me to grab the ice just as firmly as the microspikes = on my other traction aids.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Storage.= I stow the MAXX in my pack sole-to-sole, using the hook-and-loop straps to= keep them that way. That's another plus flowing from the product design. T= rail crampons or stretch-to-fit traction aids require a separate strap, spi= ke guard, or other means of keeping the spikes from damaging pack contents.= </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Maintenance. None so far. When not= in use the MAXX reside in a tray in the garage or mud room. In Montana's d= ry air any accumulated snow evaporates quickly. I haven't timed it but on a= weekend trip to a Forest Service cabin the straps were dry when we went to= bed less than one hour after my last outdoor jaunt.</div><div><br clear=3D= "none"></div><div>I haven't needed to change the screws yet but may do so a= s preventive maintenance when the MAXX go on the shelf this spring. In theo= ry use of the replaceable screws should save money. The $6 US I spent for a= box of replacement screws should provide almost three complete change-outs= , considerably less than purchasing one new pair of traction aids, much les= s three. That of course depends on the sturdiness of the rubber platform, e= ase of replacing the screws, and reliability of replacements installed at h= ome rather than at the factory. I promise to update this Review with those = data when the time comes.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>WHAT I LI= KE</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Ease of use. By far the best I'v= e found in a traction aid.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Great gr= ip.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT</div><div>= toe strap</div><div><span></span></div><div>The toe strap is a bit too long= ; the tag end can extend a bit on the outside of my boot. 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