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Mountain Hardwear Absolute Zero Overboot
Here's a question, hopefully for Jon Webb. I just picked...
By Steve Tibbitts
Ranked #76 - Women's Trail Running Footwear
September 10, 2009
Here's a question, hopefully for Jon Webb.
I just picked up a pair of these as we have some extreme conditions headed our way and my feet tend to run just a little cold. When I took them out of the plastic I noticed that they cover the entire boot, including the tread. Are you meant to cut out the bottom to custom fit them to you boots?
Thanks in advance!
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By Jon Webb
Ranked #37 - Women's Trail Running Footwear
September 14, 2009
Steve. They are designed to cover the ENTIRE boot including the boot tread and so can only be used in conjunction with strap-on crampons and or snowshoes. There are folks who have removed some of the closed cell foam in the gaiters themselves to make them compatible with a partial-clip/strap-on crampon but I have not tried it myself. In extremely cold environments it is really important to cover the entire boot including the boot sole especially when there is a piece of metal strapped on to your foot! I hope this helps and they work out for you. Good luck...
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