Winter Pedestrian Safety
December 14, 2017 1:08 PM   Subscribe

7 Ways to Make your Boots Slip Proof so you don't kill yourself this winter.
posted by storybored (5 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, well-intentioned but this is pretty thin. A meaty post on the history of high-traction footwear would be pretty cool though. -- cortex



 
You may be weary of taking a knife to your favorite pair of boots

Indeed, I'm tired of doing it over and over again; to the point that I am now wary of doing so again.

Apart from that, other than the slip-on ice grips suggestion, this is a pretty weak listicle.
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:20 PM on December 14, 2017 [4 favorites]


On reading it again, I agree with you Greg.

Eds, please feel free to delete my post.
posted by storybored at 1:22 PM on December 14, 2017


I live in Maine. I wear boots that have tread. Considering having studs installed, like my snow tires.
posted by theora55 at 1:24 PM on December 14, 2017


I had never heard of the idea of mixing salt and glue, or gluing sand on. Does that actually work?

Also, spray-on traction was new to me.

Far from being weak sauce, four out of seven ideas were things I had never even considered. Admittedly, my boot solution is "go to cobbler, have cobbler put rubber grippy layer on boot", but that costs money.
posted by Frowner at 1:27 PM on December 14, 2017


Honestly the best solution is to be one of those Legolas-ass bird people I see running down icy sidewalks in Chuck Taylors every winter.
posted by selfnoise at 1:44 PM on December 14, 2017


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