[at-l] Yaktraks (Gear Review +trip report)

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 12:44 PM 12/31/2003 -0500, Mark Hudson wrote:
>I had used my skimpy REI divident to but some Yaktraks, which I thought
>would be ideal for these mixed rock/ice/snow conditions. I have to say that
>I wasn't horribly impressed. I think they'd work great on sidewalks and
>roadways, but while there's lots of traction, if your foot doesn't land
>flat the traction is between the Yaktraks and the ground, and not between
>your boots and the Yaktracks, so they end up flopping around... about half
>the time they stretch over and end up on the side of your foot.

Which ones do you have? I see on the web site <http://www.yaktrax.com/> 
that they have a "Pro" version with straps across the instep. I wonder if 
those stay in place better.