Re: [at-l] Snowshoes

[Jennifer Sawyer <jdsawyer@bu.edu>]

GO WITH TUBBS!!!!!

(They didn't pay me to say that ... that's my own personal view!)

Also -- if you have an EMS by you, you can rent them for $15 (I think) for
a weekend.  Then when you finally buy them, they let you apply all the
money you spent on renting toward the purchase price.  I did this last
winter and got to try out a couple of different brands/shapes/sizes.  When
I tried the Tubbs I fell in love and bought them.  NOTE:  EMS won't tell
you about this deal when you rent them -- you have to ask.  

:) Pooh


On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Pat Villeneuve wrote:

> The Sierra Trading Post catalog usually has at least a few models of snowshoes on
> sale.
> 
> kahley7 wrote:
> 
> > Ah ha.....now that I have flushed out the snow shoers on the list...
> > Last years decision was snowshoes or Xskis.  I decided snowshoes
> > would be less lethal fora clutz like me.  Of course it never snowed
> > here last winter so I didn't need to make any other choices.  Even
> > though I am of the firm opinion that this years will be basically snowless
> > as well, I could be wrong.  I know ....I know..it's not likely but just in
> > case......
> > What the big deciding features between wood and aluminum besides, it
> > seems, weight and esthetics?  They are sooo differently shaped.  Does the
> > tail on the wooden ones hang up on stuff?  And since I don't have a clue as to
> >
> > whether I'll be able to manage these things, are there any real issues about
> > the
> > cheaper brandsbI've seen Atlas on sale for like 130.00 while the Tubbs seem to
> > hold
> > steady at 200.00+.  I'd hate to take a chance on inferior gear in a winter
> > situation
> > but I'm really not prone to overspending either.  Thank you!    k./\
> >
> > Bucky wrote:
> >
> > > At 05:32 PM 10/31/98 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >Anyone know anything about this gismos
> > > >
> > > >http://www.powderwings.com/
> > >
> > > Nope, but their website is interesting. Their shoes are
> > > a bit heavier (8 ounces to a pound) than conventional
> > > high quality snowshoes such as Tubbs or Red Feather, but
> > > considerably more expensive. I could see their utility for
> > > certain niche activities where bulk is a major issue. For
> > > example as "approach" showshoes, or for spring hiking out
> > > west.
> > >
> > > I note, though, that no mention is made of their "fanny"
> > > pack's (any British ladies offended?) dimensions. I have
> > > to wonder how much compactness you're really getting
> > > out of these.
> > >
> > > --
> > > mfuller@somtel.com; Northern Franklin County, Maine
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> > >
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