I have never had a set of snow shoes before and with the winter we have had so far this year I figured I'd give them a try.I have a 3 mile community trail system behind my house that I am very familiar with and I took a short 1.5 mile hike yesterday for the first time in show shoes and these things worked great. I love the adjustable poles with the various baskets, so I can see using this in both snowy and muddy conditions. I love how they spread your weight distribution so your feet don't go all the way down into the snow because I have had a lot of ice heaves under the surface of the trails and my ankles typically get sore shortly after my hike starts because of the uneven terrain due to the ice heaves, but yesterday after my hike my ankles were not sore in any way! The strapping system is very simple, easy to put on and take off, they should last a good long time. The crampons seemed to be very adequate for climbing and descending hills since I did not slip in any way, I traversed across a few creek crossings and my feet stayed completely dry because it spread my body weight as in not breaking through the ice and they are nice and light weight so my legs did not get tired at all.Now, I did notice when walking through deep powder, about 8 inches, it did throw some powder on the back of my legs which in turn got the back of my legs wet so the next time I go on a like I will wear my light weight ski pants just to keep my legs dry BUT when walking on the trails where there wasn't much powder it did not kick powder up on the back of my legs so I feel it was just because of how deep the powder was is the reason it kicked the snow up on the back of my legs.With me being nit-picky person the only improvement I could see is, it would be nice if there was a netted bag of some sort on the inside of the carrying bag to place the the removable snow baskets in to keep them in their own place within the bag but I would definitely recommend these if you are a beginning snow shoer and wants to give it a try due to their quality and affordability plus you get all the accessories.Edit: I have had these snowshoes for 3 weeks now and have walked in 4 different types of snow conditions, wearing 2 different styles of boots and have determined these were a very solid purchase! They have worked very well for me both accending and descending hills, traversin creek crossings and they have done everything I have expected them to do and have made treking in the snow so much easier. I do have two suggestions if you get a pair, the first being I have noticed that using a milk crate to put them on and take them off it does make it a bit easier, and secondly, my trek today was in snow that had some ice on top of it due to rain yesterday and I was having ice build up in the crampons so I'm going to try to remedy that for tomorrow's trek by spraying the crampons with some Pan cooking spray.

This package is a great value. I live in Montana and keep these in my truck for emergencies. We currently have over 2 and a half feet on the level and these are perfect for cross country treking.

The tip already came off one if the poles

Great product for the price. look good and functional.

We love these snow shoes. You can wear your own boots with them and the straps are very sturdy. They come with adjustable poles and a sturdy bag to store all the pieces in.

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The price on these snowshoes was great. We often take guests out for a couple hours and we use these for loaners. They work well and are perfectly fine for casual 2-5 mile walks in deep snow.

So, I bought these to go snow showing, get some activity going during winter. Never snow shoes before. It was great, looked on you tube...saw video on different types of snow shoes and how to use them. Easy, great experience first trying them out. I should of bought them at start of winter. Great price, I think. Little plastic snow thing screwed off of pole but screwed it back on.

Just love them. Very pleased ! Well made and great price.

Adjustable straps help keep snowshoes in place and are very easy and comfortable to use.

Do not like the plastic ratchets but these shoes seem to be of decent quality. Good for beginners.

These snowshoes are absolute freedom! We've got 5ft of snow on the ground and I was starting to feel absolutely trapped. My previous snowshoes, as it turns out, are too small (25", I'm 220lbs), so I ordered these (30") and the difference is night and day. The walking sticks are also very helpful, though one of the grips on the bottom was lost on my first venture out, they don't stay on very well.Great snowshoes for the price, highly recommended.

I like them a lot.. but I need a replacement snow cone and cap..,