What are the best snow shoes

I have an older pair of Atlas 1033. They have changed models I don't think they make that size anymore. They are well made. I would buy them again.
 
Originally Posted By: FarmerJwhat do you want to do with them?


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I have some Powder Wings that you can break down and they fit in a fanny pack, but they are heck to put together and take apart. I now just keep them in one piece and they work very well, very easy to get on and off and well made too. I hike up and down hills more than on flat ground and they have done very well everywhere I've used them.
 
I'll admit, most Texans don't have any business giving snowshoe advice, but I lived in Western CO for 10yrs, IMO Tubbs sets the bar for shoes of man made material.
 
Might want try making your own. You can get old frames or ones with damaged lacing from this e-bay store for pretty cheap.
E bay Snowshoes
This book will show you how to redo the lacing.
Snowshoe weaving book
and you can buy the lacing from this site.
Lacing site
I think I got my weaving shuttles from Netcraft.

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It takes a couple of hours per shoe, but it was kind of fun.
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If you have to cross a lot of big logs in the area that you hunt, might want to get or make some better quick release bindings though, real tough getting over them in the shoes. Good luck if you give it a try.
 
I'm with Stormking, the Tubbs are super nice snowshoes. Get the biggest one's you can is all I have to say. Our snow is light and fluffy and weigh probably 170-180 with gear and the 36 inchers still let me sink down a bit. If your snow is at all wet, you'll be good though, the Tubbs have held up to some amazing arctic abuse as well. Tubbs were also the only one's that I could fit the bindings onto my Bunny boots. Take your biggest boot that you plan to use them with to the store to make sure that the bindings will fit. The old military magnesiums work too and are super tough, just not as much floatation it seemed to me.
 
I'll be the third one to recomend Tubbs. They have been around for a hundred years. Atlas shoes puts the toe to far forward in my opinion. Tubbs needs a new binding system but other than that, I'm Tubbs all the way!!!

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I haven't done a lot of snowshoeing, but I went to a snowshoe demo day at Rocky Mountain National Park once. I tried several of the major brands and they all worked well. But the ones that I liked the most were MSR. They were plastic and looked kind of cheap. But they were lightweight and easier to walk in. The bindings were simple and worked well. They also had extensions that could be quickly added if the snow was deeper and fluffier than usual. I already owned a pair of Atlas but wish I had those MSRs.
 
Tubbs Wilderness Series.
I use the 10x36 for the deep and fluffy, and 9x30 once it settles. My 12 yr old uses the 8x25. Great shoes. I've bought nothing but Tubbs for 35 yrs. The new bindings are super easy with excellent support.
As advised above, get the largest your comfortable with. I'm also about 170-180 lbs with gear and wouldn't get anything smaller than 9x30. They work excellent in my terrain, you may need something different.
I've seen no issues with noise hurting my hunts as some people have stated about the aluminum shoes. My first shoes were Tubbs ash/rawhide bought in 1975, they're still in good shape.
 
When I was a kid & was pretty sure I was the second coming of Jeremia Johnson I used to own the woods with a B.B. gun and a couple of TENNIS RACKETS tied to my boots. Worked pretty good!lol...
 
Atlas, Tubbs, Little Bears & Redfeathers all make good shoes. The companies merged a couple of years ago. The key is getting the correct size for your weight and the type of terrain you plan on covering. I weigh 220lbs and use a 36inch pair for deep powder or when wearing a pack. On a day when the snow is hardpacked and I'm towing someone in a sled I will wear a pair of 25 inch.
 
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