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 "Wow! What a neat piece of gear! When I read about the FLIGHTsystem on the Kahtoola website, I was intrigued and now that I actually have the gear, I'm really excited. In-the-flesh, the FLIGHTsystem is so much better than in pictures....
Moving onto the FLIGHTdeck, again, I couldn't help but notice the "teeth" on this thing! Wow!...The FLIGHTdeck, unlike other snowshoes I have, lay flat against each other so as to form a very compact bundle which I also wrapped with the same material and secured with rubber bands. Happily, both the Kahtoola FLIGHTsystem and my luggage came through the trip damage-free!...
Once in Colorado, my first opportunity to use the Kahtoola FLIGHTsystem came in a way that I had not planned. Denver got hit with a major snowstorm 5 days before Christmas. The city streets were a mess and the sidewalks were even more so. Since my husband and I were staying in a hotel two blocks away from my son and his wife's apartment, we had to traverse a distance of .5 mi (.8 km) a couple times a day. It was no time for my cute suede fringed boots. Serious footwear was definitely called for and the Kahtoola FLIGHTboot answered the call nicely. I was able to tromp through the snow, over the piles of snow and across icy sidewalks like a mountain goat. The aggressive teeth on the FLIGHTboot never once slipped on the ice....
Out in the great outdoors that is Rocky Mountain National Park, the Kahtoola FLIGHTsystem worked wonderfully! I was mostly on semi-packed trails, but several times, tripped off trail to test out the flotation of the FLIGHTsystem. In both situations, the FLIGHTsystem worked perfectly. I was able to use my natural stride. I never felt I was being forced to walk with my feet unnaturally spread apart and at no time did I ever step on the FLIGHTdeck or trip myself up while walking on the trail...The FLIGHTsystem felt very light on my feet and my legs did not ever feel fatigued. The FLIGHTboots were surprisingly warm which was a big concern of mine - I was worried beforehand about giving up my winter boots for sneakers. However, I never experienced undue sweating from the FLIGHTboots which I sometimes do with winter boots when using other snowshoes...
The FLIGHTboots also gave me more ankle support than I was expecting which was another worry of mine. I never felt like my ankles were wobbly and wanting the security of my more rigid winter boots. And an added bonus was the Kahtoola FLIGHTboots' ability to keep my feet snow-free! No snow found its way onto my socks or dripped into my sneakers. The snugness of the FLIGHTboots kept the snow at bay... Walking off trail, I found the Kahtoola FLIGHTsystem to be very good at keeping me afloat. In the 4+ ft (1.2 m) of powder, I only sank down about 8 in (20 cm) which was not bad at all!"
—Kathleen Waters (White Lake, Michigan)
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