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tallsteve · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 244 Location: Cedar Hills

I bought my MSR's at Rec. Outlet for $130. I'd check back with them in the spring when they are clearing out the winter gear. Last spring the MSR's had dropped to around $90 and I should have grabbed them when I had the chance.

jumar · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1681 Location: Lehi, UT

I might be selling a pair of my shoes sometime soon. I now have two pairs, and only need one.

devNull · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 8

I figure that I will add my two cents here. I have tried a few different pair of snowshoes. I was a big fan of the Atlas 8 Series for a while. The easy to use bindings are nice (although they tend to cause blisters on the heels of most folks). They weren't sturdy enough for me though as I destroyed the snowshoe/binding connection on two pair before I switched to a pair of MSR snowshoes. I am very happy with my MSR snowshoes...and haven't managed to destroy them in 2+ years of use. I prefer the Evo series as I question the longevity of the Lightning series (you can read some backpackgeartest reviews that also indicate the same concerns) although maybe MSR has addressed these issues in the most recent model. You can also get a snowshoe repair kit from MSR with the components to do most snowshoe repairs in the field. I haven't needed it yet, but I feel a bit better that I could potentially repair many problems. The bindings do take a bit longer to operate, but I can do it easily even with my gloves on and I have yet to lose a snowshoe due to a binding malfunction (which happened from time to time w/ my Atlas snowshoes) Oh, and I can't stand the spring action shoes b/c all the springs really do is flip snow up your back and get you wet.