The snowy winter we’re having in Virginia prompted me to buy some Iverson Cross Country Snowshoes I found on eBay. There are some great advantages of Iverson Snowshoes:
* Our wood snowshoes provide nearly twice the flotation of metal shoes of the same weight.
* Our open lacing doesn’t accumulate snow or ice like the solid decks of the metal shoes.
* Iverson wood snowshoes provide superior traction with no “sled” effect. Metal snowshoes & ice are not good friends.
* Wood frames are rugged and flexible, plus they don’t freeze, become brittle nor bend when bridged.
* Quality, we regularly re-lace our shoes that have been used hard for decades.
* You’ll wear out before they do, then it’s time to pass them down to the next generation.
* Iverson snowshoes are beautiful to display when not being used.
* We make our snowshoes in the USA – please support American workers.
* Our wood snowshoes are very quiet, our snowshoes are used by many top outfitters for this reason alone.
Snowshoe Magazine calls them the Porsche of snowshoes and explains how they are made:
The same processes used since Iversons was founded in the 1960’s, originally derived from teachings handed down by Native Americans, continue to be used to build snowshoes, one by one, to this day. White ash logs are cut to a size called sticks, the basic foundation of the snowshoe. The sticks are cooked in a steamer which allows them to be bent and molded to the proper shape required for the style of snowshoe being made.
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You don’t have to find used snowshoes on eBay since Iverson is still making their quality snowshoes today. Click the links to preview/purchase Cross Country Snow Shoes (boot bindings sold separately) and Snowcraft Youth Snow Shoes (boot bindings included):
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