it may be a spec issue to get plastic crampons instead of metal, but would anyone think plastic crampons would support a 200lb soldier on sloped ice? :-\ :-\
do the GV snowshoes made for the canadian army look anything like these ones
http://groups.msn.com/2wheelsgood/gvsnowshoes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=793
i'm having a real problem with the alloy rivets on mine failing so i hope yours don't have the same rivets
eric e :boring: