Make your own studded winter running/walking shoes

Feeling a little cooped up by the bad weather this winter?

The Screw Shoes web site shows you how to make your own studded walking/running shoes for about $2/pair. I've been using these since the icy weather hit in Missouri this winter and they really do work well.

They're like studded snow tires for your feet!

The only down side over an option like Yak Trax is you can't take them off when you go inside (without taking off your entire shoe, of course).

The upside of screw shoes over Yak Trax is the screw shoes work fine on dry pavement--so they work fine in those cases where the pavement is half dry and half icy or snowy. On dry pavement, the screw shoes have a LOT more rubber on the road than shoes with Yak Trax.

(Though I put less screws in my shoes than the photo shown here--you can optimize yours for whatever conditions you usually face.)

The screws work best in something like a running shoe that has a thicker sole. When you're done for the season you can just remove the screws and proceed--it just leaves a pinhole going partly through your sole.