How to make anti-skid linings for shoes with your own hands

Winter is a rather traumatic period, especially during ice. Despite the fact that utility services are sprinkling sand or salt pavements, pedestrians should be very cautious at such times. Slippery soil combined with unsuitable footwear and irresponsibility during the movement can provoke a fall and as a result - a trauma in the form of a bruise, stretching, fracture. To protect yourself when ice, it is not enough to be just neat when walking. It is necessary to select shoes with non-slip soles and additionally use anti-ice patches for shoes bought in the store or made with their own hands.

Least Sliding Shoes

When choosing a winter footwear, you need to pay attention not only to its appearance, convenience, price and brand, but also the quality of the sole. It should be well looked after, because if it is not intended for walking on ice, the consequences can be dangerous - from discomfort when you wear to getting injured. When buying it is worth trying on several pairs of shoes, trying to feel its adhesion to the floor in the store.

You need to stop your eyes on shoes with a corrugated sole. The best option - a protector with a uniform deep relief, directed in different directions. It will provide excellent tenacity with an icy surface. The heel must be wide enough, stable, not too high. It is better if the sole of the shoe is made of soft material that will not chill in the frost: rubber, polypropylene, polyurethane. An excellent option - buying shoes made in those countries that are familiar with cold winter weather.

If you still made a mistake when choosing, and the boots were not suitable for walking on the ice, you can use anti-slip patches for shoes purchased in the store or made with your own hands.

Professional overlays

There are several types of factory attachments that attach to the sole and protect against slipping and falling. Anti-slip patches for shoes are released for boots with heels, and for ugg boots, and for ordinary shoes. They are easy to put on and take off. The most common devices that can be purchased at any hardware store are:

• Ice drifts - anti-slip shoes that envelop the lower part of the shoes, providing a braking effect on the ice surface;
• Ice floes - devices similar to ice drifts, but additionally equipped with spikes (most often in the area of the sock), guaranteeing stability;
• Other devices for ice-making - anti-slip rubber lining, removable hoops, chains, felt elements.

Similar devices have some advantages. It:

• Low price;
• Durability;
• Usability;
• Good slip protection.

How to choose shoe pads

If you decide to purchase in the store antifoaming shoes, read the advice on their choice. The main thing is to take shoes with you, which are bought with accessories, so that you can try them on. The pads must match the size, do not compress the foot and not be too weakened. Take a few steps to determine if you feel comfortable in them. From the aesthetic side, it is necessary to choose accessories in the shade of shoes or with a natural metallic color.

Carefully inspect the overlays that are going to buy. They should be light, so as not to heavily weight the already large winter boots. It is necessary that their shape correspond to the type of footwear. The material from which anti-slip shoes are made must be strong (preferably steel or polyurethane) and without any defects.

How to make a patch yourself

It's quite simple. To make your own hands anti-ice lining for shoes, it does not take much effort. First, on both sides of the heel are attached "cheeks" made of a steel plate. With them, the hinge is joined by the hinges, on which in the tubular holes are inserted replaceable metal spikes. They provide adhesion to a slippery surface. There is also a threaded bushing on the bracket. Elements are attached to the bracket by welding.

On the back of the heel is fixed a metal plate with the holes above and below. With the help of an inserted (in one of them and in the bushing) cog, equipped with a knurled head, the clamp and plate are fixed. When the stud with the studs is in the lower position, the studs protrude beyond the heel support and fulfill their anti-slip function. In the upper location they will be out of order.

What can I do in the workshop?

To make shoes more adapted to ice, you can go to the workshop. Here you will find several options.

1. Polyurethane heels. This material is soft, does not harden in the cold and clings well to the ice.
2. Metal heel. They have excellent grip and do not allow the soles to slide.
3. Rubber lining for shoes against slipping. The gasket glued to the sole will allow it to walk more steadily on the ice.

Folk methods

There are also folk methods that protect against falls during ice. For example, if the shoe has a smooth sole, you can improve its adhesion to the surface - make the grooved itself using a nail, a soldering iron, sandpaper or a float. The main thing is not to overdo it so as not to spoil your shoes.

The stores sell strip of sandpaper on an adhesive basis. By attaching such anti-slip lining to the shoes, you will protect yourself from the ice for a few days. Then they should be updated. In addition to nazhdachki, you can paste on the sole of a medical plaster or felt. Another option - improvised spikes of small screws or nails.

A great way to make non-slip shoes is to apply glue "Moment" to the sole with flowery patterns and sprinkle it with sand or rub it with a large sandpaper after drying. You can use another effective method - rub the protectors of shoes with raw potatoes.

Remember that even with the right shoes and the use of different pads when walking on ice, you should be extremely careful and careful. It is necessary to look well at the feet, do not make sudden movements, move in small steps.