Camping Gear & Outdoor Equipment

At first glance the Atlas Elektra 10 snowshoes look like some kind of futuristic bear traps. I guess snow shoes have come a long way since the old tennis racket waffle style the pioneers used to use. Apparently these ones are for the ladies as they are much lighter and short which is perfect for a women’s stride. These snowshoes provide the perfect amount of traction and will not exhaust you on long treks. Honestly I feel sorry for those poor Eskimos in the Arctic. This is only a guess but I’m betting they don’t have any outdoor and camping gear stores out there and even if they did it probably would not stock these revolutionary snowshoes. Supposedly Atlas creates snowshoes with comfort, durability and natural articulation of the foot in mind. The Elektra series provide padded insulation for your feel so you don’t end up losing circulation and having your toes turn black. It just looks bad when you go to the beach with your friends and the majority of your toes are missing.

I used to live in the Yukon in a small town called whitehorse and I can recall many times needing a pair of these. The winter months last around 9 months out of the year and the temperatures are often 30 below. One year our Ford F-150 ended up with a frozen fuel line and so if we were to get anywhere it was going to be by foot. Now i was just a young strapping lad who had just received my first big paycheck from McDicks and i was eager to pick up the Sony stereo i had on layaway. Needless to say I walked 2 miles in deep snow and below freezing conditions and carried the thing back home. When my mother saw me my nose was pure white from frostbite and the same with my feet. Anyway, i could have used the Elektra 10 snowshoes and probably some common sense. When your only 14 years old you just don’t care and honestly I could barely feel any pain and not just because I was frozen numb.