My girlfriend wanted to get a pair of hip boots and she was looking at all of those... how would you say, ugly shin high impractical boots that all young women have. I cant stand that style, thats just me. So my girlfriend decided to make a compromise since I am buying her a pair of boots after all. We decided The Roxy Jacksons are going to work. She loves them. Im not going to lie, they look a hell of a lot better than those stupid looking hip boots all of the other women wear and yet they're still hip (more like hipster). I cant imagine the boots will last any longer than any of the other stupid looking boots out in this world but she loves them and I think they look pretty good too. Thank god for Backcountry's unlimited no questions asked warranty because Im sure they'll be worn out in six months.

You cant beat the badassness of Arcteryx, theres no denying it... but I do have one problem with it that my last jacket never had, NO INTERIOR POCKETS. I understand its a light jacket, and it does what its intended to do very well, repel water from the better half of my body, but every good jacket needs interior pockets. My last rain jacket was a Mountain Hardware Carnic and it did everything I could ever ask for in a jacket, and some... and its sixty dollars cheaper than the Alpha SL hardshell and still light weight. My only issue with the carnic was the zipper was difficult to operate sometimes but thats the beauty of backcountry.com's lifetime unlimited no questions asked return policy. Go get you a new one for free and hope it doesn't have the same problem :-)

I got them for my girlfriend expecting them to be cute all purpose waterproof snow boots. Yes they look nice in the picture above, and they are decently true to size, BUT the actual boot part is unattractively huge looking from the outside. As a man, and an outdoorsman, this boot is badass. For a woman seeking a boot thats cute, attractive, and all that city jazz, you'll likely be returning these kicks. Thank you Backcountry for your unlimited no questions asked return policy.

These snow cleats are the next best things to crampons. I walk to class frequently in pretty crabby weather conditions which include really bad ice and snow, and these things really make all of the difference. I slipped and did a number to my groin a month or so ago which really inspired me to get the Kahtoolas and they work really well. They fit great and they look pretty cool too. I wouldnt suggest walking around with them on in your house unless you want to ruin your floors, also walking around with them on without the presence of snow or ice makes walking pretty difficult as well. In terms of snow cleats, these are superior. They're pretty comfortable as long as you're in snow/ice.

The other kinds with the springs suck! Dont get them, they will break.

The Kahtoola Micro spikes are like spiked snow chains for your feet. They're badass.