>>2857036
Meindl

>>2857036
Tbh MSR

>>2857036
MSR for merikans.
Nords have some shit they make in nordickland and prefer because it's a fad and they're homos.

No one cares about europe, They don't have any real mountains and the Chinese do it in sandals.

The real question is what boots?

>>2857036
MSR is good, rock solid warranty too.

All I see is TUBBS everywhere, so they must be decent. A bit cheaper than most of the competition as well.

>>2857036
>>2857036
I'd imagine making your own from willow branches woul be easy

>>2857278
If you're not going to do anything serious, definitely get Tubbs. I have a pair that I have used to snowshoe on flat ground and over some rolling berms. I feel like a lot of people buy snowshoes and end up going once a year, if that, so I recommend the cheap Tubbs to everyone.

>>2857036
I have TSL, but i've yet to actually need them since i bought them hoping to go out west during early spring when it was still snowed in and i didn't

>>2857283
>>2857278
Entry level Tubbs is now more expensive than entry level MSR. The MSR have the option to get a tail extender for heavier loads and the Tubbs don't.

If cost is your driver I'd go MSR unless you find them on sale. Tubbs has more options for kids.

>>2857271
I have MSR too, and I really like them, especially the bindings and general design seems really well thought out and ergonomic (MSE Lightning Ascent). However, I'm cautious about how much weight I carry on them (which is difficult for big winter overnight trips), since I've seen a couple accounts on YouTube and other places of the hinge between the binding and the snowshoe itself breaking. Apparently this isn't just the hinge pins snapping or coming loose or something, it's the actual metal around the pin fracturing, making it essentially unrepairable in the field (or at all). And one tuber (MartyUpNorth) was basically told to fuck off by MSR customer service. I keep trying to come up with a way to mitigate this or repair it in the field, but so far most ideas are janky.