Snowshoe Care

Our snowshoes are fine pieces of hand-crafted outdoor gear. They’re made to last a lifetime, but like other pieces of high quality outdoor gear; they need to be cared for a bit.

It’s not a lot of work, in fact it’s kind of fun. Like cleaning your favorite shotgun or sharpening a great knife. If you notice bare wood, just follow the instructions below for your lacing type. You’ll need a small trim paint brush and some good quality marine spar varnish.

 Neoprene Lacing

 Neoprene lacing is synthetic and requires no 
 maintenance, but the frames require your 
 attention. Liberally apply varnish as needed on
 any bare wood. Don’t be concerned, if you get
 varnish on the lacing, it will not affect it and
 will wear off with use.

 Rawhide Lacing

 Follow the instructions for Neoprene; but
 varnish should be applied liberally to the
 rawhide lacing material. We recommend doing
 this once a year or as may be needed with 
                                                                            extreme use. Rawhide requires a bit more 
                                                                            maintenance maximize it life span.

Storing Instructions