While this review may be a little bit late as it is now almost Spring, but some areas will still be seeing snow for quite a while yet. And these are a good value for what you are getting as the specialty shops selling the gear for really serious outdoors people and those in competitions are significantly higher in price. These are a good "entry level" pair, but they are also durable enough to be worthwhile for those who are more serious users who are a bit "Cost Conscious" (Like myself.). Though for those who see -40 degree temps or colder routinely it is difficult to say how well these may hold up over time as plastics get very brittle at those truly low temps, but I had no issues at 0 Degrees (F).The image shows the trail I made across some snow I would have sunk in over a foot deep into the snow were I not wearing these Snow shoes. (And you will get used to walking like Godzilla.). While that may not sound like much, where I had been 75 feet earlier, that would have been close to a 4 foot deep patch of snow. This portion was representative of how far I sank in regardless of depth of snow. The energy expenditure to move around while sinking in this much require's far less energy/exertion than trying to simply slog through the snow with just boots on. It is also safer.These are made well, and the bindings though simple, are easily much less hassle than traditional bindings; and they are made in such a way that once you have the front two straps set for your shoes or boots, there is no real need to release them when taking the Snow Shooes off as long as you are going to wear those certain boots or shoes with these routinely there is no real need to readjust them each time.. The strap most forward does not need to tight, just close to being snug (you should be able to pull your foot out of the binding with little fuss.). The 2 critical straps are the middle strap over the top of your foot near the front of the ankle. That second strap need not be super tight, just lightly snug so your foot can come out with reasonable ease when that third mesh strap is released, but not so loose as to allow much movement up and down. The mesh strap across the back of your ankle is the most critical. It is made so it can be adjusted easily once clipped together, then the loose end is just pulled so the strap is snug and your foot does not move in the binding. And if one of the plastic bindings should snap apart/break, there is adequate structure to utilize a mesh strap as a replacement. The key to getting the 2 forward straps together the fist time is to make sure the strap feeds into the bottom slot of the "Ratchet" portion. The Ratchet can be released easily if you are using different boots from the initial set up by just sqeezing together the 2 ears on the top of the Ratchet.While the Snow Shoes appear identically symetric, it is that rear mesh strap that determines whether "Left" or "Right". That snap should be facing approximately the other shoe (or put another way, the clips should face inwards.), for ease of putting them on or taking them off as it requires less contorting yourself to snap the clip together and adjust. Once set up, it only takes 3 to 5 minutes to put them on.Use poles sized just like you would size Cross Country Ski Poles; the poles should place your hands in such a way that your arm at the elbow creates a 90 degree angle when in the field (or if sizing indoors, your hands should be about a hand width above the point where your elbow makes that 90 degree angle. This gives you best stability with minimal fatigue over time. This applies to whether you are using one piece poles, or telescoping poles.In use, there is an Aluminum cleat that digs down below the plastic web to prevent you from sliding backward if you go up hill (these can tear up some flooring materials if you try stand on them indoors on vinyl flooring as an example.), That cleat does fold in a little bit when moving forward to ease the walking, but that cleat digs in if you try to move backwards, or are going up a hill where you might slide backward a little bit. This means you have to do a little planning if you are "Checking the Propane Level" in a Propane tank, or something similar so you are facing parallel to whatever it is you are stopping for. And you need to be cognizant of where your Snow Shoes are in relation to each other when standing still so when you move away from the reason you stopped and need to turn a different direction- Lead with the foot that is in the direction you are going/wanting to go much like you would if you were on Skis (lead with the Left foot if moving Left, or Right foot if moving Right.).