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DC Rovers Snow Boot

DC Rover Snow Boot

The Bottom Line

DC Rovers Snow Boots (Water Resistant Skateboarding Shoes Series) are tough and warm. Strong metal lace eyelets (you don't want anything less for boots), high top design for warmth, and some incredible traction make these DC Rovers perfect. Plus, it doesn't hurt that they happen to look sweet as well. If you're shopping for snow boots, I haven't seen anything better than DC Rovers.
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Pros

  • Comfortable - DC knows how to make great skate shoes and snowboarding boots
  • Warm - these DC Rovers are built to keep your feet nice and toasty
  • Traction - DC's own special cold weather traction rubber and sole design

Cons

  • There aren't any. Perhaps, if the toe cap had a bit more reinforcement for kicking ice...

Description

  • High top design for better ankle protection
  • Water-resistant upper made of leather provides durability and abrasion resistance
  • Cold Temperature Rubber equals better traction on snow and ice
  • Foam padded tongue and collar add comfort, warmth and support
  • Metal lace eyelets add to the Rover's durability and strength
  • Performalite midsole
  • Sole made from several types of rubber, adds flex and traction, designed with DC's "pill pattern"
  • Available in 5 color schemes (black, black/gum, dk camel/gum, gun metal/cement, white/gum)

Guide Review - DC Rovers Snow Boot - Water Resistant Skateboarding Shoes Series

DC Rovers are simply great snow boots. Part of the DC Water Resistant line, DC Rovers take the idea to its extreme. Most of the other shoes in the water resistant lineup have been skateboarding shoes reworked so that they work well in rain and snow. DC Rovers are flat out snow boots, though not huge and bulky. They're perfect for kicking around in the winter, on snow trips, and for snowskating and riding snowdecks.

In my opinion, the coolest feature of DC Rovers are their soles. Several types of rubber are used, including DC's own Cold Temperature Rubber, designed to give better traction in snow and on ice. The areas using Cold Temperature Rubber (CTR) are set under your toes and heels, and have some pretty serious traction design.

DC Rovers are also warm, sporting fur padding around the ankle, with a high top design that works great. Rovers are water resistant as well, and double stitched for greater durability. When buying snow boots, you always want to get boots that are stitched rather than glued, and that come with metal lace eyelets. DC Rovers have all of this, plus the high tech soles, plus DC style.

And style is important! In winter, all anyone is going to see are your clothes. DC Rovers have a confident look, aren't too huge, and sport a silver metal DC logo on the sides, plus the large DC logo on the sole. The DC Rover snow boot looks great.

Take a look and see for yourself. DC knows snow gear - try out a pair and see what you think.

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