When searching for the perfect winter boots, some essential criteria need to be met: comfiness, warmness, and the ability to prevent you from slipping on ice.

Marketplace has recently performed a series of tests on different brands of boots to find out if they can prevent accidents from happening on icy pavements, and the results are not great.

It turns out that 5 out of 6 winter boots tested have failed the slip test. The brands tested by biomedical engineers were Merrell, Sorel, Kamik, Ugg, Timberland, and WindRiver and the latest was the only high performer.

WindRiver’s Backwoods Waterproof Hyper Dri 3 hiking boots have embedded fibers in their sole, to apply extra traction and are the ones that showed the best results.
The series of tests performed took place at the KITE Research Institute in Toronto, a part of University Health Network’s Rehabilitation Institute, and were supervised by biomedical engineers.

The boots have been chosen based on brand, looks, and comfort and tested on ice-covered floors with an elevation ranging between zero and 15 degrees.

The WindRiver Backwoods Waterproof Hyper Dri 3 hiking boot is made with a sole that has ‘abrasive materials mixed with the soft rubber compound to provide traction on wet ice,’ according to Mark’s. (John Lesavage/CBC)

Tiny homes can be the most affordable dream homes for those who want to buy something on a budget. This tiny cottage has only 28’, but it is more than enough for a young couple as it is equipped with two lofts, a kitchen, an open living room, and even a covered porch.

The price of the tiny cottage is $65,000 and the buyer needs to go to Mooresville, North Carolina to pick it up and transport it. The lofts are located on the sides of the house and have enough space to host a queen-sized bed.
The bathroom comes equipped with a corner shower and a toiler, and the kitchen has plenty of storage space to make everything look minimalistic and tidy.
The cottage has a very practical layout, leaving a lot of space for the living room area, and the upstairs lofts can be turned either into bedrooms or a bedroom and a cozy reading space.
This cottage is the perfect example of how many times less is more, and clean space can leave a lot of room for improvisation and creative décor ideas.

For more information about this beautiful cottage, check out the full listing in the Tiny House Marketplace.

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