Do you wear crampons all the time ?

[Icarus]

Title
Might be a silly question

[AcmeAdict]

I don’t but I do carry them all the time and then bust them out when needed.

[shponglefan]

No, I only wear them when using ropes or climbing steep slopes.

Otherwise I usually have the ear wraps and moose-hide satchel equipped.

[Bobywan]

When I played voyager, I did, because the cold is not really an issue after a while and it's tedious to add/remove the crampons when needed instead of an earwrap for "only" +2°C.
They 're quite good when using ropes, crossing ice and to avoid sprains.
In interloper, you may want to do the switch to have more warmth.

[fixius01]

i have the rifle holder for my barb rifle and satchel and if i need to clime ropes i use crampons.

[_Znarf_]

I wear it all the time in stalker. Otherwise I forget to swap before climbing. And sure feet is nice, especially on weak ice.

[iwasa]

No, I do tend to carry them with me. I use them when climbing or get concerned about steep slopes.

[SnakeshyperTTV/Kick]

No because it makes the crampons degrade quicker.

[七七 ඞ]

Originally posted by The Berserker:

No because it makes the crampons degrade quicker.

Even on Stalker and Interloper the crampon degradation rate is meaningless, you can wear them all the time safely, the protection bonus outweighs the wrap's thermal bonus completely on Stalker and most of the time is an acceptable tradeoff on Interloper (although you'll want to prefer having both on you and use them situationally).

Simple tools + 1 piece of metal and you can have the crampons back in perfect condition

[Rhapsody]

Originally posted by Bocchi the Starborn!:

Originally posted by The Berserker:

No because it makes the crampons degrade quicker.

Even on Stalker and Interloper the crampon degradation rate is meaningless, you can wear them all the time safely, the protection bonus outweighs the wrap's thermal bonus completely on Stalker and most of the time is an acceptable tradeoff on Interloper (although you'll want to prefer having both on you and use them situationally).

Simple tools + 1 piece of metal and you can have the crampons back in perfect condition

I'm also of this opinion. I've had improvised crampons in use almost non-stop for a hundred days in Stalker and they've only lost like 4% condition. They may wear down faster if you climb a lot though, haven't really done that since I've stayed in western parts of the island.

[emmietiie]

The ear wraps should really be moved into the headwear category. The warmth bonus is pointless since you can now add 4 celcius with double improvised insulation.

Maybe buff the ear wrap to 1,5 degrees to make up for it.

[emmietiie]

Actually it makes no sense that crampons occupy the same slot as a satchel or whatever else that doesn't go anywhere near the feet. There's no real reason why you couldn't wear all of them at the same time, besides devs not wanting to update the clothing system.

[humblehome]

I decide whether to use crampons by asking myself one simple question: Do I remember where I left my crampons? Currently, the answer is no. Therefore, I will not use them.

[kinytheman]

I mountaineer during late fall and love love wearing my gear, crampons make one feel so strong and indomitable on the slopes. Ingame i wear them all the time because i enjoy them. You would generally not use the same kind for all terrain, but you could with really heavy duty sets. It bugs me though that the first tool to steady and right yourself before you even consider using crampons are ice axes. Were are our iceaxes???

[Setora]

Like many does, I also switch to crampons only if I need them, otherwise I use the new birdy gear that give like +2° celcius warmth.

That say, they need to update the accessories mechanics, having so many different accesories now but still only 2 slots, of course one ALWAYS being taken by the satchel, is becoming stupid, there is no point adding more accessories if they don't increases the slots or changes the mechanic.

[capybaras are cool]

i wear crampons all the time even if its inefficient because its a pain to take them on and off and i like the sound they make.