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We have a pretty decent sized setup of tiles from Snipers Edge. On sale, you should be able to get 20 sq-ft for around $100 or so. They also sell mats. I think the advantage of the tiles is that they're easy to break down and only have a 1'x1' footprint when stacked. Your mileage may vary.

That's pretty much what I told me wife when she said, "Hey check these out, everyone back home is buying them. They look cool." I seem to recall making a joke about the Bosstones… LOL

I can whole heartedly vouch for the Ska-Boots. My 2010s have been using them much of this season (after waiting on a late summer back-order) as they typically get dressed at home (skates included) or in the parking lot if we go to the rink directly form school. The parking lot at our rink is not the best designed and it's no exaggeration about a 600ft walk from the car to the entrance. From that point it's another 600-700ft around and then over the speed skating rink to get to the hockey rink. To leave the building it's a good 1400ft just to get to the exit (you have to walk the long way around the track). From there it's another 600-700ft back to the car. This past week with all the snow the Ska-boots were invaluable, especially when compared to the goofy rollerblade guards most of the kids have. My youngest (a 2013 and a 2015) are using A&R hard guards because we were being cheap... They do the same walk. It can be tough for the five year old on the really narrow, hard rubber guards. Looks like we need to make another order. Ska-Boots could make a killing here in Europe, assuming these crazy lockdowns continue. I have people asking me where we got them all the time. Fortunately, I have access to the US postal system at domestic rates so we were able to order and skip the international shipping and import taxes.