The other method is a one-sided pedal. I have that for my SPDs. On side is a platform, the other is the clip. It's the Crispix of pedals! But I don't go off-road really, just bomb around town and sometimes on unpaved trails. I do find it handy to purposely anchor on the non-clip side when I'm gonna be mounting/dismounting frequently when running errands within close proximity of each other.