Can I get some suggestions for comfortable tower climbing shoes with some kind of very stiff (metal?) soles to support myself without my shoes curling around the horizontal tower members while I am s
I use Redwings. They have work boots with shanks in the soles. They also have soles with a small gap between the heel and the front that will keep your foot from slipping off a tower rung. They have
Ditto for Redwings. Non-steel toed for climbing. Vibram soles give you the "gap" that Chuck referred to. Can use them for hiking/lawn mowing/you name it between tower climbs, so a good investment.
A stiff steel or wood (it's lighter) shank is essential. If you always have your arch on a rung, partial- or 3/4 shanks are ok. I have full-length wood shanks (left over from previous hobbies), and c
Redwing, and similar work boots, have boots designed for the forest service that have the notch (so your foot doesn't slip off the rung, or the stirrup, should you be on horseback). Hie thee to a wor
Ditto on the Redwings. I prefer a steel toe. I have dropped enough tools and use them for other things like chain sawing where a steel toe is desired. Steel shanks is the way to go! W0MU On 9/10/20
Search for "lineman boots". They have lots of laces and a steel plate in the sole. Spendy, though. https://hoffmanboots.com/images/thumbs/0000503_16-insulated-composite-toe-dri-line.jpeg -- 73, -de J
Well, I agree 100% that tennis shoes are not the preferred footwear for tower climbing. Having said that, I have a pair of Redwing boots with steel arch inserts that work very well. However, I seldom
I could be wrong but I think the difference between downloading mail to your PC or just getting the headers and reading it online is whether you specify a POP3 mail server (downloads the mail) or IMA
I have a pair of Vasque hiking boots that I've used for years on towers; very comfortable without steel shanks and not too heavy. Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC _________________________________________
I have a pair of Vasque hiking boots that I've used for tower work for years; very comfortable. BUT...not nearly as comfortable as a work platform on the face of the tower..well worth the effort if y
Author: Gene Smar via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:09:14 -0400
I've also used those Vasque over-ankle hiking boots for tower climbing. Unfortunately, I was cleaning out the garage last year and YF saw these 50-year-old boots and convinced me to recycle them. T
Why "non-steel toed for climbing"? Is the steel toe a detriment when climbing? Ditto for Redwings. Non-steel toed for climbing. Vibram soles give you the "gap" that Chuck referred to. Can use them
Redwings. Expensive but after a day on the tower, your feet will be very very very happy!!! 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com Ditto for Redwings. Non-steel toed for climbing. Vi
Several reasons why I don't like them for tower climbing (and I DO have several pairs of steel toed-shoes for operations where they are desirable.....chainsaw work (actually have Kevlar, steel toed b
Thanks! I found a shoe called a Carolina CA904 which is made specifically for linesman and has a "linesman" shank that "covers more area, is a heavier metal, is not ribbed, curls toward the ball of t
I purchased the Redwing Loggermax 620. They are taller than need be for my application, but worked great. They actually fit pretty well within the Rohn 25G tower spacing. I spent around 5 continuous