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Subject: [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed
From: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:08:33 -0700
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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 stationary for long periods of time while working upon the tower?

My tennis shoes barely fit between the Rohn 25 verticals, so I ASSuME boots would be too wide, although I've never seen tower climbing shoes before (vs. boots), but maybe they are made.

The thought occurred to me that some simple metal plates could be strapped to the bottoms of my tennis shoes, kind of like the old metal skates I had in the early 70's, for a cheap alternative without investing in a pair of shoes that I'll use only a couple dozen times in my lifetime. However, I've never seen such a thing on the market, but maybe they exist.

Anyone selling anything used?

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

Ken Alker
KA6KEN
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