[Towertalk] shoes...

[Chris BONDE]

One job I had was cleaning a part of a waste heat boiler whilst standing on 
the crossover pipe of an old metallurgical furnace.  The cross over pipe 
had some holes, hence the heat and a few flames emited therefrom.  We had 
to wear a wooden sole that was strapped to the bottom of our safety 
boots.  That stopped the heat from burning the boots, but we soon found the 
length of time standing and working on the crossover pipe could be 
lengthened by soaking the wooden soles in water for a shift prior to 
working there.  The soles were a little clumsy to work with but when use to, OK

So what am I saying?  Maybe something like wooden sole, cramp ons etc could 
be used for the feet.  I donot know.  But I think that the best is the 
harness and lanyards etc.  I will not climb anything higher than my bed!!!

Chris opr VE7HCB



At 05:04 PM 2002-04-27 -0500, you wrote:

> >I have
> > asked for steel shank work boots in several stores and they all look
> > blankly at me.
>
>
>You might try looking for vibram soles instead of steel shanked soles.  That
>was the material of my 30+-year-old hiking boots I used for tower climbing
>for many years.  I never once felt a crosspiece through my shoes.  The boot
>lacing hooks finally gave out last year .... way, way before the soles would
>have.
>
>73,
>dale, kg5u