[TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed

[Ken Alker]

Why "non-steel toed for climbing"?  Is the steel toe a detriment when 
climbing?

--On Friday, September 10, 2021 8:24 PM -0500 towers at mhtc.net wrote:

>
> 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.
>
>
> Karl
> WD9BGA
> EN53ba
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Dietz (w5prchuck at gmail.com)
> Date: 09/10/21 19:21
> To: Ken Alker (ka6ken at alker.net)
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions
> needed
>
> 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 stores all over.
>
> Chuck W5PR
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 7:08 PM Ken Alker <ka6ken at alker.net> wrote:
>
>> 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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