[TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed

[Jeff Blaine]

Redwings.  Expensive but after a day on the tower, your feet will be 
very very very happy!!!

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On 9/22/21 3:47 PM, Ken Alker wrote:
> 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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