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. They provided great
ankle support, especially while I was aloft on my Trylon tower with its
diagonal-only cross bracing. I now have a pair of Red Wing mid-calf,
dielectric, steel shank work boots, from when I worked at the local
electric utility. (I never climbed a utility pole with them.) They're
also great for general work but the ankle support is not as tight as
with the shorter Vasque. FWIW.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
On 9/22/2021 3:54 PM, K4IDC@comcast.net wrote:
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 you're standing in one place for extended
periods of time.
Thanks,
Robin Midgett K4IDC
On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 7:08 PM Ken Alker <ka6ken@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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