Re: [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed

[Jeff Blaine <KeepWalking188@ac0c.com>]

Redwings.  Expensive but after a day on the tower, your feet will be 
very very very happy!!!
73/jeff/ac0c
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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@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@gmail.com)
> > Date: 09/10/21 19:21
> > To: Ken Alker (ka6ken@alker.net)
> > Cc: towertalk@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@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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