footlock climbing shoes

[timberfell]

Here are my Lowa's. Great FL boot.

Kurt

 

[timberfell]

That's way too big try this.

 

[timberfell]

Here they are in action.

Kurt

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Originally posted by tjk
I,m wearing a pair of Nike ACG Cindercones for pruning.

Tod, how are they as far as "scree catchers"? The only kvetch I have on the rec boots I've been trying is that they funnel sawdust inside. I've actually developed some callusing on the top of my ankles from this

Not too comfortable. When doing al lot of cahinsaw work, Ive taken to wearing hiking gators to keep the crap out of my boots.

 

[tjk]

I do bring home a bit of company saw dust. I only wear them pruning so its not too bad. My lowa are for removals and ground work and they come up higher about 6"

 

[MasterBlaster]

I gave up half-boots years ago, I got tired of bringing home sawdust every night.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Tod, you should a scheduled the Devils lake climb a few weeks earlier.

It rained last year too

Been getting steady drizzle since yesterday afternoon with a few spates of heavy rain.

Woulda been mizzzzerable tent weather.

So if we have a dorught next year, just shcedule the climb to bring hte rain on in.

 

[Tree Machine]

Sawdust down the front of the boots

The only kvetch I have on the rec boots I've been trying is that they funnel sawdust inside

That used to annoy the crap out of the Tree Machine, too, but I found a really simple solution. -TM-

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I cant help it with the floods. They dont make heavy work pants in my inseam.

Outseam/rise are things I only dream about, even in casual clothes.

I'm on the verge of looking for a custom fabricator so that I can have something comfortable that my shirts will stay tucked inot and will cover my boot tops when I bend my leg

Usually is sucks being big.

No, the big & fat stores dont have anything for the likes of me. Too tall and not round enough.

Even if I sewed a button hole over that neat little fix, I would just end up ripping the hem of my pants.

 

[Tree Machine]

Bad sawdust.. BAD !

Sawdust down the front of my boot really used to annoy me.. wait, here ya go TREETX The Tree Machine has always been really perturbed about sawdust funnelling down the inside tongue of his boots. Here's another way he's combatted the situation (see image)

He normally wears a 32" inseam, but now The Tree Machine goes to the thrift store to buy work pants and has begun buying the longer 34" length. This allows the thrifty shopper treeguy to put a short split up both the inside and outside of his pant cuff seams, thus allowing him to have greater covering over the top of his boots.

 

[MasterBlaster]

The Commander, from WallyWorld.

NO sawdust.

 

[TREETX]

The Treetx uses long bootcut jeans ($20 oldnavy). They are super comfy. Don't see how some of the people climb or do anything in (W)Stranglers.

I think Treetx's next work pants will be a little more compliant with that whole, "No loose clothing" rule. That rule is a gray area though.

 

[timberfell]

Those bootcut jeans are like bellbottoms aren't they?

That makes for a hip tree climber.

 

[Tree Machine]

Your words are true

The Tree Machine agrees with the loose fit ethic of the TREETX, but the Tree Machine's trou's cost about three bucks.

I think it would be really hard to go to a boot manufacturer and say "Hey, we as an industry want you to produce the ultimate climbing boot." What is good for one guy is not for another. Plus they would have to distribute them through mail order, website and tradeshows, or as special order through sporting goods. Logistically, sounds like a lot of work to sell a few pairs.

In next image I had come off a glorious 5 month stint with a set of Vasques. I went to get another pair because they were really blown out, but had served me well, and my size was not to be had. So I decided to go Salomon again as they had been exceptional climbers, though with a short working life.

I went out and tortured the new boots, the newest model Salomon Goretex, just as I had been doing with the Vasques and as you'll see from the pic, they tortured me back. But the story doesn't stop there. Days later, working in the Summer heat, ankle sweat.. owwwww, I was wearing the boots loose. I turned quickly to do something, rolled my ankle and was out of work a week. By the time I got done paying the acupuncturist, and all the time off, mid-season, I realized that these boots had just cost me my ass. -TM-

 

[TREETX]

Originally posted by timberfell
Those bootcut jeans are like bellbottoms aren't they?

A bit I suppose but that lets them stack on the ground instead of around your ankle. They button below your hip bones which leaves more room for my sadddle around my hips.

That makes for a hip tree climber.

It ain't easy being cool but I manage.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Now sew some elastic into that fancy little slit you've cut...

Still need to find something in a 38-40 inseam

 

[TREETX]

Just ordered some nike cinder cones for $75. I'll be sure to give a review on then in reguards to how they footlock.

Footlocking is essential to my climbing style. In the last few days I have had to remove just one small broken limb from a tree 30-40 feet up. I set my line and then footlock up, flip in, cut, put my fig 8 on, and burn down.

Hopefully the cinder cones will help with the footlocking.

Glad I am working tommorrow so I won't be buying more stuff.

 

[tjk]

I've been climbing with those shoes for about a mouth they are a very very very good investment they almost footlock them selves.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

If they only came in high-tops

I just bought another ics block, a 6ft jamison pole so I can have a 12 footer to shoot from, another carabiner, and 5 pairs of Wigwam Ultramax socks.

I was not working today <g>.

 

[Gord]

back to the earlier part of the discussion, heels vs flat soles, the flat soles allow you to lock the rope in the arch of your foot rather than pinch it with your toes (as you must with if your boots have heels on them). flat soles require much less effort to FL with.