Spur pads

frostedunit · May 6, 2012

sgreanbeans said:
I hate gaffs, they hurt me.

If it hurts, you're doing it wrong. Or maybe not, depends on what you're in to.

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Tree Pig · May 6, 2012

Getting them tight is part of the battle, lot of newer climbs dont tighten them up and they twist on your shin and then your screwed. Also less time you spend standing around on them thinking about how much they hurt, the less they will hurt. Keep a good safe steady work pace and you will find you stop thinking about the pads.

sgreanbeans · May 7, 2012

frostedunit said:
If it hurts, you're doing it wrong. Or maybe not, depends on what you're in to.

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Not into pain! I am small, so when I pull them tight, I have to pull them really, REALLY tight, or they will slip. And that hurts! Top of my foot especially. Wish they made this crap for smaller guys, have the smallest saddle, still a bit to big. Being 5'8" and 135lb, most gear is a bit 2 big.

oscar4883 · May 9, 2012

Customcuts said:
Comfort is exactly what I'm going for, when I'm at the top of a tree with only the central leader remaining 60ft up standing in 4 inch wood swaying in the wind, the last thing I want to feel is my spikes twisting off my legs. Comfort is the name of the game. What boots do u guys wear while spiking? I use wolverines but the bottom of the spur(the part you stand on) always slips towards the back and wants to come off the back sole of my boot. I guess that is probably from the pads not keepend the spikes strait.??

I wear Redwing linesmans boots I think they are called. Whatever the top of the line Redwing logging boot is. I honestly never think about my hooks while using these pads. I have lent them to other guys who have climbed in all sorts of pads and they always comment on how comfy they are. I think the key is getting a pad with metal or some other stiffener in it whether it be caddies, big bucs, steel wraps, etc. The thing with the big bucs is that they are one size and if you have smaller calves they may be a touch big.