Steve Connally
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Suffolk, Virginia
Underarmor all the way! wet cotton sucks.
shoes
- Thread starter Sparkey
- Start date
- Location
- NJ
Bought a pair of Merrills a few weeks ago. Works great for foot locking and climbing. Use them all day today with spikes,(5 hours on), never had such a comfortable shoes that does everything well. Thought they fit tight at first but then fit just like a glove would. For $130 I hope I can get so time out of them.
- Location
- Decatur, Georgia
I bought a pair of the trango s, la sportiva, a little while ago and love them!!
- Location
- Home of the New Jersey Devils
Here's a question for all of you out there, do you know of a good sealant for rubber? I have rubber wrapped tips on my Scarpa boots that are starting to seperate. What do you think? I'd like to glue em shut again.
- Location
- Decatur, Georgia
Mark, I used a shoe -goo imitation that I got in the shoe department at target. Works great to prevent tears or fix them.
- Location
- urbana, il.
i have fixed too many things with shoe goo! boots, toilet tank, light plug on chip truck (held 3 yrs. !!!), head phone/ ear protection brackets on hardhats, just about any non load bearing attachment. (i hope no one is reading this and trying to splice rope with it!!!) sold as shoe goo, goop adhesive, etc.
- Location
- Gibsons BC
I use shoe goo to patch saw pants. A little dab will keep a little hole from ripping.
I also have a pair of La Sportiva Trango S's and love them for climbing. The one odd thing about them is they put more pressure on my heels than my arches when i'm in spurs. Them seem durable so far.
My last pair of boots were some light Asolo's and they lasted impressively long for the abuse i put to them.
I also have a pair of La Sportiva Trango S's and love them for climbing. The one odd thing about them is they put more pressure on my heels than my arches when i'm in spurs. Them seem durable so far.
My last pair of boots were some light Asolo's and they lasted impressively long for the abuse i put to them.
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- Location
- Gibsons BC
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
I have read and re-read this thread and others on climbing boots each time I bought boots.
The pair previously lasted a good 1 year but had to be retired because the traditional pattern Vibrum soles wore down. They were Vasques, uppers entirely of leather. Uppers were fine. A little warm most of the year. Maybe I'll get them re-soled for weekend warriors.
Went back to my shoe supplier and picked up a pair of Vasque 7146 Zephyr GTX. Good feel and much cooler. 14 oz lighter, too. The tread pattern isn't supposed hold as much mud which translates to the mud dries a little and then falls off in the truck, office, or entry. I think the tread pattern will help footlocking if I shove the rope into the ball of my foot rather than into the arch-- YMMV.
The manufacturers seem to be using a more foamy lip between the soles and uppers which gets shredded on in previous boots, too. These have some yellow accent dohickeys that I predict will fall out. There's a special eyelet that retains the laces and allows me to have the ankles tied tight but the foot a little looser and it doesn't slip.
I installed 3mm accessory cord right off to replace the stock laces.
Maybe I'll get a year or 9 months out of these.
The pair previously lasted a good 1 year but had to be retired because the traditional pattern Vibrum soles wore down. They were Vasques, uppers entirely of leather. Uppers were fine. A little warm most of the year. Maybe I'll get them re-soled for weekend warriors.
Went back to my shoe supplier and picked up a pair of Vasque 7146 Zephyr GTX. Good feel and much cooler. 14 oz lighter, too. The tread pattern isn't supposed hold as much mud which translates to the mud dries a little and then falls off in the truck, office, or entry. I think the tread pattern will help footlocking if I shove the rope into the ball of my foot rather than into the arch-- YMMV.
The manufacturers seem to be using a more foamy lip between the soles and uppers which gets shredded on in previous boots, too. These have some yellow accent dohickeys that I predict will fall out. There's a special eyelet that retains the laces and allows me to have the ankles tied tight but the foot a little looser and it doesn't slip.
I installed 3mm accessory cord right off to replace the stock laces.
Maybe I'll get a year or 9 months out of these.
Just retired my Zephyr after about 14 months of continuous use. The front right upper ripped out where the rubber toe and leather are sewn together. I think you will enjoy the preformance. Those were my second pair and I have no complaints.
I just picked up the Vasque Wasatch GTX yesterday. I will give them a try. REI stopped carrying the Zephyr.
By the way the yellow things never fell out.
I just picked up the Vasque Wasatch GTX yesterday. I will give them a try. REI stopped carrying the Zephyr.
By the way the yellow things never fell out.
In the Northeast we have a chain store called EMS (Eastern mountain sports). They make a pair of hiking boots that are priced very well ($60 for my last pair on sale?). A friend has a pair that he's the second owner of (I know, gross) and they have total about 8yrs on them. Couple of added benefits for climbing: light, work great for foot locking, and they have a nylon shank with a pretty firm vibram sole that's nice for jamming your foot in crotches (I can't wait for the comments on that).
I'm sure someone makes the boot for EMS though I have no idea who. They're a gortex neubuck brown boot. When I had first seen them they reminded me of the army boots that have the red laces.
I'm sure someone makes the boot for EMS though I have no idea who. They're a gortex neubuck brown boot. When I had first seen them they reminded me of the army boots that have the red laces.
- Location
- Hawaii
does anybody use wesco boots for climbing, I like the looks but I would like to saw about half that heel off, I've got a pair of boots (can't remember the name) just like wesco's and it's like walking around in high heels, I just wear my hiking shoes I bought for forty bucks most the time...
jp
jp
- Location
- Minneapolis
Got some Timberlands at Sears with steel toes. I like the idea of having steel on my toes. They work well enough for climbing and excel on the ground.
- Location
- Hawaii
it seems if you had a good pair of wesco's that were nice and worn in about six months in, that would be swell, other than that the rigidness is a drag for the first few months...
somebody should come up with a climbing boot like wesco's but with a smaller heel and lighter design, same toughness... I'd be all over that one!
jp
somebody should come up with a climbing boot like wesco's but with a smaller heel and lighter design, same toughness... I'd be all over that one!
jp
I've been following this thread keenly for a little while as I have a real issuse with the quality of protective boots available for arborists. Suffice to say that for pruning I have resorted to either a pair of Danner boots or an AKU Via Ferrata boot.
As I'm in the UK it is a requirement that chainsaw protective boots be worn (ground and aerial). In my endevours so far, all that I have worn are either so supple that boot longevity is sacrificed or so rigid and inflexible they feel like Herman Munsters ski boots!
I had heard that Pfanner (Stretch Air Clothing) have a climbing boot in developement that is due for release soon - If Noddy is following this maybe he could shed a little light?!
Try www.danner.com, i'm using the 8" Grouse hunting boot with the 'Greys Special' sole. Fantastic all round boot - grounding, climbing and footlocking.
As I'm in the UK it is a requirement that chainsaw protective boots be worn (ground and aerial). In my endevours so far, all that I have worn are either so supple that boot longevity is sacrificed or so rigid and inflexible they feel like Herman Munsters ski boots!
I had heard that Pfanner (Stretch Air Clothing) have a climbing boot in developement that is due for release soon - If Noddy is following this maybe he could shed a little light?!
Try www.danner.com, i'm using the 8" Grouse hunting boot with the 'Greys Special' sole. Fantastic all round boot - grounding, climbing and footlocking.
- Location
- Varese north Italy
hi guys check www.sportiva.com or www.lasportiva.com...
also the Garmont in my opinion are very good....
also the Garmont in my opinion are very good....
- Location
- North of Boston
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does anybody use wesco boots for climbing, I like the looks but I would like to saw about half that heel off, I've got a pair of boots (can't remember the name) just like wesco's and it's like walking around in high heels, I just wear my hiking shoes I bought for forty bucks most the time...
jp
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I have been wearing Wesco boots highliner since I started in linework 7 years ago. I have a 10" and a 16" pair. I LOVE them. I have been doing Arborist work now for 2 years and wear them everyday whether climbing or not. The Highliner comes with a smaller heel if you have a pair made custom for you.
Go to Wescos website and select the boots your interested in. Then select custom boots towards the bottom of the page instead of stock boots. Then start to build a custom pair. When you get to the section of selecting a sole, select the vibram 100R with low heel. You can build the boots and see the price before you have to pay.
does anybody use wesco boots for climbing, I like the looks but I would like to saw about half that heel off, I've got a pair of boots (can't remember the name) just like wesco's and it's like walking around in high heels, I just wear my hiking shoes I bought for forty bucks most the time...
jp
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I have been wearing Wesco boots highliner since I started in linework 7 years ago. I have a 10" and a 16" pair. I LOVE them. I have been doing Arborist work now for 2 years and wear them everyday whether climbing or not. The Highliner comes with a smaller heel if you have a pair made custom for you.
Go to Wescos website and select the boots your interested in. Then select custom boots towards the bottom of the page instead of stock boots. Then start to build a custom pair. When you get to the section of selecting a sole, select the vibram 100R with low heel. You can build the boots and see the price before you have to pay.
Steve Connally
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Suffolk, Virginia
Redwing. My loggers have lasted 2 years so far. No good for foot locking but on the days, which are few and far between, I don't do removals all day I wear redwing steel toe work shoes. Ankle high, breathable and good shank with a mild sole.
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