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I like the climb rights with big buck pads, have geckos as well, they are nice and light but I have skinny legs so they dig into my shins after awhile in the tree
 
I started with Buckingham steel fixed gaffs and big buck pads. Three years ago I bought aluminum Geckos with the euro spike. I would never go back to the old ones. The Geckos are light,durable and comfortable. The euro spikes are good in soft wood, but if you are in dead or hard wood, they don't feel nearly as secure as the American style spikes. The Velcro is great but it does eventually wear out.
 
It seems like it goes both ways with the Geckos. People love them or hate them. I know interface is a huge factor in spur comfort. I got a new pair of 16" with a steel shank and all, because I wanted more support in the arch than my last pair of boots had...but my last boots didn't come up as far on my leg. I thought... Why not have more padding up there? The cadillac pads now press something into my shin and they get pretty uncomfortable after a while. What is the secret to getting pads to work with the high boots? I think the less material between the pad and my shin the more comfortable it is. I haven't made a spur purchase yet, as I don't want to find out I bought into something painful...more painful. I should have gone with a shorter, lighter weight boot...but I like the shank support. I do not like the interface of that boot and pad though.
 
John_KAYS said:
It seems like it goes both ways with the Geckos. People love them or hate them. I know interface is a huge factor in spur comfort. I got a new pair of 16" with a steel shank and all, because I wanted more support in the arch than my last pair of boots had...but my last boots didn't come up as far on my leg. I thought... Why not have more padding up there? The cadillac pads now press something into my shin and they get pretty uncomfortable after a while. What is the secret to getting pads to work with the high boots? I think the less material between the pad and my shin the more comfortable it is. I haven't made a spur purchase yet, as I don't want to find out I bought into something painful...more painful. I should have gone with a shorter, lighter weight boot...but I like the shank support. I do not like the interface of that boot and pad though.
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John where's the caddy pad? Directly under your knee bone at the top of the pad.
I would raise shank height to that position if its not there already. Could help.
As well as I wouldn't want the boot overlapped by the pad.
 
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The single biggest take away I have from this thread is that no 2 people prefer the same set up LOL. FWIW, I still like my steel bucks with caddy pads. 'Course I wear big heavy highliners too that it seems like everyone else hates, even when I am not on spurs.
 
They are in the mail....will let ya know how I get on...I like buck ti's and distels both with pole gaffs....equally now...so lets see what these give....welcome to 2015 climbers....
 
John I have a pair for you to try . P.m me if interested.
Just to be clear ain't no kiwis
Try the buck steels ,but at least you can adjust the shank heights to see if that's the issue or..you won't need to share anymore .. Not that there's anything wrong with sharing. Just goyta have them set up for your leg spec to find out whats the issue;)
 
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Will do John....they are 390US ( includes shipping ) without the gaffs and ascender...you can make the combo you prefer...you choose which Gecko gaffs you want, american pole, american tree, or Euro...then you can add the ascender or leave it out...you have nice choices...I also had Dale Thomas lower the gaffs holes ( about 15mm lower than Geckos ) so only pole gaffs can be used, that is all I use and the position with the holes being lower give a better offset...I climb mostly hardwoods where penetration is very little so with a closer offset it allows better balance on small stuff, feet are closer to the trunk...instead of a stilleto feeling...
 
swingdude said:
Will do John....they are 390US ( includes shipping ) without the gaffs and ascender...you can make the combo you prefer...you choose which Gecko gaffs you want, american pole, american tree, or Euro...then you can add the ascender or leave it out...you have nice choices...I also had Dale Thomas lower the gaffs holes ( about 15mm lower than Geckos ) so only pole gaffs can be used, that is all I use and the position with the holes being lower give a better offset...I climb mostly hardwoods where penetration is very little so with a closer offset it allows better balance on small stuff, feet are closer to the trunk...instead of a stilleto feeling...
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When you get them I would like to hear what you think about them in a tree they look awesome
 
Robert21157 said:
When you get them I would like to hear what you think about them in a tree they look awesome
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Steve Connally has a nice review of the KKs he just shared with me. He has climbed on the Buck Tis and the steel, but has not climbed on Geckos or others, but he has a lot of details on the KKs and things he done to adapt them for comfort and convenience.
 
Im interested in hearing his review. Is there another thread about it?
John_KAYS said:
Steve Connally has a nice review of the KKs he just shared with me. He has climbed on the Buck Tis and the steel, but has not climbed on Geckos or others, but he has a lot of details on the KKs and things he done to adapt them for comfort and convenience.
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