Boots that won't slide on a frozen ramp?

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  1. GreenMonster9669

    GreenMonster9669 Medium Load Member

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    My Red Wings have done a bang up job for the last year, but they aren't so hot when I'm working on a sloping aluminum ramp that's been sitting in a -5 degree reefer. (In fact, they're more like roller skates.) Anybody have a suggestion on a safety toe work boot that's slip resistant on cold aluminum?
     
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  3. Canned Spam

    Canned Spam Road Train Member

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    Is there not anything on the ramp to prevent slipping? As someone who has slipped off the top of a tanker from snow and ice, I understand where you're coming from. Ha
     
  4. dca

    dca Road Train Member

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    they might tear up the floor
     
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  5. Lil Big Rig

    Lil Big Rig Bobtail Member

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    Ones with "tarantula grip". You can find them at Marks.
     
  6. flatbeb mac

    flatbeb mac Medium Load Member

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    "roller skates" is an understatement!
     
  7. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    The frost sticks to the bottom of the shoes after a few steps. We need some heated soles.
     
  8. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    That would go well with my lipstick but would really tear up tarps.
     
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  9. Skate-Board

    Skate-Board Road Train Member

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    Ha ha ha, ya, your standing there talking to your friend and the batteries run down and your stuck in place.
     
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  10. Starboyjim

    Starboyjim Road Train Member

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    You can buy what people wear in the woods - "corked boots." They're Red Wings with studs built into the soles and heels. The studs are there all the time, though. My wife bought me some clip-on studded oversoles for winter wear. I used them, once, they worked well on ice. She found them at the Kohl's store here in ABQ, Christmas stocking stuffers area.
     
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