[RE-wrenches] Shoes

[David Brearley]

It's working for me, but I had lunch with someone last week who was having
problems. Are you getting a specific error message?


On 11/24/08 5:29 PM, "Karl Schwingel" <karl at northwindrenewable.com> wrote:

> Is everyone else not able to access the solarprofessional.com website,
> or just me?
> 
> great magazine for the professional solar industry.
> 
> Karl
> 
> David Brearley wrote:
>> Wrenches,
>> 
>> Our neighborhood in Austin, TX was hit by an epic hail storm in the
>> spring. A lot of roofs in the neighborhood were replaced afterwards.
>> Our roof is just being replaced today. I thought I¹d share a relevant
>> & unsolicited product endorsement from our roofing contractor.
>> 
>> His whole crew is wearing Cougar Paws, which have replaceable rubber
>> soles. The rubber soles are very soft in order to provide good
>> traction on steep roofs w/out tearing up the roofing, esp. asphalt
>> shingles. The shoes themselves are built to last and the soles attach
>> to the boot using Velcro. Working 100% on residential re-roofs, mostly
>> comp shingle, these guys are going through one $15.00 sole per person
>> per month. His company buys the shoes, but the crew has to buy their
>> own replacement soles.
>> 
>> Seems like a smart shoe for working on roofs.
>> 
>> David Brearley, Technical Editor
>> /SolarPro/ magazine
>> NABCEP Certified PV Installer 
>> david.brearley at solarprofessional.com
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>> On 11/23/08 1:15 PM, "Paul Israel" <paul at sunlightsolar.com> wrote:
>> 
>>     RE Wrenches,
>> 
>>     In regards to shoes we have been testing the Cougerpaws with some
>>     of our installers and sales folks*,
>>     *http://www.cougarpaws.com/html/about.html
>>     <http://www.cougarpaws.com/html/about.html> . So far I have thumbs
>>     up.
>> 
>>     Previous to that we required Vans, as they are ³grippy² but not
>>     aggressive. They were suggested by roofers after some very hot
>>     days. We also use a product called the Spaghetti Mat to help
>>     protect the roof.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>     Paul N. Israel, President
>>     paul at sunlightsolar.com
>>     www.sunlightsolar.com <http://www.sunlightsolar.com/>
>>     541/389-3480 (Oregon)
>>     203/878-9123 x103 (CT)
>>     860/617-6527 (Cell)
>> 
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