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RE: Arming For Adventure, or: "Why Would I Want One of Those?" - Basic Equipment in D&D, Part 2
Could I use Minor Illusion to make an area appear to NOT have caltrops in it?
The pitons in a Climber's Kit have lots of uses: securing trip wires, shoving into machinery, spiking a door shut. Are the boot tips spikes?
Yes, absolutely. You'd be creating an illusion filling a 5'x5' cube of just the bare floor/ground minus the caltrops.
This is true, but it would be more economical to purchase simple nails and/or spikes to accomplish the tasks listed. Great to remember for an emergency though, if that's all you've got. :)
The PHB doesn't specify what, exactly, the boot tips are, though I'd assume they have to be some kind of spike if they're meant to give you purchase on a sheer surface. Presumably you could use them to kick things and cause some minor damage, but I'd rule if you used them as an attack, they'd maybe do 2 points + Strength bonus--slightly better than a standard unarmed attack, but not by much. :)