[pct-l] 2008 PCT thru hike Blisters

[montypct]

Hi Chris
To get blisters................................. here's a pretty sure way.
Don't hike now
Use shoes your normal size.  

To not get blisters
Hike lots starting last January especially going up had down steep hills.
Start form the Mexican Border with shoes Wider and Longer than your normal size. I go 2 sizes bigger.
Pressure on the friction areas between the shoe and your foot (the hot spots) cause most of your blisters.
Start from the border doing shorter days and build up later.  It's that last three miles that causes most of the blister problems.

If doing what's listed above doesn't work for you, there's a book that might help.
The author is one of us here.

http://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Your-Feet-Prevention-Treatments/dp/089997354X

Warner Springs Monty
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