[pct-l] Blisters 2-sock approach

[ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com]

Ah, Mendorider,

what a refreshing point of view. In case anyone didn't know, I still hike in 
my old Vasque or Asolo, full leather, 5-pound a pair boots and I haven't had 
a blister since I soaked them in a bucket at night and walked them dry 
during the day! Nary a twisted ankle, no problems with creek crossings, 
don't overheat in the desert, no little stones get inside, no dirt problems, 
great support for stompin' down the granite trails with a 65-pound pack full 
of camping comfort, and they breathe just fine. Barefoot? No way!

Mtnned
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jereen Anderson" <jereenanderson at yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:16 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Blisters 2-sock approach


>From MendoRider.
Sean, I'm sure that you have had a lot of good advice in PCT-1 - and I 
haven't read all of the posts on the subject. I did a lot of Sierra 
backpacking during the 50's and 60's going up to about 15 or 25 miles`per 
day - - - not as far as some of the hikers do today. In those days I always 
wore leather boots - 6" high to protect my ankles and a size larger than my 
normal shoe size. Being leather, they required breaking in. What I and 
others did was to hike in a stream until they were thoroughly soaked and 
then hike them dry. The leather would tend to dry to the shape of your foot. 
Then you needed to oil them really well. We always wore 2 pairs`of socks. 
The first pair was lightweight slightly stretchy nylon that protected the 
foot from rubbing (and therefore blisters). The second pair was wool. I 
don't recall blisters being a problem when I used this approach. Today most 
hikers don't use leather but the 2-sock idea might help with todays' shoes. 
Has
 anyone tried that?
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