[pct-l] Foot care question and how many days between resupply?

[Jim Banks]

The best way to carry foot powder is to put it in a zip-lock that is big
enough to put your foot into.  You can put your foot into the bag, hold it
tightly at the top so that none of the powder comes out, and shake your foot
around in the bag.  This gives you good coverage, but eliminates spilling
powder everywhere.  A little bit of powder goes a long way when you do it
this way.  There is a video clip of a hiker doing this in one of the "Walk"
videos.  That is how she got her trail name - "Shake & Bake."

I-Beam

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Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:35 AM
To: Gary Wright; dvsteven at hotmail.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Foot care question and how many days between resupply?

Do you carry your Goldbond in a zip-lock or something else?  

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Wright 
  To: dvsteven at hotmail.com 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 1:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Foot care question and how many days between
resupply?



  On Jan 3, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Steven dvsteven wrote:
  > Does anyone use any type of foot powder when hiking?  Does it seem to
gunk up in socks (unless of course you wash yours everyday or carry enough
between resupplies)?

  Goldbond power.  I use it before putting shoes on in the morning and
generally at every break. It was my practice to take socks and shoes off at
every break to air everything out. Before starting out again I would swap
socks with the pair that was hanging off by pack from the last break, add
BodyGlide to problematic areas on my feet, add a dash of Goldbond to my feet
and shoes.

  For me, the combination of frequent airing out of feet and socks along
with the Goldbond really helped keep foot funk  at a tolerable level.
Goldbond can also be a leveraged as a deodorant for the rest of your body in
a pinch--perhaps before Yogi-ing a ride at a trailhead.

  > Also how many days do you plan to average (or did you average) between
resupplies?  I'm planning on between 8 and 12 days on my upcoming thru.

  8 to 12 days sounds high except for the High Sierra.  Other than that
section I think my longest resupplies were 6 nights and 7 days of hiking.
If you go from Kennedy Meadows to VVR that is generally 10-11 days of hiking
(including Whitney).

  My longest sections:
    Tuolumne to Echo Lake:     153 miles, 6n/7d  (no resupply at Sonora
Pass)
    Mojave to Kennedy Meadows: 133 miles, 6n/7d  (no resupply at Walker
Pass)
    Ashland to Crater Lake:    111 miles, 5n/6d  (no resupply at Hyatt Lake)
    Agua Dulce to Mojave:      108 miles, 4n/5d  (no resupply at Anderson's
or Hiker Town)
    Ollalie to Cascade:        103 miles, 4n/5d  (no resupply at Timberline)
    Kennedy Meadows to Kearsarge: 103 miles, 5n/6d (including Whitney)
    Kearsarge to VVR:              90 miles, 5n/6d

  Cascade to White Pass can be long also (147 miles) but I resupplied at
Trout Lake cutting that section into two parts of 82 miles and 64 miles.

  Some of those milages I estimated a bit. I often had some sort of trail
magic on those long sections (i.e. Sonora, Walker, Andersons) or was able to
purchase snacks (i.e. Hyatt Lake, Timberline, Hiker Town).


  Radar
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