[pct-l] shoe size

[Jackie McDonnell]

The large toe box on men's shoes will really help the toe blisters.  Also,
be sure to clean your toes often (perhaps at every break).  I think people
forget that sweat will make your skin sticky - including your toes.
 Cleaning the dirt/sweat from my toes helps to prevent the between-the-toe
blisters.

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 1:03 PM, carol bruno <carolwbruno at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jackie; that is good to know.  Maybe I will get over my delusion
> about still being a size 6.5 and finally choose some sensible hiking shoes
> that will accommodate my toe area, which always ends up blistered during a
> section hike.
>
>  *From:* Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com>
> *To:* carol bruno <carolwbruno at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2011 10:14 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] shoe size
>
> The shoe size increase has been permanent for me - but then I haven't
> stopped hiking.  I went up from a women's 9 - 9.5 to a 10.  While hiking, I
> wear men's size 10, which is even larger than the women's size 10.  I find
> that the larger size men's shoe drastically reduces blisters, plus men's
> shoes have a much wider toe box.
>
> Yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 12:05 PM, carol bruno <carolwbruno at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> I was wondering if this was typical.  Since I began section hiking several
> years ago, I have gone from a 6.5 shoe size to size 8.  This is not just
> when hiking and my feet are swollen.  So, now when I by shoes to hike in,
> they have to be a 9 or 9.5 instead of the 7.5 or 8 that I used to buy.  Will
> I eventually be wearing bozo the clown shoes?  Has anyone experienced this
> increase in shoe size after taking up backpacking as a sport.  I thought I
> had read something about it before on the PCT-L, but can't remember if it
> was a permanent increase in shoe size.
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