[pct-l] shoe size

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Another strategy you might try is toe socks.  Regular socks on the AT - blisters.  Toe socks and a thin calf-high oversock on the PCT - no blisters. 

Mango 



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From: "Jackie McDonnell" <yogihikes at gmail.com> 
To: "carol bruno" <carolwbruno at yahoo.com> 
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 2:06:46 PM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] shoe size 

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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