[pct-l] feet

[CClark]

Hi Mark         
 
I have a similar problem.
 When I hike more than 20 miles a day, it turns into a blister under my callus, where I can't pop it or treat it.  A podiatrist put  a teardrop shaped felt on my insoles, which helps some, but not completely.  I ended up buying large foam pads and sticking two of the foam pads together
to make a pad about 1/4 inch thick. I then cut out the middle, to make a
doughnut around the callus. When it loses its ability to stick to my sole, I
tape it on for the rest of my hike. 

I agree with Terry; I also learned a lot from "Fixing Your Feet" by Vonhof. 

C Clark  
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 20:34:19 -0800
From: Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Feet
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Mark,
The source I have found to answer most all my concerns regarding this very important subject for us hikers is buying the book,  "Fixing Your Feet", written by John Vonhof.  The information given in the book is excellent and has provided me the information to buy what I have/will need to keep me happy as I hike the trails.  
John Vinhof also has his "Fixing your Feet Blog" of which is free and I have subscribed to for about a year and is a very good continuing source of information. 
I will say that the best advice I can give you to solve your corn problem is to buy the book, it will answer your concerns and then some. 

Terry



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On Jan 31, 2014, at 4:45 PM, mark utzman <blackbelthiker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All, I have been developing a small callous on the ball of my left
> foot, below the pinky and second toes, and it has been growing slowly over
> the past 2 months. Now it is a little uncomfortable when I walk, causing I
> guess a pressure point. I attribute the start of it from a pair of work
> boots I began wearing about 8 or 9 months ago. I no longer wear the boots,
> but my question is, is there a way to remove the callous? I dont wan't it
> to get worse, but as it is now, it is uncomfortable. Any advice or opinions
> would be appreciated. Thanks! Mark
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 04:58:42 -0800
From: Dan Pearce <co57a at hotmail.com>
Subject: [pct-l] Why we are loosing our trails
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Hikers,

The reason we are loosing our trails (over grown, or erosion) is the Forest Service has other priorities and

spends it's funding (our tax dollars) elsewhere.  

Volunteering is great but the Forest Service can then find another way to spend our money elsewhere.  

Personally I don't give a damn whether a cross cut or chain saw is used as long as our trails are maintained.

Twin

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