[pct-l] Foot ready, are you?

[marmot marmot]

Another mention of INJINJIs. Toe socks. Stops between toe blisters. I didn't believe the hiker who told me how wonderful they were.  It took lots of people to tell me. Also use vitamin E on my feet    No more blisters YAHOOOOOO!!!!!  Marmot

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> On Feb 7, 2014, at 4:23 PM, "Diane Soini" <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Before my PCT hike I was already an avid hiker that put in weekly miles 
> in So Cal. However, something about the PCT still gave me blisters.
> 
> One mistake I made was the shoes I started out with were goretex. Never 
> wear goretex shoes. They will kill your feet. Search goretex shoes and 
> Andrew Skurka if you don't believe me. He does not even recommend them 
> in wet conditions.
> 
> The trouble with the PCT is that it is too maintained. It is very very 
> smooth. There is hardly any variation as you walk. Barely any rocks 
> underfoot. If there is a slope to the tread, it lasts for 10 miles. It's 
> a perpetual motion injury machine. It starts with blisters between your 
> big and 2nd toe. Then you favor your foot because of the blister and the 
> change in your gait causes problems in your knees or your hips. Soon you 
> think you have knee problems. Then you get to a long climb with the 
> trail tilted outward to the slope. Your little pinky toe on that side 
> turns into a massive blister. Then it's 10 miles to the other side and 
> your other pinky toe is hamburger.
> 
> Not much you can do really but wear breathable shoes, stop and air out 
> your feet often, change your socks a lot, and take care of any blisters 
> and hotspots as soon as possible. It'll pass. After the Sierras, which 
> is a couple hundred miles of your feet being constantly wet, your feet 
> will be impervious.
> 
>> On 02/07/2014 06:00 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 10:19:38 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Joshua Walsh<jpwalk38z at aol.com>
>> Subject: [pct-l] Foot ready, are you?
>> 
>> 
>> Any Solutions or advice?
>> 
>> Please respond with comments for or against. Any constructive advice is welcome!
> 
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