[pct-l] RE: Blister prevention (socks)

[allangrey@hotmail.com (Tim Reid)]

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Good point.

We were wearing combat boots -- not trail runners or comfey shoes like
that...Ha ha ha. Air soles, air transfer channels, shock absorbtion? Dreaming.
One thing I can say is that I wore the same pair of boots for my whole time of
my posting with the Marines and I still have the boots -- been resoled though.
>From: "John Brennan"
>To: "PCT List"
>Subject: [pct-l] RE: Blister prevention (socks)
>Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:49:11 -0800
>
> >"Tim Reid" wrote:
> >The tried and true method ...to use polyester dress socks (the slicker the
>better) inside >real good wool or other hiking socks.
>
>Also consider white 100% nylon socks. White is supposed to be a better
>anti-fungal color, but beside that, they work. Great. And places like
>Wal*Mart and KMart have white work socks, not dress socks, that are even
>cheaper. I wore two pair and carried only two other pair, letting the
>non-worn pair dry on the outside of my pack. Nylon or polyester; they both
>dry quickly on and off your feet.
>They may seem thin, but they work. Try it out. I was once a non-believer.
>I tried it and hiked the whole PCT in them with very few problems, none of
>them related to the socks.
>
>I did have warmer wool socks for sleeping and emergencies, but I never hiked
>in them.
>
>John B./Cupcake
>http://www.cupcakewalk.com
>
>
>
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