[pct-l] Blister Prevention

[Carl Mears <carl@remss.com>]

Rebecca Williams said --

>Duct tape is fantastic especially BEFORE you get a blister......
(good advice deleted)
>If you're smart .. you'll take care of you feet & pay attention & PREVENT
>blisters before they happen. In which case you can praise and worship
>duct tape. (Watch me be the first fool on the trail to end up with blisters!
><g> I hope not!)
>

All this blister prevention stuff works great for blisters in reasonably
flat areas of the foot.  Both my partner and I got blisters between my big
toe and the next guy over.  (Very painful -- I had to take vicadin to make
it into idlywild)  I think putting duct tape or moleskin or whatever in
there would have made things worse.  Anyone else ever have this problem, or
have a preventative solution??

Re Duct tape: Does anyone else think that this stuff has been getting less 
sticky through the years?  

Thanks

-Carl

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