[philmont] Blisters

I agree with both. I use the two-sock system and it generally works better than a single sock, although with the rugged hiking at Philmont, you can still get blisters. Which brings me to my second point: I developed a silver dollar-sized blister on my heal enroute to Sawmill camp 7 years ago, and Second skin worked so well, it enabled me to keep going.

Randy

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From: "Garrett, Russ" <Russ.Garrett@bullivant.com>

> Our scouts all used a two sock system. Smartwool and coolmax have liners
> that are sold alongside their variety of socks. Sole inserts are also a
> help. One of my friends and co-advisors uses, still, a 3-sock system.
>
> Plenty of time backpacking in the boots before Philmont will toughen up the
> feet and help as well in learning of hot spots early. That kind of
> preparation can lead to experimentation with different systems.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Preston
> To: philmont List Member
> Sent: Thu Jul 20 07:14:32 2006
> Subject: [philmont] Blisters
>
> I am rather old school when it comes to blister prevention. The
> current technology in sock manufacture is for a single sock like
> Smartwool that does it all. However, it seems to me that a single
> layer sock cannot prevent friction between the sock and the foot.
> However, a snug-fitting sock liner with a wool (or mohair) sock allows
> any friction to occur between the liner and the sock rather than
> between the sock and the foot. I have had no luck convincing any of
> our scouts of this concept but it has worked for me for many years.
>
>
> Dan Preston
>
> Louisville, KY
>
> On Jul 20, 2006, at 12:43 AM, James H. Moss wrote:
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >Volume
> 23, Number 3, Summer 2006 of the Wilderness Medicine Newsletter of the
> Wilderness Medical
> Society
> (0000,0000,EEEEhttp://www.w
> ms.org/0000,0000,FFFF) had
> an interesting article on Blisters. It is an article, not a research
> paper. I'm just going to hit some of the high
> points.
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >1.
> Most important thing is to fix it immediately
> (duh...)
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >2.
> Thin skin is unlikely to blister . Thicker skin blisters more
> easily.
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >3.
> Dry skin has a lower incidence of blistering. However wet skin has a
> lower incidence of blistering then moist
> skin(?)
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >4.
> The article mentions duct tape in the same line as other commercial
> blister barriers for stopping the friction.
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >5.
> skin adhesives such as tincture of benzoin or mastisol can help keep a
> barrier in place
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >6.
> Adhesives should only be used when the blister is forming as if the
> blister has all ready formed the adhesive will tear the top of the
> blister off creating more problems.
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >7.
> This was the interesting point. Petroleum jelly and drying powders
> work initially or for short periods of time, but for longer periods
> (more than 1 hour) that increase the likelihood of
> blistering.
>
>
>
> Arial0000,0000,FFFF> >8.
> Antiperspirants containing aluminum chloride hexahydrate work if used
> over a period of days prior to the long hikes. (Old mountaineering
> trick was to get prescription antiperspirants and use them to keep
> your feet dry and warm.)
>
>
>
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