[philmont] blisters

Bob, I had a less serious, but similar reaction to my Vasque Sundowners.
My father and older brother swear by those boots, so of course I had to have
them too. I had blisters for my whole trek (my preferred treatment method
is a band-aid, moleskin, and duct tape). 2 years later I decided that the
pain I felt on the back of my foot was just not good, so I switched to a
pair of Salomons, and haven't had a problem since. For the record, my foot
is shaped like a lightbulb or a pear--narrow heel, very wide toe area. So,
some boots may be amazing, and your feet probably do need to get used to
different footwear (try getting used to heels someday!) but if the boot
shape doesn't fit your foot shape, you're in for a rough time.
-nancy
p.s. the best fitting and explanation of my foot shape I've ever recieved
was at a Surefoot ski shop at Park City Mountain Resort. Granted this was
to find my best ski boot, but I can translate the information to hiking
boots easily.

>From: "Bob Schaettle" <bschaettle@msn.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [philmont] blisters
>Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:00:23 -0500
>
>Roy,
>
>I respectfully disagree with your theory of "breaking in" your feet to
>accommodate your boots. I do agree that walking in new boots to toughen
>the soles of your feet is an important component of training for a trek,
>but if you have footwear with 300 miles on them, and still cannot walk two
>miles without developing hot spots, then they clearly are misfitted. I too
>thought that I needed to "break in" my feet and now regret it. My Vasque
>Sundowners were not properly fitted at the local shoe store, and put
>significant pressure on my heels; although I taped my heels on every hike,
>I subsequently developed bone growths on my heels so large that my regular
>shoes no longer fit properly.
>
>Lesson: it's well worth the extra money to go to a good outdoor store where
>they can take the time to properly fit you in a pair of boots that won't
>wreck your feet.
>
>Bob Schaettle
>2005 805-D
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R Fisher<mailto:ghotier@texas.net>
> To: philmont List Member<mailto:philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:04 PM
> Subject: [philmont] blisters
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>
> Greetings All,
>
> I'm sorry, but I just have to chime in on this one. There are two
> reasons to wear your boots extensively before you go on a Philmont trek
> (or other hike for that matter). One is to break in your boots,
> especially if they are new; the other is to break in your feet.
>
> I have a pair of boots that is well broken in - two Philmont treks and
> well over 300 miles. But if I just put these boots on, regardless of
> the number or kind of socks I wear, and go hiking, I will be feeling hot
> spots inside of two miles, and blisters in three. The reason - they fit
> my feet differently than my everyday shoes. They put pressure in
> different places, they rub where the everyday shoes don't even touch,
> etc. But I find that if I wear these boots in gradually increasing
> increments over a couple of weeks, no problems. My feet are accustomed,
> i.e. "broken in", to the boots.
>
> Several posts have indicated that this period helps identify where to
> put moleskin, Second Skin, etc. but IMHO, that is just your feet going
> through the break-in process. And certainly the prophylaxis is one way
> to ease the process, but the process is still important to fewer
> problems later on.
>
> Anyway, that's the view from my chair.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
>
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