| Surgical spirit is not an old wives' tale. I've often used it. | | "WheresThePath.com" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:[email hidden]... | >> | any advice on toughening feet up, or products that would help etc | > | > I've heard that applying surgical spirit for your feet in the days | > leading up to a long walk helps to toughen you feet up, or possibly | > soaking them in Tea - of course these might just be old wives tales! | > | > Personally having suffered from extensively blistered feet whilst doing | > sections of the SWCP my feeling is that I'd rather put my faith (and my | > feet) in a well fitting good comfortable pair of boots any day!
But was the effect real or was the surgical spirit a placebo?
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I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Dave Fawthrop contained the following:
Quoted message said:
| > I've heard that applying surgical spirit for your feet in the days | > leading up to a long walk helps to toughen you feet up, or possibly | > soaking them in Tea - of course these might just be old wives tales! | > | > Personally having suffered from extensively blistered feet whilst doing | > sections of the SWCP my feeling is that I'd rather put my faith (and my | > feet) in a well fitting good comfortable pair of boots any day!
But was the effect real or was the surgical spirit a placebo?
It sounds like a bad idea to me. IME blisters tend to form where the top layer of skin moves and becomes detached from the underlying layer. Making it harder won't prevent that, and it isn't the outside bit that gets damaged anyway.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Dave Fawthrop contained the following:
Quoted message said:
| > I've heard that applying surgical spirit for your feet in the days | > leading up to a long walk helps to toughen you feet up, or possibly | > soaking them in Tea - of course these might just be old wives tales! | > | > Personally having suffered from extensively blistered feet whilst doing | > sections of the SWCP my feeling is that I'd rather put my faith (and my | > feet) in a well fitting good comfortable pair of boots any day!
But was the effect real or was the surgical spirit a placebo?
It sounds like a bad idea to me. IME blisters tend to form where the top layer of skin moves and becomes detached from the underlying layer. Making it harder won't prevent that, and it isn't the outside bit that gets damaged anyway.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Dave Fawthrop contained the following:
Quoted message said:
| > I've heard that applying surgical spirit for your feet in the days | > leading up to a long walk helps to toughen you feet up, or possibly | > soaking them in Tea - of course these might just be old wives tales! | > | > Personally having suffered from extensively blistered feet whilst doing | > sections of the SWCP my feeling is that I'd rather put my faith (and my | > feet) in a well fitting good comfortable pair of boots any day!
But was the effect real or was the surgical spirit a placebo?
It sounds like a bad idea to me. IME blisters tend to form where the top layer of skin moves and becomes detached from the underlying layer. Making it harder won't prevent that, and it isn't the outside bit that gets damaged anyway.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Dave Fawthrop contained the following:
Quoted message said:
| > I've heard that applying surgical spirit for your feet in the days | > leading up to a long walk helps to toughen you feet up, or possibly | > soaking them in Tea - of course these might just be old wives tales! | > | > Personally having suffered from extensively blistered feet whilst doing | > sections of the SWCP my feeling is that I'd rather put my faith (and my | > feet) in a well fitting good comfortable pair of boots any day!
But was the effect real or was the surgical spirit a placebo?
It sounds like a bad idea to me. IME blisters tend to form where the top layer of skin moves and becomes detached from the underlying layer. Making it harder won't prevent that, and it isn't the outside bit that gets damaged anyway.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Dave Fawthrop contained the following:
Quoted message said:
| > I've heard that applying surgical spirit for your feet in the days | > leading up to a long walk helps to toughen you feet up, or possibly | > soaking them in Tea - of course these might just be old wives tales! | > | > Personally having suffered from extensively blistered feet whilst doing | > sections of the SWCP my feeling is that I'd rather put my faith (and my | > feet) in a well fitting good comfortable pair of boots any day!
But was the effect real or was the surgical spirit a placebo?
It sounds like a bad idea to me. IME blisters tend to form where the top layer of skin moves and becomes detached from the underlying layer. Making it harder won't prevent that, and it isn't the outside bit that gets damaged anyway.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
"Rob Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Surgical spirit used to be good for hardening feet up(but dont apply until your feet are mended). The best stuff for protecting swollen or hot spots is melanin - like a plastic film over gauze - because it is non-adherent
but
Quoted message said:
also allows movement quite well whilst protection. Personally, I'd never use those dreadful compeed things - they tend to rip off more skin than
they
Quoted message said:
keep.
Huh? You're supposed to leave those on until they fall off by themselves (usually when soaked in hot water like a bath), not rip them off every 24 hours.
"Rob Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Surgical spirit used to be good for hardening feet up(but dont apply until your feet are mended). The best stuff for protecting swollen or hot spots is melanin - like a plastic film over gauze - because it is non-adherent
but
Quoted message said:
also allows movement quite well whilst protection. Personally, I'd never use those dreadful compeed things - they tend to rip off more skin than
they
Quoted message said:
keep.
Huh? You're supposed to leave those on until they fall off by themselves (usually when soaked in hot water like a bath), not rip them off every 24 hours.
"Rob Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Surgical spirit used to be good for hardening feet up(but dont apply until your feet are mended). The best stuff for protecting swollen or hot spots is melanin - like a plastic film over gauze - because it is non-adherent
but
Quoted message said:
also allows movement quite well whilst protection. Personally, I'd never use those dreadful compeed things - they tend to rip off more skin than
they
Quoted message said:
keep.
Huh? You're supposed to leave those on until they fall off by themselves (usually when soaked in hot water like a bath), not rip them off every 24 hours.
"Rob Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Surgical spirit used to be good for hardening feet up(but dont apply until your feet are mended). The best stuff for protecting swollen or hot spots is melanin - like a plastic film over gauze - because it is non-adherent
but
Quoted message said:
also allows movement quite well whilst protection. Personally, I'd never use those dreadful compeed things - they tend to rip off more skin than
they
Quoted message said:
keep.
Huh? You're supposed to leave those on until they fall off by themselves (usually when soaked in hot water like a bath), not rip them off every 24 hours.
"Rob Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Surgical spirit used to be good for hardening feet up(but dont apply until your feet are mended). The best stuff for protecting swollen or hot spots is melanin - like a plastic film over gauze - because it is non-adherent
but
Quoted message said:
also allows movement quite well whilst protection. Personally, I'd never use those dreadful compeed things - they tend to rip off more skin than
they
Quoted message said:
keep.
Huh? You're supposed to leave those on until they fall off by themselves (usually when soaked in hot water like a bath), not rip them off every 24 hours.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
I prefer a good dusting with talc beforehand. I've also ditched the two pairs of socks idea for one decent sock. (Thorlos or Ultimax or something along those lines.) I found even the thinnest inner sock used to get noticeably sweaty. My feet breathe much better with just one layer.
I have two pairs of boots, one slightly too large and the other slightly too small. Neither seems particularly prone to inducing blisters. The only lacing I make sure is tight is that around the upper foot so that my heel is not able to lift and ankle support is maximised.
But mostly, the more I walk, the less bother I get from any parts of my body...
-- My bottom hurts just thinkin' about it. Madonna.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
I prefer a good dusting with talc beforehand. I've also ditched the two pairs of socks idea for one decent sock. (Thorlos or Ultimax or something along those lines.) I found even the thinnest inner sock used to get noticeably sweaty. My feet breathe much better with just one layer.
I have two pairs of boots, one slightly too large and the other slightly too small. Neither seems particularly prone to inducing blisters. The only lacing I make sure is tight is that around the upper foot so that my heel is not able to lift and ankle support is maximised.
But mostly, the more I walk, the less bother I get from any parts of my body...
-- My bottom hurts just thinkin' about it. Madonna.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
I prefer a good dusting with talc beforehand. I've also ditched the two pairs of socks idea for one decent sock. (Thorlos or Ultimax or something along those lines.) I found even the thinnest inner sock used to get noticeably sweaty. My feet breathe much better with just one layer.
I have two pairs of boots, one slightly too large and the other slightly too small. Neither seems particularly prone to inducing blisters. The only lacing I make sure is tight is that around the upper foot so that my heel is not able to lift and ankle support is maximised.
But mostly, the more I walk, the less bother I get from any parts of my body...
-- My bottom hurts just thinkin' about it. Madonna.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
I prefer a good dusting with talc beforehand. I've also ditched the two pairs of socks idea for one decent sock. (Thorlos or Ultimax or something along those lines.) I found even the thinnest inner sock used to get noticeably sweaty. My feet breathe much better with just one layer.
I have two pairs of boots, one slightly too large and the other slightly too small. Neither seems particularly prone to inducing blisters. The only lacing I make sure is tight is that around the upper foot so that my heel is not able to lift and ankle support is maximised.
But mostly, the more I walk, the less bother I get from any parts of my body...
-- My bottom hurts just thinkin' about it. Madonna.
For friction you need lubricant, and I think that vaseline is the best idea to prevent the soreness between the toes.
I prefer a good dusting with talc beforehand. I've also ditched the two pairs of socks idea for one decent sock. (Thorlos or Ultimax or something along those lines.) I found even the thinnest inner sock used to get noticeably sweaty. My feet breathe much better with just one layer.
I have two pairs of boots, one slightly too large and the other slightly too small. Neither seems particularly prone to inducing blisters. The only lacing I make sure is tight is that around the upper foot so that my heel is not able to lift and ankle support is maximised.
But mostly, the more I walk, the less bother I get from any parts of my body...
-- My bottom hurts just thinkin' about it. Madonna.
why dont you get boots that fit "BemusedByQM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
hi,
does anyone have any advice for avoiding blisters/heel rubs/toe rubs etc on long hikes?
i did half of offas dyke recently and i'm glad i didnt do the other half, my feet were destroyed at the end of it - really very painful toe rubs on my little toes where they had been rubbing the toe next to them.
any advice on toughening feet up, or products that would help etc
why dont you get boots that fit "BemusedByQM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
hi,
does anyone have any advice for avoiding blisters/heel rubs/toe rubs etc on long hikes?
i did half of offas dyke recently and i'm glad i didnt do the other half, my feet were destroyed at the end of it - really very painful toe rubs on my little toes where they had been rubbing the toe next to them.
any advice on toughening feet up, or products that would help etc
why dont you get boots that fit "BemusedByQM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
hi,
does anyone have any advice for avoiding blisters/heel rubs/toe rubs etc on long hikes?
i did half of offas dyke recently and i'm glad i didnt do the other half, my feet were destroyed at the end of it - really very painful toe rubs on my little toes where they had been rubbing the toe next to them.
any advice on toughening feet up, or products that would help etc
why dont you get boots that fit "BemusedByQM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
hi,
does anyone have any advice for avoiding blisters/heel rubs/toe rubs etc on long hikes?
i did half of offas dyke recently and i'm glad i didnt do the other half, my feet were destroyed at the end of it - really very painful toe rubs on my little toes where they had been rubbing the toe next to them.
any advice on toughening feet up, or products that would help etc
