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I loved my Keen Targhee II mid boots. Although I just got my 3rd pair and they're not so great. But waterproof, breathable, solid on crazy terrain... just so dependable.
Honestly, I have simplistic approach. Compeed is the Devil. That shit takes the skin off your blisters, whether they're broken or not. Vaseline does very little. The bet thing I found was that, the moment I felt a hotspot, a burny little Future Blister, I stopped, sat down, and covered it...
I don't see why a Salomon boot should cause undue sweating. They're usually waterproof but still breathable. I agree with the sock issue. For me, natural fibres can just get saturated in any temperature and not dry, and cause epic friction. A breathable sock in a manmade technical fibre...
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