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[QUOTE="mountaingoat999, post: 348548, member: 23341"] Hi Mamen some interesting observation and views. Great you never had blisters.. good advice on not skimping on footwear. To avoid long term damage to a person ankles they need to wear at least light weight ankle support boots for a camnio, for a good majority of the time...it may not feel like a person is having any problems in the short term walking along mixed terrain such as the camino's... the damage can take its toll gradually a sudden twist and they could be out of the game..in any good outdoor shop displaying advances in outdoor footwear a huge sum of money is spent on researching when manufactures design there footwear... and fit for purpose is stated for a good reason....on each footwear type I have never had a blister yet on a camino. some minor feet issues . and change my boots after two camnio's. I change my socks as and when needed during the period of time I walk the vast majority of people I have met on all my numerous camino have foot issues regardless of footwear,not just by wearing boots you say hiking boots are too much in your view......and here lies the real underlying issues ......due to the very nature of the camino . compacted surfaces like roads......then trials etc there is not a idea all round footwear type to suit all for the varied terrain types the camino offers a good compromise is a fabric light weight boot with ankle support.... before camino much more time is required to match there feet to footwear & socks for the camino..with plenty of practice..then plenty more.. I see time after time brand new footwear worn, then days later the person has gone home, not having done enough practice. even those with worn in footwear can be the worse offenders for not having there feet re-measured again before a long distance walk......at least once a year. The amount of time. money and energy put into fixing blisters ,having to go home due to foot problems can be equal to doing it right with practice in the first place.....even after selecting a footwear any niggles while training before take them back...again and again if need be... one day when I ever finish walking caminos my feet will probably be happy feet then [/QUOTE]
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