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Why??Get rid of those waterproof shoes.
We're doing our first Camino in September following a steep trek on the Heaphy Track in NZ. We word ArmaSkin socks (black latex type "skins" that are guaranteed no blisters and an outer pair of Merino socks. That worked well for me. My wife had problems as her shoes were marginally small so we used "Hikers Wool" which is pure wool, washed off the sheep's back etc - we wrapped this around and between her toes and that really helped as pure wool stops friction and captures moisture. Both products are available online and they ship anywhere. We will both have Hikers Wool and wearing ArmaSkin inner socks on the Camino.
No, Australia.Wazza. Did you buy those socks in NZ? I'm in the Bay of Plenty and leaving St Jean 1st Sept
Crusader country huh. Commiserations!!No, Australia.
We got them online, have seen in shops in Melbourne. Trekking/camping stores in NZ may have them (I'm from Crusader land). Otherwise online http://www.armaskin.com/
Yes, no blisters but we haven't done the FC. Difficult to claim on the guarantee when you are 300kms in on the CM! Actually the merino wool "Hikers Wool" was the saviour for my wife.Hey Wazza, when you say "they worked well for me".....does that mean no blisters at all for you? I did the CF last year and am off again to do it in Sept this year. I bought "1000 mile socks" that guaranteed no blisters but got them on 2 or 3 and kept getting them. But I was walking in very hot temperatures 38 /39 C for the first 10 days. So I'm very suspect of guarantees.
Pretty sure my gore-Tex Solomon's saved my feet from blisters coming over Pyrenees in a drenching rain on Wed. I'll be keeping 'em.Get rid of those waterproof shoes. They are parboiling your feet. My 2 cents. Ps I am a long distance hiker. My 6 year in spain. Buen camino.
Actually, I liked the 'prune skin' effect. It made it easier to remove the callous on my toes. After that I applied some foot powder to the toe and had no problem. YMMV, however.I tried the ' toe condom ' on one of my little toes cvixx it worked well but led to other complications. Any heat , or moisture from sweat will give you an almost terminal case of ' prune ' skin . So bad that it threatens to peel right off .
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