npaden
Well-known member
I think I just have wimpy feet.
I did an extensive search last summer for the perfect pair of boots and tried on some Lowas and Hanwags and ended up settling on a pair of Meindls.
I worked with them over the summer and thought I had them broken in and they did great on my Wyoming elk hunt but on my New Mexico hunt the terrain was much steeper and loose and I ended up with some major blisters.
This spring I ended up with blisters again wearing the same pair of boots. I've been to a couple different places that have lined me up with sock liners, some stuff you wipe on your feet called blister guard, some powder to put in your socks and about everything else you can think of. Even tried some creative ways of lacing up my boots.
Now I'm starting to jog more to try to get in shape and I ran 6.5 miles this morning and I ended up with a blister from my new running shoes. I had worn them on a couple runs already, but this was a few miles farther than I had run in them before.
Long story short, is there anything to do to toughen up my wimpy feet? Just treat the blisters and keep wearing the same boots and running shoes and eventually my feet will get used to them? Anything else I can do to toughen them up?
Thanks, Nathan
I did an extensive search last summer for the perfect pair of boots and tried on some Lowas and Hanwags and ended up settling on a pair of Meindls.
I worked with them over the summer and thought I had them broken in and they did great on my Wyoming elk hunt but on my New Mexico hunt the terrain was much steeper and loose and I ended up with some major blisters.
This spring I ended up with blisters again wearing the same pair of boots. I've been to a couple different places that have lined me up with sock liners, some stuff you wipe on your feet called blister guard, some powder to put in your socks and about everything else you can think of. Even tried some creative ways of lacing up my boots.
Now I'm starting to jog more to try to get in shape and I ran 6.5 miles this morning and I ended up with a blister from my new running shoes. I had worn them on a couple runs already, but this was a few miles farther than I had run in them before.
Long story short, is there anything to do to toughen up my wimpy feet? Just treat the blisters and keep wearing the same boots and running shoes and eventually my feet will get used to them? Anything else I can do to toughen them up?
Thanks, Nathan