HELP blisters!!!

california_haley wrote: »

I was well overdue for new shoes so I went and got "trail shoes" because I walk on dirt trails never pavement. But I've ha blisters since day one of these shoes. I woke up two days ago couldn't even walk because my feet hurt too bad. So I read to clean, pop and cover with antibiotics and band aids. However I've kept hiking everyday cause I'm on vacation and didn't want to miss trails. However I keep getting blisters on top of blisters on top of blisters!
So is it my shoes, or what?? I never had this issue on the same trails with my old shoes that are almost 10 years old but they aren't ment for outside wear. I don't want to stop hiking or walking but i don't want to keep getting blister cause damn they hurt.

Maybe it's the choose but take a break for yor blisters to heal and get some bodygilde. It works wonders at preventing blisters. It's 9 dollars for a stick of it. It looks like a deodorant stick. You can get it online or at dick sporting goods and maybe find it at your local sports store

Your shoes are definitely the problem. I had a similar problem years ago with a pair of hiking boots and would get blisters and hot spots anytime I hiked more than a few miles in them, and it was even worse on backpacking excursions. I used these, which helped somewhat, but they were kinda pricey and every so often they'd slip off my skin and would be a pain to re-apply.

Eventually, I bought a new pair of boots a few years ago and have yet to get a single blister while wearing them.

I'd highly recommend using sock liners inside your hiking socks- these wick away the sweat on your feet and will help to prevent blisters. Also, if you have one in your area, I cannot recommend going to REI highly enough. Even though their gear can be pricey, they have the best return policy and their salespeople are extremely knowledgeable.

Mayor_West wrote: »

I'd highly recommend using sock liners inside your hiking socks- these wick away the sweat on your feet and will help to prevent blisters. Also, if you have one in your area, I cannot recommend going to REI highly enough. Even though their gear can be pricey, they have the best return policy and their salespeople are extremely knowledgeable.

Yes to liners (silk preferably with wool socks) and Yes to REI being knowledgeable. The shoes you have may just be a bad fit and though I hate to lose money, better that than raw feet you can't walk on. New hiking boots/shoes shouldn't be tearing your feet up.

I've never gotten a blister with sock liners. After hiking the Inca Trail, everyone on the train back was comparing their various blisters and foot injuries. No one in my family (all wearing liners and wool socks) had a single blister.