How to be an arse part 1.
Brand new walking shoes + 10 mile hike and no breaking in =
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Ouch !!
Oh dude that is harsh
Exercise is bad for you - fact.
I can imagine the pain starting about 5 miles in and you realising that there is nothing you can do about it apart from finish the walk and suffer or take them off and go barefoot.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Engo-Blister-Prevention-Patches/dp/B003URZNW0
I know it's a little late, but having experienced what you're going through, I found these things which are good for avoiding blisters, preserving the internals of expensive shoes, wearing out socks a little faster than normal (although cheaper to replace than shoes). And generally feeling good when walking/ running.
Oh and they cost a fiver, no idea what Amazon is playing at.
Cheers I've seen these in my local Outdoor Shop and yes about a fiver seems right. I'll definitely grab some. It's my own fault, the shoes are top notch, just a little tight till they spread and rather than a few small walks I went for a five mile each way canal walk.
Ouch! Did you go up a size from your sneaker size?
I wear a 10 sneaker and 11.5 hiking boot.
Yeah I go to a store that does the whole foot measuring thing and lets you try the shoes out for a week as long as you stay on carpet, so loads of vacuuming last week for me. They felt OK which is why I went for the longer than sensible walk.
Still live and learn.
I made that mistake with flip flops when on holiday. Never again!!
Quote from: DannagE;423004I made that mistake with flip flops when on holiday. Never again!!
In between toe blisters aren't fun. Then again, flip flops? Seriously!
Quote from: albert;423006In between toe blisters aren't fun. Then again, flip flops? Seriously!
Was snorkelling in Majorca so thought flip flops was a good idea. They turned out to be better frisbees than for walking on. Toes were wrecked!
These blister plasters are great and I recommend using them if you get a blister. But note the sticky bit degrades over time and after a few days they just fall off regardless of whether the blister has healed or not. I got caught out last night during the CS tournament and was just walking about wearing a wool sock and nothing else. This doesn't explain me still being crap at Counter Strike but it certainly does mess with your concentration :D
Awww smilo we were all wondering why you were going easy on us :D I bet that really did sting and a woolly sock would leave a lot of fibres in the blister aswell which I am guessing would hurt. At least you know for next time, I normally has a blister plaster on for about 2 days then I would take it off in the shower as for not wanting the pain of it falling off on its own :)