[pct-l] Blisters and more.

[Eric Lee]

Gary wrote:
>
I'm coming to believe more and more, that mesh shoes are not for me. The
dirt 
that works its way into the shoes, combined with sweat creates an almost 
cement mixture that is hard on the feet.
>

I agree with Gary.  Too much dirt does not make my feet happy.  It obviously
works for a lot of people, which is great, but not me.  But then, I haven't
done much desert hiking yet, either, so maybe I'll change my tune when I get
down that way.

I also believe that a lot of people hike in footwear that's too small, which
causes all kinds of problems.  For some reason there's this idea that your
foot shouldn't be able to move around *at all* in your shoes but my
experience is that having too-small shoes is usually far more destructive
than having them a tad large.  Too put it another way, over the years I've
heard many people say, "I had horrible blisters until I got larger shoes."
I can't remember ever hearing someone say, "I had horrible blisters until I
got smaller shoes."  Maybe someone has but it's not a common occurrence, for
sure.


Eric