[pct-l] Socks... And Fire...

[P Isabella]

Hear!  Hear!.....on the no starting of fires!  

So does anyone ever turn in other thru hikers who are cooking over fires nitely?.....there were at least 2 i know of last year (2013).  

Mademoiselle

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> On Feb 12, 2014, at 6:59 PM, Jeffrey Olson <jjolson60 at centurylink.net> wrote:
> 
> Man - there are so many opinions based in wealth of experience. Socks.  
> Such an easy place to share.  My perspective...
> 
> Use socks that are as tight and thin as possible.  You don't want thick 
> heels or toes that can rub back and forth, back and forth - foot rubbing 
> against sock.  You want your sock to be a part of your foot, totally 
> separate and distinct from your shoe.  If there's any rubbing going on, 
> it's between the shoe and sock not between the sock and foot.
> 
> The combination of loose shoes, tight socks and rhythmic walking let 
> your feet thrive after 100, 300 500 miles and beyond.  Feet spread over 
> the weeks and tight socks and loose shoes allow for expansion.
> 
> Common wisdom is to take breaks and air your feet out.  If you wear 
> tight, thin socks in big ole shoes, the need to stop and air is 
> lessened.  Your sweat evaporates better.  Blisters form because of heat 
> plus friction plus dampness.  Get rid of the friction and dampness, and 
> you can deal with the heat.  No blisters is the consequence of "dealing 
> with the heat."
> 
> Imagine you're a cartoon character with giant shoes, goofy and 
> indolent.  Two months into the hike those goofy, slapping, shifting 
> shoes receive the spreading foot.  You'll see it happen after a couple 
> seeks.  Six weeks later, your flapping, tightly socked feet are now 
> little slapping platforms helping you maintain 20 mpd...
> 
> Once you've got control of your foot reality, you can educate your 
> fellow hikers about the inadvisability of making fires anytime or 
> anywhere except in  case of EMERGENCY.,..  And emergency doesn't happen 
> very often.  You can be stupid about your feet and socks and shoes and 
> the only one that suffers is you.  If you're stupid about fire, you can 
> be responsible for lots of pain in the world.  DON'T BUILD FIRES PERIOD...
> 
> Jeffrey Olson
> Rapid City, SD, soon to move back to Laramie, WY...
> 
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> 
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>> On 2/12/2014 7:02 PM, Diane Soini wrote:
>> I think you just get what you like best. Personally, I like short,
>> thin socks best. But everyone is different.
>> 
>>> On Feb 12, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>> 
>>> From: Jake Handy <jakers329 at yahoo.com>
>>> Subject: [pct-l] Injinji socks
>>> Hello all!  Due to the high number of people that recommended
>>> Injinji toe socks on here I gave them a go, and I must say they
>>> were awesome!  I'm going to switch to them for sure!  Two questions
>>> tho, I tried the short ones that just cover my foot and don't go
>>> too far up the ankle.  Should I stick with those or buy the ones
>>> that go up the calf? Secondly,  how many miles can I expect out of
>>> a pair? Til now I was using plain cheap men's polyester dress socks
>>> but was chewing thru those in 20-30 miles!!  I hope the Injinji are
>>> more durable!
>>> Thanks!
>>> Jake
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