[at-l] Hikin' toenails

[patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu (Pat Villeneuve)]

I have a high-arch, low-volume foot that is wider across the toes and narrow
through the heel. The solution for me is loose through the toes (to avoid
pinching and blisters) and tighter up top (to avoid jamming the toes on the
downhills).

Every foot-boot combination is different. You have to know to experiment when
you get out there.
Chocolate

Mara Factor wrote:

> Those of us who routinely tie our boots tight need to be careful...
>
> At the beginning of my thruhike, a lot of hikers were having a lot of foot
> pain.  Many tried tightening their boots to no avail.  For many of us, the
> solution was loosening our boots.  Our feet were growing and that relieved a
> lot of the pain.  That being said, out feet were often lengthening, too and
> we needed to have our boots stretched or just a pair of longer boots.
>
> Mara
> Stitches, GAME99
>
> >From: "Draggin' Anchor" <dragginanchor@earthlink.net>
> >Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:04:12 -0500
> >
> >...
> >
> >I was told to lace my boots tightly ...
> >
> >The tight lacing and the knot keep my foot from sliding forward on the
> >downhills and kept my toes from banging into the front of the toe box.  I
> >haven't lost a toe nail since.
>
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