[Fwd: Re: [at-l] Chafing was Gear and a Hike.]

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 08:04 AM 6/13/2005 -0400, amy wrote:

>On Jun 13, 2005, at 12:20 AM, Gary Ticknor wrote:
>
>>>Speaking of chafing, EMS carries "Body Glide". It looks like a deodorant 
>>>stick but it's a lubricant to make your skin slippery so that it doesn't 
>>>chafe or blister. Anybody tried that? If so, does it work?
>>
>>Anyone tried this? Sounds like a marital aid ;) but I'll try anything.
>
>I picked up some Body Glide a few weeks ago.  Jury's still out.  Made my 
>skin feel kind of sticky, not slick.  But I didn't get to put miles in to 
>see what would happen.  Mickey One Sock (who I met on the trail this year) 
>*highly* recommended it.
>
>I bought a different brand in Franklin.  Can't remember the name, but it 
>came in a white and red rollon bottle.  It definitely kept me from chafing 
>but it also stayed wet all day and stained anything it touched.  There was 
>a powder version, theoretically for feet, that I tried.  It went on dry 
>(of course) and made my skin slippery like the other stuff claimed it 
>would do.  But I haven't had a chance to test the powder on a long walk.
>
>-joy

I would think ordinary talcum powder would work on feet. It's pretty slick.