Re: [pct-l] Foot blisters

[CMountainDave@aol.com]

The idea of drying out your shoes/boots is always a good one. But in ten 
minutes? There is one small problem with that strategy while hiking through 
the Pacific Northwest, especially the North Cacades or Olympics. Once they 
get wet, your footwear will never, I repeat never, get dry until you either 
put them by a campfire or place them in a dryer. (Campfires can be a real 
challenge in near rain forest conditions) Additionally, there's no way I'm 
aware of to keep fabric boots dry while hiking over snow or thru wet brush on 
an overgrown trail. And the brush can be sopping wet even on a perfectly 
clear day due to dew. (As I write this it's raining like a cow pissing on a 
flat rock in Port Orchard,Wa with a snow level of 2500'. But the snow is 
melting in the mountains at a normal rate and thru hikers should have no 
problems with snow at all this year.)            Mountain Dave
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