[pct-l] Feet verses Boots

[Montedodge@aol.com]

  I saw Ron's feet first hand and would say he wins this years trophy for 
ugliest feet. ( they were totally hammered ) I wished I would have used my 
old Danners which were heavier. Rule of thumb, bigger hikers with bigger 
packs need heavier boots. Diamond Dave was the only hiker I saw with zero 
blisters and he wore only socks and sandals. He is a light guy though with a 
light pack,. ( he weighes in at maybe 140lbs and has a pack that goes 25lbs. 
) I saw as many blister problems now days as in the 70's. Even " footfedish " 
who is as in good as shape as any woman in the world had horrible feet by 
Warner. The hot ground may be the answer as many in shape people were toast 
in the feet department. Rule of thumb #2, do as Colin Fletcher says and 
change socks each hour in the desert. I did this the second week which worked 
great. ( pour water and rinse out the pair just removed, hang on pack to dry 
which is no problem in an hours time ) Kididle did the same and also saved 
her feet. If your a flyweight with a light pack, would might luck out with 
light boots and no blisters. If your a tanker like me or Moak, better take a 
tad heavier approach to the boot game. Monte
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