Blister Prevention on the Trail

Blister Prevention on the Trail

Blisters! The evilness that lurks, just waiting for those three main ingredients to manifest itself.  Heat, friction, and moisture.  I bet you thought you stumbled upon the wrong webpage and were about to read a sci-fi thriller novel.  Sorry to disappoint you folks. But the struggle is real! And so it begins my long road to blister prevention.  I typically will get a blister at the 10 mile mark.  Sometimes I hike 20 miles in a day, so those last 10 miles are a real bitch. I’ve tried everything: mole skin, tape, blister blockers, Glide, Vaseline, foot powder, I could…