Comments on: How to Prevent Blisters When Hiking https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/ Sharing advice, info and inspiration about my happy place: the Great Outdoors. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:10:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Rick Ciccone https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/#comment-129631 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:51:25 +0000 https://dawnoutdoors.com/?p=3856#comment-129631 I enjoy your articles very much, very useful info. Re blisters, when buying boots sometimes people don’t bring their own usual sock combinations to the store for fitting. Also helps to bring your usual pack as this weight flattens feet more than just standing. Check return policy beforehand and try walking about in your house with pack on for a while to see how it goes.

]]> By: Lisa https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/#comment-4614 Thu, 03 May 2018 21:43:57 +0000 https://dawnoutdoors.com/?p=3856#comment-4614 Toe sock liners are the best! My first full week out last summer I had horrible terrible no-good blisters between a bunch of my toes. A friend recommended toe socks. A week later I was back on trail and blister free. My feet also felt a lot better at the end of the day. They work great under the waterproof socks too.

]]> By: Leslie Carvitto https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/#comment-4587 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:52:51 +0000 https://dawnoutdoors.com/?p=3856#comment-4587 Super informational post! I already told you my sob story about NZ on facebook 😉 but I’m definitely storing some of these tips for spring/summer hiking!

]]> By: Ioanna https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/#comment-4559 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:09:24 +0000 https://dawnoutdoors.com/?p=3856#comment-4559 Oh, blisters! I’ve been just working on writing a blog post on them! 😀 Great minds think alike… 😉 I hardly get any blisters anymore – my last change, getting toe-sock liners fixed my problem with toes overlapping. The last three-week hike on Crete, I had one tiny blister on my toe the first day and nothing else. YAY!

btw – I suggest caution about the Compeed. I used them couple years ago when I got blisters on the side of my heels (on the inner side). As the Compeed plasters where partially under my heel, I was walking/stepping on them. After a few hours of hiking, weird goo started to ooze from it sticking to my sock liners. I ended up throwing away a pair of socks (the goo/glue like thing could not be washed out) and had to buy new ones. Never used them since!

]]> By: Taryn Eyton https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/#comment-4557 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:10:29 +0000 https://dawnoutdoors.com/?p=3856#comment-4557 In reply to Tim.

Oh I hadn’t thought of that. I looked at Gore Tex socks a few years ago but at that time there weren’t many kinds on the market and they were super expensive. As well fit was a problem since they are cut for men’s feet and I have narrow feet. I’ve heard there are some newer kinds of Gore Tex socks on the market that use a stretchy material (the old ones didn’t stretch at all) so maybe they would fit better. I’ll have to check it out. Great idea!

]]> By: Tim https://dawnoutdoors.com/how-to-prevent-blisters-while-hiking/#comment-4554 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:49:50 +0000 https://dawnoutdoors.com/?p=3856#comment-4554 Skip the gore-tex shoes and just use gore-tex socks (or Seal Skinz or search “waterproof breathable socks” on amazon) with regular trail shoes … even if it’s not raining or whatever, you can keep them in your pack all the time and just put them on if/when your feet get wet. They also work much better (than the shoes) at keeping your feet dry.

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