>>1951694My feet are pretty well conditioned, but I ran a MeetUp group for several years, and we’d get a lot of people who were fairly new. And that’s ok. You’d be surprised by how many people are clueless when it comes to treating blisters.
>preventionOunce of prevention pound of cure hurr durr durr, but it’s very true. Just slap some leukotape on as soon as your foot feels a focused, burning spot
>pop itAlways drain blisters. Muh infection is a non sequitar; it’s either going to be drained and bandaged by you in a controlled, semi-clean environment, or it will be violently ripped open inside of a disgusting, dirty hiking shoe. It doesn’t really matter how well you bandage a blister. If you keep walking in it (which you will if you’re still hiking) it’s going to pop.
>yeah but how?I use three things, ideally. Moleskin, a white bandage (just the white padded part of a bandaid), and luekotape (duct tape works too). The moleskin is cut into a donut and placed around the blister, per its intended use. This provides a good deal of comfort via padding. The bandaid piece goes directly over the blister. All of this is covered in a very large piece of luekotape.
>lol that’s not how it’s doneYeah, this has worked dozens of times, mostly on newer people but also on myself. It’s easier said than done. Blisters aren’t perfect circles on perfectly flat pieces of skin. You can’t always cut a donut of moleskin (sometimes you have to make a triangle or something from little strips).
>just put tape on it and keep going pussyThis works too lol. But it’s not comfortable at all. You’ll have tape stick to an open wound that you’re walking on. Moleskin make an enormous difference, and if you’re not out there to enjoy yourself then why did you leave the house? The problem is it doesn’t stay in place very well.
>bring scissorsI use a Leatherman Micra so I can cut oddball shapes of tape that might wrap around toes. It also helps for cutting moleskin.
