Preventing Common Hiking Injuries
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Have done a good bit of jungle hiking. for the wet. if you can use boots or shoes that will drain (no gore tex) and don't lace super tight because blood/fluid flow is how your feet take care of themselves. and get into a habit of powdering your feet with antifungal and putting on dry socks when you sleep. it goes a long way to drying out your feet at night. keep your night socks dry and dedicated to sleep only or walking in town on dry days. also as you are powdering, massage your feet and inspect. When you trim toenails try to not trim too close. and trim off flat instead of curved. this can reduce the chance of an ingrown nail. Hand sanitizer also works if you gets ants on your feet in your camp shoes. I don't know how it does it but it can take the pain of the bites away.
Got most of this info from army rangers and sas people. and have tried it myself. it works.
Date: 2020-08-18
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Tootsla
A few poison ivy/oak recommendations, from a wife who has nursed her mountain man, highly allergic husband, through horrible bouts: sweating and hot showers are strictly out! Those two factors greatly accelerate and spread the blisters - stay cool and only bathe or shower in cool water; take the maximum allowable dose of Benadryl; cortisone injections, and oral cortisone can greatly cut the breakout faster than topical treatments. Again, my hubs is extremely allergic, and actually has scars on his arms from 40 years ago. We've tried everything over the years. These treatments have worked like nothing else.
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A few poison ivy/oak recommendations, from a wife who has nursed her mountain man, highly allergic husband, through horrible bouts: sweating and hot showers are strictly out! Those two factors greatly accelerate and spread the blisters - stay cool and only bathe or shower in cool water; take the maximum allowable dose of Benadryl; cortisone injections, and oral cortisone can greatly cut the breakout faster than topical treatments. Again, my hubs is extremely allergic, and actually has scars on his arms from 40 years ago. We've tried everything over the years. These treatments have worked like nothing else.
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rbaleksandar
About shoe sizing: I strongly recommend to check new shoes out in the shop at the end the day even better - after a long walk during the day. That way you enjoy that your feet are swollen so you get a good idea how big the shoes have to actually be. many people leave the shop with the new pair of shoes happy that they fit, but then they start walking for a couple of hours and all of the sudden the shoes become a torture
And yes, never starts trail with brand new shoes.
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About shoe sizing: I strongly recommend to check new shoes out in the shop at the end the day even better - after a long walk during the day. That way you enjoy that your feet are swollen so you get a good idea how big the shoes have to actually be. many people leave the shop with the new pair of shoes happy that they fit, but then they start walking for a couple of hours and all of the sudden the shoes become a torture
And yes, never starts trail with brand new shoes.
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Mich
Had painful toe nails on a recent hike. I cut a piece out the bottom of a pepsi bottle to make a guard and taped it to my toes to tide me over for the next day. Also, to relieve pressure on the toes, re-laced the shoes skipping the bottom 2 sets of eyelets. Came to the conclusion my shoes were too small to cope with foot swelling, but since there are no shoe shops in the wilderness, needs must.
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Had painful toe nails on a recent hike. I cut a piece out the bottom of a pepsi bottle to make a guard and taped it to my toes to tide me over for the next day. Also, to relieve pressure on the toes, re-laced the shoes skipping the bottom 2 sets of eyelets. Came to the conclusion my shoes were too small to cope with foot swelling, but since there are no shoe shops in the wilderness, needs must.
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HikeRx
I'd argue that heavy boots are the best for the high Sierras because of how rocky the terrain is. Heavy boots prevent the bottom of your feet from getting bruised on granite rock trails. For softer dirt trails, I agree that a lighter trail runner is fine. I personally need protection for the bottom of my feet. Otherwise, I can barely walk because of how bruised my feet get.
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I'd argue that heavy boots are the best for the high Sierras because of how rocky the terrain is. Heavy boots prevent the bottom of your feet from getting bruised on granite rock trails. For softer dirt trails, I agree that a lighter trail runner is fine. I personally need protection for the bottom of my feet. Otherwise, I can barely walk because of how bruised my feet get.
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Gracie
Okay, I am sure this is a dumb question, but I'm a newbie. How do you know how far you've hiked in a day/year? Do you go by guthooks or do you wear a fitbit? Please advise! I'm gonna hike the CDT thru Colorado, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Park. Not a thru hike, but probably 3 different trips. Love your vids, and someday, I'm gonna do this!
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Okay, I am sure this is a dumb question, but I'm a newbie. How do you know how far you've hiked in a day/year? Do you go by guthooks or do you wear a fitbit? Please advise! I'm gonna hike the CDT thru Colorado, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Park. Not a thru hike, but probably 3 different trips. Love your vids, and someday, I'm gonna do this!
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TheDudlydude
Don't pop blisters people unless they are likely to pop themselves, blisters help callus form on your skin which will protect you from getting blisters in the future. Pus is germicidal and absorbed through the skin but popping a blister exposes the wounded skin, drains the pus and increases risk of infection.
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Don't pop blisters people unless they are likely to pop themselves, blisters help callus form on your skin which will protect you from getting blisters in the future. Pus is germicidal and absorbed through the skin but popping a blister exposes the wounded skin, drains the pus and increases risk of infection.
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kobold90
I wouldn't call it ankle support but rather ankle protection. I once managed to step on a stone in a way which made the stone flipping and it hit my ankle. That tought me a lesson about how important protection is. My ankle got swollen with a risk serious damages and I went straight to the next hospital.
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I wouldn't call it ankle support but rather ankle protection. I once managed to step on a stone in a way which made the stone flipping and it hit my ankle. That tought me a lesson about how important protection is. My ankle got swollen with a risk serious damages and I went straight to the next hospital.
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calamagrostis88
By knotting your laces you can vary the tension and thus the width of the boot. If you want a wider toe area, just stretch out the laces on the lower eyelets to be comfortable, then put in a knot, then you can get the upper laces around your ankle much tighter, without squeezing your toes.
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By knotting your laces you can vary the tension and thus the width of the boot. If you want a wider toe area, just stretch out the laces on the lower eyelets to be comfortable, then put in a knot, then you can get the upper laces around your ankle much tighter, without squeezing your toes.
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Sabrina
Thanks for this video, Dixie! Did you ever have problems with numb toes? I had this twice on my long distance hikes and my big toes were numb for almost 2 months after I finished. Any thoughts on how to avoid this (my shoes fit perfectly, no blisters, no lost nails, nothing?
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Thanks for this video, Dixie! Did you ever have problems with numb toes? I had this twice on my long distance hikes and my big toes were numb for almost 2 months after I finished. Any thoughts on how to avoid this (my shoes fit perfectly, no blisters, no lost nails, nothing?
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