Comments on: Walking in the Arans https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/06/walking-in-the-arans/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/06/walking-in-the-arans/#comment-5715 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:15:58 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/walking-in-the-arans/#comment-5715 Thanks for that Mark… I hadn’t heard of Moleskins before but they certainly sound interesting.

In my case though, although the blisters did hurt, I could put up with them, the worst of the problems was the pain in my toes which wasn’t caused by rubbing at all. I’m not sure why they hurt so much but I took the boots back to the shop I bought them from and they are going to modify them for me. I don’t quite know how they do that, but it will be interesting to see if it helps at all.

Al.

]]> By: MarkofLoxley https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/06/walking-in-the-arans/#comment-5453 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:36:54 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/walking-in-the-arans/#comment-5453 Moleskin ! As a suggestion to your boot fitting / pain / blister issues, I would recommend fitting moleskin. No, dont go setting traps for the furry burrowing creatures and slicing them with a carving knife, but pop down to your local Boots or chemist and head for the chiropody section. You can buy moleskin in strips about twice the size of an average bandaid. What you need to do is then apply that ( its sticky backed ) to the offending area of your boot where the blisters happen, alternately, before you set off walking, stick it to your foot. Blisters happen by the skin attempting to dissipate the heat caused by the friction of the ill fitting item. What the moleskin does is absorb that heat and distribute it over its larger surface area and ‘hey presto’ no blisters !
What you should find over time as well is that the moleskin will wear down the leather and make it more supple.
Hope that helps
Mark.

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