I used to spend $10/ week on bandaids (not to mention the prep time) to prevent foot blisters. Blister shield, a great product for chafage on the torso, just made the feet slide around and didn’t work. Someone told me about Wright socks double layer socks, which I thought were the best thing since sliced bread for awhile. But after switching shoes, I started to get blisters between my small toes and was back on the bandaids, until someone suggested the toe socks. They are called Injini Tetrasoks and they come in a variety of lengths/ fabrics and even "split toe", i.e. great toe separated from little toes.
I must admit, it was a weird and not altogether pleasant sensation at first, purposefully inserting fabric between the toes (otherwise the toes don’t really go into the slots properly) reminded me of foot massages, a little creepy. Can anyone explain foot fetishists? But that feeling goes away and the socks were fabulous. No blisters and no foot sweating- can’t recommend them enough. Worth every penny of the $11/ pair. Haven’t tried them in super cold weather but it doesn’t get that bad in Seattle.
How in the world did you manage to take a picture while doing a hand stand?
ReplyDeleteI wanted to try those, but they don't make them for people with thirteen toes.
ReplyDeleteHey Gerald, I would like to try these out too! Crash mentioned that you saw them at REI too?
ReplyDeleteI ordered them from REI.com, but hadn't looked for them in the store. At REI they were cheaper and more choices than where I bought my first pair for $16 at a Seattle running club store, where they only had black mini-crew style
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info Gerald.
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