Feet

Backpacking basics: socks, fungus, and blisters

November 16, 2009

At the risk of being told I have a fetish, I’m going to write another post about feet for my next Backpacking Basics article. Up this time: socks, fungus, and blisters Socks There are a lot of different opinions on how to choose socks, and here’s mine: let your padding come from your shoes and [...]

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Backpacking basics: Footwear

November 12, 2009

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several people ask me what the beginning steps are for getting into backpacking. So I’ve decided to write a series of articles on the backpacking basics to help people get started. First up is footwear. The main things to consider are: tread, stability, and waterproof level. Tread For [...]

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