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Fixing Your Feet

by John Vonhof · first published 1997

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  • cactacea · Jun 4, 2026 · Recommends

    Highly recommend the book Fixing Your Feet if you found this useful, it is a gold mine of helpful info. I used to get really awful blisters even on short hikes but after applying some of the lacing techniques from this book I don't get blisters…

    on “Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot” ↗
  • crikli · Mar 29, 2019 · Recommends

    …plan for what happens if you lose your pack or get swept downstream. The force of water can be shocking. EDIT: If you plan to do any kind of movement over long distance _please_ invest in the book "Fixing Your Feet". Foot problems end more adventures than anything else. Foot care and foot health is the primary predictor IMO of how successful and how non-miserable a movement will be. https://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Your-Feet-Prevention-Treatment...

    on “My Dumbest Backpacking Mistakes (2018) [video]” ↗

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