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Originally Posted by Elkins
My comments regarding Guerrilla Tape in conjunction with tincture of benzene are personal suggestions. It's what personally worked for me. I never got one blister during my entire time at SFAS which included the trek, and I finished very well on all the rucking events.
Any suggestions should be tried prior to SFAS to see if it works for you. There are many different ways people take care of their feet. At times I have used moleskin and powder, however I switched because I knew my feet might be wet for long periods of time. Once boots are submerged fully in water, powder becomes irrelevant and moleskin often comes off. I found a system that worked for me and I literally had no issues at all, not one blister! At the end of an event when we were given time to take care of our feet, I would trim and or remove the tape then apply foot powder to accelerate the drying/hardening of the foot. Then reapply tincture and tape later that night or first thing in the morning.
Good foot care is not a supplement for the hard work of toughening your feet before you get to SFAS. If you don't ruck before you arrive at SFAS you will have soft feet, you will miss out on finding blister prevention methods that work for you, and you will not know how to take care of blisters when you do get them.
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I concur with your process, if not your specific technique.
At least you knew if it would work for you ahead of time.
Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback.
TR
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