Thread: Rookie mistakes!

Always bring blister block ... like, always. Even if you have good boots. Especially if you go out with a group of people, one guy with sore feet can really slow you down.
I always carry them in my first aid kit. I've hardly had to use them myself (fantastic boots) ... but I've had to hand a lot out to people wearing new boots/bad footwear to save them pain/speed them up on a trip.
On my last 3-day trip into the mountains though... I had a sore toe and it felt like it was ridiculously swollen and I just thought it was from my wet socks. Didn't check my toes the whole trip haha, not even when changing socks. Got home to inspect in front of the shower - I had a blister that was, literally, bigger than the toe it was formed on. Hmmm rookie mistake - should've cranked out some blister block so it didn't get to that point! Holy heck it took a long time to drain that thing!