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Hardening Feet
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Does anyone know what that stuff is that you're meant to rub into your feet to make the skin harder? I think it's somethin really weird like parafin but i can't remember!
Anyone shed any light on this?
Anyone shed any light on this?
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Why do you want hard feet?
When I used to walk alot (mountain walking that is) your feet just get hard in the right places from the boots/shoes you wear
The paratroopers, who are some well hard sonovabitches, they use white spirit to toughen their feet up. Som they can run and take the pain etc...
I'm not sure how they do it, but they use white spirit on their feet.
But do you think it's worth it if they're just scrathy and so on?
Thanks for the advice on surgical spirit by the way
If you don't share your feet with anyone then being scratchy is not somethig you need to worry about!
I shall ask my bro in a minute for you cos he does a lot of athletics and long distance running and puts something weird on his feet. Not sure what is is though, think it may be white spirit as someone suggested......I shall get back to you....
Yeh, I've got a pretty decent pair of running shoes but as for socks i just wear old rugby ones that are kinda thick, are these 1000 mile socks those socks you see in camping/hiking shops and so on?
I used to have to toughen up the skin on my feet because I do karate (well, I'm taking a break at the moment, but I hope to start up again) and it involves a lot of tough work in bare feet. Walk around barefoot lots, that'll help too!
LSS
runing shops/independent sports shops would be the best bet or online somewhere...
http://www.whalleyoutdoor.co.uk/page22.htm