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Post by Koda Vonnor on Aug 8, 2006 14:19:15 GMT -5
I have some pretty nice Adi Gallia-style boots (from Carlos Diaz from eBay), but they are causing blisters. I wore them to Otakon this past weekend and it was so bad after 5 hours of walking, I had to change back into street clothes. I know exactly what is causing it but it's hard to explain without drawing a picture. There is a seam inside the boot just below the anklebone. The tops of the boot (forget the name for that)which is a softer leather, are sewn on the outside of the bottom part (shank?)which is stiffer. Gravity and movement is causing a fold to occur at the seam line which runs horizontally just under the anklebone. As I walk, the heal slips a bit up and down (it's just a tad loose in the heal) and that tiny fold of leather on the seam rubs me the wrong way. As the heal moves up relative to the boot, there's no problem, since the crease of the seam-fold is also pointing upward, but when the heal moves back down, it digs into my skin. I checked today and the right foot has a dime-sized open blister while the left foot has 3 pencil-eraser-sized closed blisters. So you can see I really need to get that fixed. Any ideas? Anybody have similar problems that a shoe repair solved? Thanks in advance! ~ Vonnor
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Post by Ldi-Ovef Te_Azi on Aug 8, 2006 15:50:51 GMT -5
you could talk to a cobbler, or maybe you could wear an extra pair of socks, they have slippery socks that you can buy that reduce friction, and help in this matter. i believe these same socks also wick your sweat away from your skin......so a dual benefit.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 8, 2006 20:06:02 GMT -5
Socks are your best defense against a feature inside the boot, though the problem may improve with wear on the boot. Wearing a bandaid on your foot over the place where it rubs helps quite a lot in a pinch.
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Post by Plo Strax-Avix on Aug 11, 2006 8:06:37 GMT -5
I had a similar problem once when I had to use a pair of boots which did not belong to me during a trooping outing. I didn't even have the option of changing back to my normal shoes because it was a paid event and the client didn't allow it.
I had nothing to work with. No extra socks, no alternative boots, nada. And what came to the rescue? MASKING TAPE!
Yup I just wrapped tape over my socks on the part which hurts and I didn't feel a thing from then on. Now I never troop without bringing along a roll of masking tape.
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Post by Ldi-Ovef Te_Azi on Aug 11, 2006 21:05:37 GMT -5
that is interesting
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Post by Crowen Grail on Aug 12, 2006 9:34:45 GMT -5
I used masking tape once to wrap my feet for a football game, and it worked like a charm! However, if the boots are too unbearable, you might find it easier to replace them than to cripple yourself.
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Post by Col-Mas Anor on Aug 12, 2006 19:50:44 GMT -5
In the Boy Scouts we often wore two pairs of socks to prevent blisters on long hikes. Two pairs allows the socks to move more freely, and prevent the inner sock from rubbing a blister. If the boots are snug, getting two pairs in might be hard.
I suggest wearing an old pair of women's panty hose, then putting on your normal socks.
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Post by admin on Mar 29, 2007 7:32:23 GMT -5
Koda, what did you do to fix your Adi Gallia boots?
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Mar 29, 2007 8:10:29 GMT -5
I always tape up my feet now and wear "moleskin" pads on the wear spots.
~ Koda
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Post by Bouri-Plwel on Mar 29, 2007 12:24:40 GMT -5
I am a BIG fan and supporter of mole skin...........for both my military and Jedi boots
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Post by zhidon on Mar 29, 2007 13:55:55 GMT -5
Bottom line is you can always get new boots, you can't get new feet. I had mine custom made at the same cobbler who makes the character shoes and boots for Disneyland. Feet don't hurt and boots were of mine own design. Just a thought. IMO boots are the most important part of your uniform.
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Post by Obi-1 on Mar 30, 2007 3:29:21 GMT -5
If its a small amount of stretch you're looking for try filling some ziplock bags with water, put them in the boots and put the boots in the freezer for a while (overnight is what I have heard you should do).
Construction workers do this when they buy some new boots to break them in and make sure they will be comfortable. I would venture to say you should leave the boots unzipped so that no stitches are broken, but it should work very well for expanding the leather in some spots.
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Post by Obi-1 on Mar 30, 2007 3:31:54 GMT -5
Zhidon this cobbler from Disney, what does he charge and do you have any pictures I could see of his work? If you could pm me with some information on him (so as not to go too far off topic here) I would appreciate it.
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Post by admin on Mar 30, 2007 8:59:19 GMT -5
So far so good. I've been wearing my new boots for three days and slowly their stretching. I stuffed them with rags yesterday before going to work and I think that helped puff out the shape some. Thanks for all the suggestions. I've still got time before CIV to whip these into shape!
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Post by Charybdis on Apr 2, 2007 10:56:17 GMT -5
One thing to get more support and possibly a slight lift is to use arch supports in the shoe. They raise your heel a bit which might get your anklebone off the seam and they also help support your entire leg by having proper arch support. I wear them in my everyday work shoes and they do help.
I just wore them inside my cheaper jedi boots for an event this past weekend and I couldn't even feel them, they made the boot so comfortable!
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