For the most part, hiking socks have cushion and they reduce friction on your feet. The friction from regular socks can cause blisters. Of course poor fitted shoes can play a role in causing blisters or if your shoes are not tied tightly.


Edited by ETSU Pride (10/13/12 11:54 AM)
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It is one of the blessings of wilderness life that it shows us how few things we need in order to be perfectly happy.-- Horace Kephart