Camping Swanking - June 28 - July 3 - Page 138

DreadPirateRoberts · 07-10-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yeah, but there's a certain way to tie them, not simply tie them tight, that helps the foot refrain from sliding forward.

In any event, foot hitting shoefront on 7 miles of pure downhill will not be stopped by any method of shoetie, I'd wager.

you mean like this?

Capt Jack · 07-10-2007, 11:30 AM

yeah, thats 'sort of' how my boots are tied. the ones I wore on the trip are a long time friend and well broken in. fairly tight at the ankle but extra toe space in the front. that and I clipped the nails to the nub just for the walking aspects, although I did a lot less walking than the majority of Swankers.

yeah, ankle support all the way on trips like those.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2007, 11:34 AM

Heheh, that's the exact page I took with me to the Grand Canyon, and then forgot to consult at 4:30 in the morning.

My toe still hates me for it.

Disneyphile · 07-10-2007, 11:54 AM

Hmm. That could be why my ankles always painfully swell up in my boots too - I usually tie them tightly on the bottom, and looser up top. So, in a sense, my feet can't swell, so my ankles will. I'll have to reverse that next time and see if it works.

MouseWife · 07-10-2007, 02:01 PM

I think mine were average but loose up at the top. I did cut my toenails back, for this trip, but, my damage was from home working out.

I did not cut my sons toenails {see, how lame does that sound, he didn't cut his own toenails but then he doesn't....} and who knows how his shoes were tied and he ran down the trail. We've told him not to as it puts a lot of pressure on your toes as well as it can thrash your legs....kids!!!

Alex · 07-10-2007, 02:52 PM

Black toenails falling off were the coolest thing in the world when I was a kid, so if I'd been told that could cause I'd have done it on purpose.

Of course, blood under my toenails (mostly from soccer; both because the fashion was to wear shoes 1.5 sizes too small and from getting stepped on) is the reason I started painting my toenails in college.

Chernabog · 07-10-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Of course, blood under my toenails (mostly from soccer; both because the fashion was to wear shoes 1.5 sizes too small and from getting stepped on) is the reason I started painting my toenails in college.

Pink with little yellow butterflies? Awwwwww that makes for some cool toes in those strappy sandals.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-10-2007, 03:02 PM

I just jammed my finger onto a piece of metal that slid neatly under the fingernail. Now there's a lovely painful black spot. I blame you all.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2007, 03:03 PM

Let's put all our discarded digit nails into an envelope and send it to Santa!

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 07-10-2007, 03:09 PM

On my 13th birthday I was helping my dad take down a set-up at a county fair. I took some of the pieces over to the big truck to put onto the flat-bed. I jumped onto the tailgate which lifted up and before I knew it my foot was caught between the truck bed and the gate squashing my foot.

I took off my bloody shoe to reviel the broken nail. I then was rushed to the emergency room where teh doctors cut off the toe nail.

That really sucked.

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07-10-2007, 11:30 AM	#1372
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	yeah, thats 'sort of' how my boots are tied. the ones I wore on the trip are a long time friend and well broken in. fairly tight at the ankle but extra toe space in the front. that and I clipped the nails to the nub just for the walking aspects, although I did a lot less walking than the majority of Swankers. yeah, ankle support all the way on trips like those. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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07-10-2007, 11:34 AM	#1373
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Heheh, that's the exact page I took with me to the Grand Canyon, and then forgot to consult at 4:30 in the morning. My toe still hates me for it.
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07-10-2007, 11:54 AM	#1374
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Hmm. That could be why my ankles always painfully swell up in my boots too - I usually tie them tightly on the bottom, and looser up top. So, in a sense, my feet can't swell, so my ankles will. I'll have to reverse that next time and see if it works.
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07-10-2007, 02:01 PM	#1375
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I think mine were average but loose up at the top. I did cut my toenails back, for this trip, but, my damage was from home working out. I did not cut my sons toenails {see, how lame does that sound, he didn't cut his own toenails but then he doesn't....} and who knows how his shoes were tied and he ran down the trail. We've told him not to as it puts a lot of pressure on your toes as well as it can thrash your legs....kids!!! __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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07-10-2007, 02:52 PM	#1376
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Black toenails falling off were the coolest thing in the world when I was a kid, so if I'd been told that could cause I'd have done it on purpose. Of course, blood under my toenails (mostly from soccer; both because the fashion was to wear shoes 1.5 sizes too small and from getting stepped on) is the reason I started painting my toenails in college.
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07-10-2007, 03:02 PM	#1378
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I just jammed my finger onto a piece of metal that slid neatly under the fingernail. Now there's a lovely painful black spot. I blame you all. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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07-10-2007, 03:03 PM	#1379
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Let's put all our discarded digit nails into an envelope and send it to Santa!
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07-10-2007, 03:09 PM	#1380
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	On my 13th birthday I was helping my dad take down a set-up at a county fair. I took some of the pieces over to the big truck to put onto the flat-bed. I jumped onto the tailgate which lifted up and before I knew it my foot was caught between the truck bed and the gate squashing my foot. I took off my bloody shoe to reviel the broken nail. I then was rushed to the emergency room where teh doctors cut off the toe nail. That really sucked.
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