Another thing that might work is putting a sock on, and duct taping over the sock. (I do this for snowboarding, and my feet sweat ALOT in my boots) The socks are pretty well soaked after a day of boarding, but if you tape like you would an ankle brace (around the arch of the foot, around ankle and up a bit) its definatly not coming off...sticks quite well to even a sweat-soaked cotton sock, and doesnt move. another key thing that ive noticed, is to apply the duct tape so it "moves with the rub". so, if your skate rubs up and down, do a strip starting on the bottom of your foot moving up, not going across. after prolonged use, tape with the grain going across the rub will start to roll, which really starts to hurt, and can give blisters very very quickly.
So, thats pretty much what ive found to be the best way to prevent blisters....and if you get good duct tape, it wont come off in the water...the glue seems to get sucked into your skin (just means your skin is sticky for a couple days) Ive used little squares of duct tape on canoe trips when ive had blisters.....with 4 or 5 blisters, it gave me a really weird patchy tan on my foot!
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