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Learn to Layer from GORP. The trick to layering is to combine the right clothing in the proper order, trapping the air warmed by your body heat while letting moisture vapor from your body's perspiration be conducted away from your skin. The choice of garments must be versatile enough to adapt to your activity level and variations in weather conditions—maintaining the delicate balance of staying cool when active and warm when at rest. Full Article

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Two Toms Blister Prevention Powder
Put about a half teaspoon in each sock. Tom Lewis, and Tom and Gretchen Judd along with their team of medical and business professionals - including Jon Scarlet, head podiatrist for the Boston Marathon - bring this "miracle powder" to you.
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First Aid for Hikers and Walkers

From Frost Bite to Tick Removal
First aid training can enable you to get someone safely out of an environment that can be as dangerous as it is beautiful. Rod Brouhard is a career paramedic with a 9-1-1 ambulance provider in Modesto, California. He has been involved in emergency medical services since 1988. On his site, About First Aid, he provides great information on treating situations you may encounter when hiking and walking. I recommend you take his First Aid 101 e-mail course.

Wilderness First Aid
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Get Fit With Exerstrider Walking Poles
You don’t have to buy expensive exercise machines, join a health club or hire a personal trainer to achieve total fitness.

Exerstrider poles and the easy to learn techniques turn walking into a fun and more effective total body exercise with benefits similar to cross country or “Nordic” skiing.

Now you can “work smarter, not harder” to build more fitness in less time!

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Smart About Socks: Let's get you started on the right foot. Walking depends on foot health. If you plan to walk in cotton socks... don't! Wendy Bumgardner, of About Walking, fills us in.... Space age fibers. Antibacterial! Antifungal! Shock absorbing! Wicking action! Antifriction! Battle shearing forces! Who would of thought the lowly sock worthy of such hyperbole? Many of us just throw on a pair of cotton crew socks, lace up the shoes and hit the trail. Some of us are bold enough to wear nylons or even go sock-less in our shoes or sandals. Ah, but sock technology is catching up. They promise to keep sweaty feet dry, prevent blisters, reduce fatigue, and control temperature. Full Article

Volks-Ware Clothing and Gear features Fox River Mills wicking walking and hiking socks. You can find merino wool hiking socks and lightweight over-the-ankle type white walking socks. These are the best socks to wick away the moisture and keep your feet healthy.

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