Rollerblading - just started - when do the blisters go away?

[Taverner]

I picked up blades this weekend, and love it. HOWEVER, I get huge SUV-sized blisters on my inner arch every time I go. Today it was excruciating.

I don't remember getting these with ice skating - although its been a while since I have skated. I don't remember getting these when I skied.

[petronius]

1. I don't ever remember getting blisters there - are your skates too wide

for your foot?

You could try lacing them a little tighter in the middle, or wearing a thicker sock. The last skates I had used a velco strap that went all around the outside of the skate, and really held the middle of my foot in place. You could also put a swath of duck tape over the affected area next time you skate (after it heals). I do that backpacking, and it works pretty well...

[Taverner]

2. I picked up thicker socks - they are a size 12

I am usually an 11 1/2, but Rollerblades run big - so I went with a 12

[Forkboy]

3. I always got them. They stopped when I stopped roller skating.

Strangely though, I've played hockey all my life until the last 5 years or so and never got a single blister from the ice skates. My roller skates were a different story. And they were both hockey boots..one just had wheels instead of blades. :shrug:

[Taverner]

4. Fuck. I'm going to have to use sandpaper on my feet now aren't I?

Just like the Muay Thai trainings...

[Dangerously Amused]

5. I got blisters too at first,

...and it took me a while to figure out that I had the blades laced too tightly. Once I loosened the boots up (not loose, mind, but not too snug either) I never got a blister again, even after hours of blading, regardless of how thick my socks were (or weren't).

YMMV. Good luck.

[Taverner]

6. I'll try that because my response has been to tighten up the boots more and more

[Dangerously Amused]

7. Yep that was exactly what I did at first too, tighten the boots even more.

I loved rollerblading so much I decided that I would just have to deal with the blisters and Band-Aids. So glad I finally figured out what to do!

Let me know how loosening the boots works out for you.

Good luck!

[applegrove]

8. I have about 7 pairs of sandals that I have to break in every spring. Wish me luck. I end

up with blisters everywhere on my feet.

[NJmaverick]

9. I've been roller blading for years, and never had a problem

Check the fit of your boot. You could also try the double sock thing hikers use. You have a thin inner pair of a slippery material and a think outer pair. You can find these socks in an outdoor supply store.