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Dirty sock water after 3 days of hiking 🤢 (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 days ago by hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works to c/backpacking@lemmy.ml
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Conditions were occasionally sandy, and I had shoes with netting on top for breathability.

They're wool. I held them over the fire every night, just close enough to get them hot enough to kill bacteria. But you can't replace soap and water.

How do through hikers do it?!

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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's why I bring 4 pairs of socks, although I will change out my socks at lunch because my feet sweat like crazy.

But you can dry them near the fire like you're already doing.

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

That's true, if I'm gonna have a fire anyway, might as well