In this case I’m not asking the question but I’m just repeating a question that I hear from many of the guests on our tours. The question comes up after we send out the gear check list showing what Just Roughin’ It provides and what items the guest should bring to prepare for the hike. On the list beside items like toothpaste and sunscreen is “Glide” or more correctly “Body Glide“.
Body Glide is a product we discovered while training for the Las Vegas Marathon a few years back. It is a lubricating stick that you apply on your feet or other body parts to prevent rubbing, chaffing or blistering. Blistering and chaffing is caused by friction and Body Glide reduces that friction. In the old days runners would use Vaseline but Body Glide is more convenient and less messy. We found it works so well on keeping the hot spots (the first signs of blisters) from occurring during running that we started using it on hiking trips and now we recommend it to all our guests especially since the most common ailment we deal with on the trail is blistered feet.
Glide can be found at any running store and at major sporting goods chains such as the Sports Authority and Sports Chalet. You can also pick it up online: just Google the term Body Glide.
We have been recommending the Anti-Chafe Stick but the folks at Body Glide also have an Anti-Chafe stick with SPF 25 sunscreen and a muscle warming stick. I can honestly say that we (the Just Roughin’ It crew) haven’t used these products yet so if there is anyone out there who has, please let us know how they work.
