New Blister Prevention Patches

Blisters can utterly ruin your day in the hills, which is why a new blister prevention technology from a company called ENGO is so interesting.

Like other blister prevention system, ENGO uses self-adhesive patches, but where it differs is that the patches stick to the inside of your footwear to take the edge off tight spots, rough stitched areas or 'troublesome insoles', whatever they are. You could even use them as a temporary measure to cope with hit spots when breaking in new shoes or boots.


The material used is quite thin and designed specifically to reduce friction rather than being a thick gel pad and the adhesive used is pressure sensitive and reckoned to give a pad lifetime of around 300 miles or several weeks of walkin.

We Need Your Blistering Help...

Because the OM test foot is monumentally tough, ahem, we're looking for three blister-prone OUTDOORSmagic members to help us test the patches in the real world. Just send an e-mail to jon@outdoorsmagic.com with the subject line 'Blister Tester' and we'll do the rest. All you have to do is use them and report back. Simple eh, so the more blister prone you are, the better...

That's enough blisters, thanks to everyone who responded.
More details at www.goengo.co.uk