Having spent just one week working up my long-distance walking abilities, I’ve hit a wall: foot blisters.

I started with two relatively small blisters. I figured I’d play it brave and keep on walking. Today I have a blister that’s almost two inches long and an inch wide. It hurts too.

I’ve done a lot of reading online now about how to prevent blisters. Lots of good advice. Not too little, but probably too late for me. With that in mind, I’ve decided to take a look at what’s available for home (or trail) treatment of blisters. There are quite a few options available, but the most popular by far is this one -

Now, I haven’t tried these myself, but I’ve been reading some reviews about these GlacierGel blister dressings and people seem to be pretty thrilled with them.

They’re good for hikers too, as the entire kit weighs just 1.5oz and contains six cushiony (is this a word?) adhesive gel dressings that come in two different sizes. This gives you both instant relief and prevents further friction to the skin.

If you’re planning a hike or just want to add great burn dressings for your first aid kit – this is where you can order them on Amazon.