Smelly feet

Originally Posted By crazycroc

How do you guys keep your feet from smelling at Disneyland? I read somewhere super reliable that the average person walks about 10 miles a day at Disneyland.

My feet smell pretty bad afterwards, and my socks are dripping wet with foot smegma. It gets even worse if I go on Splash Mountain and water gets in the log.

I think I might be getting diabetes my feet get so sweaty...I'm not going to get that checked because I'd rather not know, plus Corn Dogs taste good and I'd be a non-compliant patient.

I plan on going in a few months and hosting the 1st Annual Crazycroc-Con. (Tickets and room packages available on my website). Probably at the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove. But anyway, I digress, anyway to control the foot sweat.

Would anyone care to describe their sweaty feet issue in great detail, using flowery language?

Any suggestions?

 

Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips

CC....wear sandals ...throw away after use

Just kidding.....I don't have an answer

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

I just stick a churro in each shoe. The scent will neutralize even the smelliest feet and churro sugar is well-known to absorb foot sweat. You are then left with feet that smell like fried dough (which is appropriate, since that's essentially what your feet are after a full day at Disneyland), and the sweat-infused sugar balls, which make tasty treats for the ducks.

You're welcome.

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

Oh lord, I can practically hear Jim giggling now.

 

Originally Posted By RoadTrip

Put lemon-lime Kool-Aid inside your socks. It will help absorb the sweat and leave your shoes smelling sweet. Periodically wring out your socks into a glass and drink it. The sodium and other minerals in your sweat will help re-hydrate you. Low cost Gatorade!!

 

Originally Posted By darcy-becker

Now for a serious suggestion. Take an extra pair of socks and change half way through the day.

 

Originally Posted By doombuggy

eeewwwwwww then you have a smelly pair of socks with you all day. I wear sandals feet get wet not only did they get washed with highly chlorinated water but never stink.

 

Originally Posted By mawnck

>>eeewwwwwww then you have a smelly pair of socks with you all day.<<

They are potentially disposable, you know.

 

Originally Posted By darcy-becker

Or put them in a zip lock bag. I always carry a bunch of those at the park to stow my electronics in on wet rides.

 

Originally Posted By doombuggy

true just get like dollar store socks. But it's the wet right foot after splash and got tired of switching shoes for GRR that made me switch to sandals.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

It won't help with squishy shoes while you're in the parks, but if you want to keep your shoes from smelling bad, let them dry out completely before wearing them again. When you take them off, loosen up the laces, and pull the tongue out so there's plenty of air getting inside. Especially at DL, where the air is pretty dry, they should be fine overnight. This is how I treat my running shoes, and none of them smell bad, despite having hundreds of sweaty miles in them

During WDW's Marathon Weekend a couple weeks ago, it was pretty humid during the half marathon on Saturday morning; by the finish line, it looked like I had jumped in a pool with all my clothes on. I left my shoes to dry all day and overnight, yet they were still a little damp the next morning. On Sunday, instead of wearing them again for the marathon, I wore a different pair since I didn't want to deal with the additional smell and potential for blisters. Again, I left those shoes in the hotel room all day to dry. After coming home from the parks that night, my Sunday shoes were already dry, but the Saturday ones were still slightly damp. Gotta love that Florida humidity! : )

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORGOCH: Heck! Just do what I does! Go barefoot!!!

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

3 words
Moisture. Wicking. Socks.
They should have them at your local sporting goods store.
You can also try loading up the inside of your socks with talcum or Gold Bond powder. Same with your sneakers.

 

Originally Posted By kennect

fluffies! even saying such this is still a stupid thread...

 

Originally Posted By Megara

We always go back to our hotel mid afternoon and freshen up. Take off shoes, relax, Shower, change socks.

If your shoes r wet, put the hotel hair dryer in there and dry them out. Works for us when our sneakers get rained on and wet.

As for the smell, just spray perfume in there.

 

Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl

That churro idea reminds me of something Steve Martin once said: He claimed that the real secret of his stand-up was that he put slices of bologna in his shoes: that way, he would always FEEL funny.

 

Originally Posted By DEDE1755

spray your feet with deoderant and that will also combat blisters

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

Deodorant spray combats blisters? Really??? I would love it if that were true. Most painful part of DL is the blisters!

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

I actually discovered excellent blister coverings my last trip to DL - made by none other than good old band-aid brand. They're not bandaids, they're specifically blister coverings.

They looked pretty unspecial out of the box (but were all the drug store had), but they worked GREAT! I was very impressed. I wore them for a couple of days of heavy walking with some BAD blisters, and they not only made walking tolerable, they eventually allowed the blisters to re-absorb without ever breaking.

But for SMELLY feet? I'm telling you, it's all about the churros. Your feet will thank you, your spouse will thank you, the DL ducks that you feed the tasty sweat/churro sugar balls to will thank you.

(But seriously, the bandaid blister things were a godsend - way better than I figured they would be.)

 

Originally Posted By berol

Was it moleskin? I used to put it on blister-prone spots before going on a hike.