bluenosewrx

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Guys,

Just done my CFT this morning which is a annual test, 8 Miles in 2 hrs with 20Kg which includes weapon.

Normally this is a doddle, trouble is i started to get a couple of hot spots early on and by the end was proper sore. big fu*k off blisters on the ***** of my feet.

There was no way i was stopping as getting the pish riped out of me in the mess was not worth it ,lol.

Question is, this has never happened before and the bootsand socks have never let me down usually, anyone any ideas how this happened, no stones or folds in socks either.

Thats me hobbling about like a fanny this weekend, HA Ha.


Cheers,

Mac

pete1977

20kg,is that it?Try doubling your socks up,one thick pair and one pair of sports socks.

General Banter

When I do ours, I find you can't beat Compede. Bear in mind in this weather your feet sweat and swell a lot quicker than usual, I always get hotspots so I've just given up trying to stop them

bluenosewrx

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Pete, i know 20Kg is fu*k all,we are not all in the SF(OR WAS) its the blisters i was asking about not the weight, the socks i wear have never let me down before, maybe my feet have grown in the last 5 weeks since my last boot run, LOL.

P.S for someone "over there" doing security work, you don't half get yourself on here a lot, must be bored lol.

Mac

RR

LOL we had to do a CFT every Friday afternoon before we were allowed home for the weekend. Outside 2hrs meant a saturday morning re-try and if you passed you could go home Sat dinner time if you failed you stagged on for the weekend.

How i loved doing them..........not.

RR

This i what i did and used my own bought boots.

pete1977

Dont you know it pal ,keeping our footprint on the ground to a minimum,you know the score ,serious though one pair thick and one pair sports socks and i never got blisters ,tab on mucker.

RR

My wife says i have hobbit feet now, you cant beat good quality footwear,standard issue stuff is generally crap or it was when i was in 14 years ago. I am a little heavier now and i am sure doing one would kill me now, old age and easy living has taken its toll.

bluenosewrx

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Aye Pete, stay indoors mate, watch the telly,lol, stay safe mate.

RR, prob just a one off i think,it was pretty hot this morning. just bought a pair of Han Wag,s, didnt want to try them as our Dog**** Regt insists on Issue kit only as i think someone hurt themselves a while ago and tried to sue. **** i know.

Mac

Leslie

Maybe your feet got overheated in the hot weather making the surface temperature higher that usual.

Les

RR

I hate it when they come out with crap rules like that, if your willing to spend cash on good quality proven military footwear you should be allowed to wear and reap the benefits from them. Lets face it the issue stuff is generally crap anyway.

Fuzz

Ahh the memories of pushing and pulling a trailer full of jerry cans round Clifton RMR base.
Thank **** those days are over.


Andy

Chip Sengravy

20KG,***** . When I was back in Saigon, my buttie box ( inc thermos) weighed more than that

bob r

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thank f*ck i left when i did and got a normal job that requires only a little bit of running if i can be arsed to chase the *******.
arrrrrrrr..............those horrible memories of dartmore.
i dont envy you boys still at it

danwrx1980

Hi Mac, I broke my tibia and fibula last September and recently did my first CFT since then, was a real relief to pass it. Really thought I would fail it, so the CO ended up tabbing with me and had a pretty good chat.
I was allowed to wear my Lowas tho as i had been issued them before, which was ok by me!!!
They were less impressed with me strapping my gat to the side of my bergen, but you've gotta try it to get away with it!!!

Dan

Leslie

Dartmoor is a beautiful place, as long as you don't have to do too much running all festooned with heavy kit.

Les

bluenosewrx

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I am sure that the army picks the coldest, wettest places in britain on purpose.

blisters are fine now though and i have just found out we have a ICFT on Thur, my morale had taken a hit today i can tell ya.

Mac

Wurzel

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LOL @ 20kg is that all

we did a CFT in the Falklands and the entire platoon finished in 1 hour 20 mins and our PC was still not happy, one of the hard lads in the platon turned round to our rupert and said if that ain't good enough then transfer me to another platoon, which went down like alead balloon. If any of you have been to the Falklands we did from Mt Pleasent down to Mare Harbour round the quarry and onto the QRF shed where we had to firemans carry one of our fully kitted out colleagues for 50 metres the into the back of a Bedford round the back and out again.

Can't help with your blisters sorry

wrxtankie

At least the ICFT is out of the way quickly, You wanna worry about the two part one