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#11436 - 12/21/02 09:59 PM Moleskin
WOFT Offline


Registered: 05/10/02
Posts: 391
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
Hi everyone

been offline for a while, so i've been catching up on previous posts.
Please can someone explain what moleskin/molefoam is? It seems to be quite popular among the forum members.
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#11437 - 12/21/02 10:10 PM Re: Moleskin
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
Moleskin is a thin soft,spongy material with a sticky base. It is used to pad parts of the foot that become tender or blistered while hiking. Molefoam is a thicker version for additional padding. You may have read an earlier thread with an ingenious dressing constructed from both.

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#11438 - 12/21/02 10:15 PM Re: Moleskin
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Registered: 05/10/02
Posts: 391
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
Yes i did read that thread - it seems a lot clearer to me now! Is 'Moleskin" a brandname, nickname of generic? i've never heard of it in South Africa.
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#11439 - 12/22/02 02:51 AM Re: Moleskin
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
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Moleskin is now made by several companies. It was first introduced by the footcare company Doctor Scholl's. It was named after the cotton weave of the same name.

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