Toe Cramping help/advise

[Remi1]

Hi my name is Dustin Newer to Rokslide. Long time bow hunter of the Midwest. Went on my first archery elk hunt this year in Mt. Which was amazing and it's safe to say I'm addicted. Anyhow I have the Crispi Hunter gtx which absolutely love but.. After hunting all day which was loads of miles. towards the end of the day, usually on the way back to the truck my second and third toes(closest to big toe)would cramp up on my left foot. Then I was blessed enough to harvest a bull an after a couple rounds of packing 8.5-9 miles round trip. I started to get the same cramping in the same toes on both feet. An it's almost enough pain to put me to my knees at some points. Any advise ? Insoles ?

 

[hardcorehunter5]

How is the rest of the fit with the boots. Tie box large enough?


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[Remi1]

I feel as if it's large enough. How do I truly tell they don't feel stuffed in there.This is my first set of serious boot as I am finding out. It seems like a nerve issue or something idk just wanted to see if anyone else has had the issue.

 

[hardcorehunter5]

I would research some different insoles to start with. Even high quality/top brand boots typically get the insole replaced. I've had good luck with the synergy from lathrop and sons and the Sole heat moldable. I would reason that if your toes are cramping they are compensating for something with the foot bed. Plus with these type of boots a nice snug/snugger fit after lacing is the way to wear them. I currently wear lowa Tibets and renegade. Both have varying degrees of fit and aftermarket insoles.




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[Stid2677]

I was getting some toe pain and mine was caused by a combo of my foot swelling and lacing too tight. I noticed that mine got much worst when my problem foot was downhill. I changed out insoles to a lower volume and adjusted mu lacing and found instant relief. I know now that my feet will swell during a trip as much as a 1/2 size larger, so I now pack a spare set of low volume insoles to switch out.

 

[kodiakfly]

Like Stid said, if you're saying it feels like a nerve thing, my first thought is lacing. A lot of guys like to clamp down on laces from the toe up and that works for some. But for me, in most of my boots, I know that I can only snug the foot box and then I get everything above the ankle as tight as I can to lock my heel in place, but let blood move through my foot. If my foot box is one eyelet too tight, my foot hurts.

If it's a cramping thing, then it sounds like it's compensating for poor fit elsewhere; maybe heel lift. Try lacing first and you can even change how you route your laces to significantly change how the foot box fits. After that, try an insole of differing volume.

 

[RCR]

I experienced similar during my elk pack out last year. I went to a foot doc and it turns out it was due to a lack of flexibility and my boot wasn't fitting or supporting my foot properly. I worked on flexibility over the winter and went with a different boot size. I switched from a 12 regular width to a 13 narrow. Basically planters facitis. I had much fewer problems this season. I would recommend a trip to a foot doc. That way you know what's going on before you invest in insoles or new boots.


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[Remi1]

Thanks for all the great insight and tips guys. Like stid my issue was going down hill. Which makes sense going down out of the mt. I'm gonna give a few things a try before another purchase theses puppy's arnt cheap