Hiking Boot Hot Spots?

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BarbS

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I had my boots professionally fitted. Of course, you have to fit to the larger foot, the left. So my right boot is just large enough to have some slop in the heel (buying a second pair of 1/2 size boots won't work, then the right is too small). Doesn't matter what I do for padding or socks--that heel slips and I get a hot spot. The boots are broken in (by a few hundred miles of trek hiking the Rockies) and I wear 2 pairs of socks: heavy, wool trekkers and a wicking layer. I've tried sheepskin padding, different types of socks, and different tying techniques to keep the heel down but it doesn't help. Any suggestions? Can I pad up in a different way? Or do I live with rolls of moleskin and "Second Skin" forever? I am an experienced, long-distant hiker so please write your answers with that in mind.
The number of miles in the boots didn't matter. The right boot as given me trouble from the start. I've tried duct tape. It sluffs off after the first quarter mile--probably the character of my skin. :-(
I'm doing a 6 miler tomorrow, no pack-- I'll try duct tape again and be armed with the other accoutrements of my attempts to get a handle on that blistering.
Thanks BeachBum.
Any other ideas out there, guys?
 
Duct tape. Used it on the AT, it stays on, its super thin so you dont feel it like the thick moleskin, and its like having an armored layer of skin. You seem to have tried everything else. You can get new boots, maybe they are too broken in a couple hundred miles on rugged terrain can do that to a boot.
 
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