BLOG #54 BLISTERS

Have any of you hiked into a lake or peak, only to feel your heels on fire?
There is a 100% treatment for blisters and related pain.
And it’s not Mole Skins. However, I carry them for padding.
You may have to order SPENCO 2nd Skin Burn Pads, online, but I can guarantee you, you will walk away without any pain from that mountain top, or Lake.
SPENCO also makes 2nd Skin precut patches, but in all my years, the burn pads never once failed me. And pads may not cover the whole blister.
Put the 2nd Skins in your 13 ESSENTIALS, and include athletic tape, alcohol wipes, and scissors.
A few years ago, I led a hike to Gold Hill due west of Stevens Peak.
When we got to the top, I noticed one of the girls was limping in pain.
I had her lay on her stomach while I cleaned and treated her blisters, and applied the burn pads.
She put her socks on, then the boots, and she was blown away when she walked with ZERO PAIN.
These burn pads are medicated, causing a soothing feeling.
Of course they can be use for any of a number of issues, like burns, making these burn pads ESSENTIAL.
Your 13 ESSENTIALS should contain an adequate first aid kit.
Stock it with those items that will work for you. 
But most importantly…if you use any items, make 100% sure you restock them.
I had to use dental floss to close a friends puncture wound, about 200verts from the summit of Snowshoe Peak, in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness.
If you don’t learn anything from these BLOGS, learn that if you are prepared to succeed, your chances are much higher.
When you arrive at the trailhead, ask your fellow hikers to let everyone know when hot spots or full blown blisters are bothering them. Explain that the sooner a person gets treated, the less pain they will have to endure.
Thank You for being our readers.
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Chic             David


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