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    LIVE from the Camino Continued skin problem - chinches? Allergy?

    Thank you, that is very helpful to know!
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    LIVE from the Camino Continued skin problem - chinches? Allergy?

    Yes! Absolutely: I will continue to do this :)
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    LIVE from the Camino Continued skin problem - chinches? Allergy?

    Hi forum, Thank you all so very much for taking the time to respond - I really appreciate all of the empathy, fellow chinches warrior's tales, healthy debates about products and materials, and even the nervous questions from those who are yet to embark on their Camino and don't wish to...
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    LIVE from the Camino Continued skin problem - chinches? Allergy?

    Hi, I posted four days ago about chinches. Have treated twice since this time (putting all belongings possible in hot dryer + spraying with permethrin those I couldn't, spraying sleeping bag and liner with permethrin spray I got from pharmacy). I have also sprayed myself with permethrin spray...
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    Chinches/bed bug help pls

    Hello, Thanks for the compassion and shared tale! It's definitely taken the wind out of my sails a bit the last couple of days. I fear that if I tell the alburgue or lavenderia that I am using their services to combat chinches that I will be turned away.. Hence my trying to rid myself of the...
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    Chinches/bed bug help pls

    Hi Sy, Thanks very much for your response. I am currently in Villamayor de Monjardin and headed to either Los Arcos or probably Torres del Rio tonight... Do you happen to know if any of the alburgues there have a dryer? The app on my phone shows if washer avail but doesn't seem to specify...
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    Chinches/bed bug help pls

    Hi, This feels embarrassing to write a about - a first post on the forum regarding bed bugs!! I woke up yesterday morning with a few small bites. Wasn't sure if they were bed bug bites. Decided to take a taxi back to nearest big town then put everything soft into industrial sized dryer in a...
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    bed bugs in samos

    Update: I have a plan. And a backup plan in case initial plan unable to be seen through. :)
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    bed bugs in samos

    Hi I have a similar problem - may have bedbugs from Villatuerta... Informed hospitalera, they seemed unsure. Oh dear. I'm unsure how to treat problem once ON Camino. Do I search out alburgue with a dryer and systematically put in my belongings this evening to help keep from spreading to...

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