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We also avoided blisters by using carded wool to wrap around any hot spots - or areas that we thought might rub. It is cheap, lightweight, easy to use (and reuse) and antibacterial. We always brought extra and gave it away to people who had blisters.
Another thing that really helped was to...
We were advised to get silk sleeping bag liners to put outside our sleeping bags. Has anyone heard if that is helpful with bed bugs? Also, can you buy permethrin in SJPdP? Can you get DEET there? I've also heard that one should check mattresses (near seams and edges) for signs of beg bugs...
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