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    Bedbug Question! Settle our debate!

    I need to amend this post: don't put your gear directly into the drier if your stuff contains significant amounts of sand. The grit can damage the drier motor. (Out son wrecked our clothes drier this way.)
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    Any bedbug news this season?

    I agree, all pilgrims should be prepared to deal with the problem. But don't rely on the information on this forum - there are lots of reliable scientific reports written for the layman on how to avoid them, or deal with them once you are exposed. Do an internet search and look for extension...
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    Another bedbug question

    It is questionable if clothes washers will attain temperatures above 50C-60C for the time required. (I know ours won't get that hot). But it is heat, not water, that kills bedbugs and their eggs. So, throw your gear directly into a clothes dryer and crank up the temperature. It will heat up...
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    Bedbug defense

    Research at the Univ. of Minnesota states that 4 days at sub 0F (-18C) will kill bedbugs and their eggs. https://www.bedbugs.umn.edu/sites/bedbugs.umn.edu/files/y2014m05d23_using_freezing_conditions_to_kill_bed_bugs.pdf . You can use a deep freeze, iff, it will maintain temp below 0F (-18C). (I...
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    Bedbug defense

    For those of us who don't like the idea of pesticide exposure, here is a safe, simple method: We seal our back packs up in a large Zip-Lock bag. We use a smaller Zip-Lock bag for our sleeping gear, so if it gets infested, we can isolate it in our pack. If we get any bites, we use a clothes drier...
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    Bedbugs (chinches) in Cadavedo Aug 13 2016

    Using zip-lock sealable bags to stow your gear will help you avoid infestations. Isolate your sleeping gear in a separate bag, so that the bugs you pick up while sleeping can be dealt with before they spread. If you get bites, then there is always the risk that you are harboring bed bugs. The...
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    The official credentials are really bad

    We have 3 different credentials, each with a few extra pages, but none with enough for another camino. Is there any problem with printing off extra pages and attaching to the old credential, accordion-style ?
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    Jul 11 2015 in Granon at "hippie hostel" also..

    Am I interpreting your post correctly - the Guardia Civil were at the albergue - to protect it from bed bugs?
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    Bedbug Question! Settle our debate!

    It is heat, not water, that eliminates bed bugs. If you think you have them, don't bother with washing, throw your gear straight into the clothes drier and turn up the heat. Your stuff will get hotter, for longer, if it is dry. A half hour at >60C should kill the bugs and their eggs. (Putting...
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    Bedbug Question! Settle our debate!

    Devon Mike's suggestion that bed bugs are a Camino myth is not helpful. There are bedbugs on the Camino. And every peregrino has a responsibility to apprise him/herself of the problem and how to deal with it. Unfortunately, this forum is not a reliable source of information. Do yourself, and...
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    Jul 11 2015 in Granon at "hippie hostel" also..

    Keith: It doesn't take (just) a few days to lose the problem - bedbugs will travel with you all the way across the camino and all the way home where they will take up residence and spread out from there. If you get them, you have to deal with them asap.
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    Jul 11 2015 in Granon at "hippie hostel" also..

    Washing your gear and laying it out in the sun to dry (even in a black garbage bag) is not sufficient. It takes temperatures of at least 60C to kill bedbug eggs. Use a clothes drier. Put your gear in and turn up the heat. Don't bother to wash it - it will heat up faster and hotter if it is dry...
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    bedbugs history during my camino till LEON

    All pilgrims should apprise themselves of the bedbug problem and learn how to deal with it. Sadly, we had become complacent after 2 bedbug-free caminos and we didn't know what to do when they attacked us (it started in Ledigos). After trying several ineffective measures and after talking with...
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    Big frozen octopus

    ... an additional question about pulpo. Can anyone offer some advice on how long should you cook it ? (you can find numerous recipes on line, but the cooking time is all over the map: 20 min to 1.5 hr.)
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    Bed bugs this year???

    Which one ?
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    soy "milk"

    Hi: I am alergic to milk products. Is soy based beverage available along the camino ? Thanks

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