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    Medical first aid kit

    The only other thing I would consider taking (by experience) is some cream to treat the rash from Ortiga (Latin Urtica) and it depends on the season. The Ortiga grows next to non-poisonous plants (I think from the same family) and it will penetrate light hiking pants. Early Spring it will grow...
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    medical insurance

    I am looking for first hand inputs on a Travel/Major Medical/Repatriation Insurance. I checked the squaremouth site but I don't see a user rating for the companies. I have purchased travel insurance from Travel Guard a long time ago, never used and it was a lot cheaper as part of the travel...
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    Blister Prevention

    It's a white dressing-gauze like with paper backing. The paper is split in the middle to make it easier to peel off. It's stretchable but they tell you not to stretch it when applying it. I is hypoallergenic and air permeable but not sterile. We bought them in rolls since we want to cut them to...
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    Blister Prevention

    Thanks for the info. I do still need the info on the LeukoTape and Cover-Roll since my wife refuses to use the Compeed, I just ordered the J&J Band-Aid version to check them out myself
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    Blister Prevention

    Oops :oops: When I tried them after taking a shower they were starting to come off, so I removed them. As a rule of thumb how long do they last? Shower cycles?
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    Blister Prevention

    Hello I've read about Compeed and bought some (very expensive shipping charges) to try them out. They worked fine for me, a bit hard to remove them. My wife is another story, the Compeed pulled a large section of skin from an old dried out blister and she does not want to use them again. We...

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