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  1. davebugg

    Walking the Camino with knee bursitis

    Your doctor has the most insightful and documented information about your individual case. If you are needing a second opinion to set your mind at ease, then my recommendation is to seek another medical specialist to also examine your knee and the medical records pertaining to your diagnosis...
  2. davebugg

    Walking with Wet Feet: Debunking the Myths

    Thank you. I do not recommend vaseline-type petrolatum ointments due to their absorption into the skin and when exposed to water when walking it's ability to become emulsified off the skin. I highly recommend any thick "Goop which has a high content of wax – either bee or paraffin (or both) –...
  3. davebugg

    Walking with Wet Feet: Debunking the Myths

    Foot mechanics are as unique as snowflakes between individuals. There are a variety of issues, both controllable and not so controllable that determine foot injuries, including blistering. That is why recommendations from the experiences of one or many do not always transfer over to the...
  4. davebugg

    Walking with Wet Feet: Debunking the Myths

    I have long, put-off finishing a write up of a 'work-in-progress' review of the Merrell (men's) Moab version of a tactical boot. So, I'll just give a quick synopsis here. After 9 months of use in the Grand Canyon and Cascade mountains while backpacking, as well as using them while a glacier and...
  5. davebugg

    Walking with Wet Feet: Debunking the Myths

    Water can enter trail runner shoes, hiking shoes, or backpacking boots through any opening during a rainstorm, when walking through wet grass and brush, or drench into them if you walk through puddles or other standing water along the Camino. Heavier, full-leather boots, properly treated, are...
  6. davebugg

    Foot glide question

    If I decide to use one, 2 Toms is my prefered anti-friction prep, for a number of reasons, the main being that it is far longer lasting than vaseline type goops. It also can be easier to remove from skin when you need to treat a blister and need a covering, like various tapes, to adhere...
  7. davebugg

    Training, heavy rain for 2 weeks

    Just a note about the utility of pre-training for a Camino, and honestly evaluating personal fitness. A particularly memorable time on one of my Pilgrimages was a time I and my son Caleb departed from St Jean Pied de Port. After a short refreshment break at Orison, my son and I were about a...
  8. davebugg

    Training, heavy rain for 2 weeks

    Use a treadmill set to the highest incline it is able to reach. Put on a Camino walking video. Put on your backpack. Start. Stairs Bleachers Stair stepper at gym Do knee bends (if able without the pack) using a table chair to hold to for balance. Use the time in the rain to test out rain gear.
  9. davebugg

    plantar fasciitis - with 7 weeks to go

    Plantar Fasciitis is generally an issue of shoes used, pace, gait, and motion control. Unless the underlying reason for your Plantar Fasciitis is corrected, I have to gently disagree with this advice. In normal, daily routine at home people with plantar fasciitis, it is impossible to just stop...
  10. davebugg

    plantar fasciitis - with 7 weeks to go

    Note: This post is not meant to take the place of medical treatment. If you are already diagnosed with unresolved Plantars, consult with a medical professional before doing the exercises below. This post is to help with the prevention of Plantars, not as a treatment. Plantar fasciitis is a...
  11. davebugg

    Training for Camino?

    Your advice on maintaining a fitness level is well advised. I would only add this to clarify the points you made above: I do not stay in at my most fit level all year around. Individuals who have anormal goo fitness level may decide to engage in certain activities on a purposeful basis that do...
  12. davebugg

    Training for Camino?

    a treadmill works adequately until you can walk hills. Bleacher stairs, Stadium stairs, home stairs, etc will also help
  13. davebugg

    Training for Camino?

    Fitness in preparation for Camino is a positive thing to do, but you need to be deliberate about how you proceed. You have enough time to make a significant increase from where you are now, without frantically pushing yourself too hard and beyond your body's ability to recuperate from each...
  14. davebugg

    Overweight on the Frances?

    Yes, it can be done, or at least started, by those who are overweight or unfit. It is also more likely for overuse injuries and musculoskeletal injuries like sprains, broken ankles, and severe joint pain to happen. Not to mention hyperfatigue and discouragement and leaving the Camino early to...
  15. davebugg

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    1. No 2. Four days minimum 3. DE can have an effect in control in a residence situation, but as a method to use on the Camino would be impractical.
  16. davebugg

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    Yes. . . . If it is removable, than please do that, but if not don't.
  17. davebugg

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    The actual temperatures needed to kill bedbugs can be fairly low, 116-120f/46.5 - 49c for 60 minutes should be fine. Hardier stuff can run for 25 minutes at, say, 135f/57c. Plus, do not wash first. Avoid wetting the fabric and that will go a long way to preventing shrinkage.
  18. davebugg

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    A lightbulb finally clicked on and brought to mind the whole subject of: "Are my bites really from bedbugs"? Can other small biting insects create similar welts? Can it do so in a manner that mimics the timing for a bedbug biting at night? In looking at the literature, and from my own...
  19. davebugg

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    We do for resistant headlice. The appropriate dose is given and when the louse ingests the blood when feeding, it will go toes up. As an environmental insecticide I am not familiar with any treatment. Bedbugs are opportunistic feeders on a person, rather than a person acting as a host, so I do...
  20. davebugg

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    Kewl. . That looks handy. :) When reading the instructions, note the amount of body coverage one wipe provides, such as to hands, arms, and head area. Also note any expiration date listed, and when opened if it any wipes appear to have dried out.

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