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profdant139
Explorer II
Jan 05, 2016

How to avoid the dreaded "boondocker's fingertips?"

I won't even post a photo of what my fingertips looked like after a week of sub-freezing camping -- suffice it to say that my thumbs and index fingers were cracked, bleeding, and painful. This proble...
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qtla9111
Nomad
Jan 09, 2016
My aunt had severe cracking finger tips all her life. The Missouri cold and ice really got to her hands. Her remedy was to dab a little kerosene on her fingertips and sleep with white gloves on her hands.

I guess it might be a little toxic but she did live to 92 :)

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