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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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sparechange
Explorer
Jan 11, 2016
been working the oilfields in the arctic circle the last 5 years and we all go through this every winter. think we all have lotion of choice up there (mines cornhuskers) but I think the point is to use it frequently and stay hydrated. something most of us don't think of when it gets cold. Side note...4 pages of moisturizer recommendations is pretty funny

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