Blisters!

[Disturbance]

I just got a blister on the top of one of my toes. I am also leaving on a ex in about an hour and a half so I dont have much time to be shopping for shit. I was reading that I should be keeping it out in the fresh air to dry it out ( its really sunny right). When I put my boots back on should make sure my the area is really dry then put a bandaid over it or something. I am jsut worried about my socks gettin all sweaty again cause its so hot. I heard duct tape works?? Feedback ASAP thanks guys

[E19]

Wrap your chest with two layers of duct tape and then have a buddy slowly remove it inch by inch. You will forget all about the blister! J/K

[Disturbance]

K so fuck the duct tape.....

Yeah I can just work through it but if you know any tricks or anything I will personly send you a canadian dollar coin or the "Loonie" as we like to call it. For real...advice

thanks.

and yes my feet are attractive that is what gets me the women

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[sylntgrn1999]

second skin blister treatment though costly stays in place and prevents further damage.It really feels like a second skin.But when you pull it off it will rip the top of a blister off unfortunatly.But it will stay in place a long damn time.You can buy it at the PX,drug store, or grocery store.remember prevention is the best treatment.Smart wool socks,Arrid XX antiperspirant, and well worn in boots work great. with that combination I still havent gotten a blister.

[Gunny Hicks]

Originally posted by Disturbance:
I am also leaving on a ex in about an hour and a half so I dont have much time to be shopping for shit.

But your profile lists you as a student ?

What type ex are going on ? ROTC ? Reservist ?

Do what the rest of us do. Pop the bastard, and keep going. If your in real pain, put a bandaid on it, pop some good ol' fashioned 'grunt candy' (hell... it's good for almost anything) and keep going.

Another option... If you have it, take a piece of mole skin, cut a hole out, just the right size to alow the blister to be protected in the middle of it, and keep going.

[Cole]

Gunny
Disturbance is a military reservist up here in Canada...although he is with a skirt wearing Highlanders unit. http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/wink.gif
Disturbance, sent you mail.

[Gunny Hicks]

That explains it. I suspected as much. Thanks.

[Ranger002]

D,

Let me introduce you to a traditional acronym F.I.D.O

It means..Fuck. It. Drive. On.

Parting with some of the Queens Coinage for "second skin" aint a bad idea however "blisters" ( as 1st Sgt George C Conrad used to say) are a sign of dainty feet or new boots Ranger, and the only cure for that is to keep walking!"
William Hazen

[WS-G]

(1) If the blister's already torn open, carefully trim off the loosened skin (this is called debridement). Do not do this if the blister's still closed, just drain it by lancing it carefully with a needle at the very edge.

(2) Slather the affected area with New Skin. It stings like Hell going on, but it'll sort you out.

(3) Once the New Skin has dried, smoothly apply an adhesive bandage (sticking plaster) of sufficient size to cover completely.

(4) After you've done this, cover the bandage and the entire area around it with MicroPore surgical tape (1 inch roll or wider). Overlap the courses of tape slightly, and make certain that you cover the entire area at least an inch beyond the bandage.

Good as new!

[flashbang]

Originally posted by William M Salter:
(1) If the blister's already torn open, carefully trim off the loosened skin (this is called debridement). Do not do this if the blister's still closed, just drain it by lancing it carefully with a needle at the very edge.

(2) Slather the affected area with New Skin. It stings like Hell going on, but it'll sort you out.

(3) Once the New Skin has dried, smoothly apply an adhesive bandage (sticking plaster) of sufficient size to cover completely.

(4) After you've done this, cover the bandage and the entire area around it with MicroPore surgical tape (1 inch roll or wider). Overlap the courses of tape slightly, and make certain that you cover the entire area at least an inch beyond the bandage.

Good as new!
Great answer!
A little betadine prior to covering with new skin helps a lot...Just let the betadine dry completly before adding the new skin.

[USMCSNIPERONE]

Now to learn about prevention!!

When you get a new pair of boots,fill them
with water put your feet in and wear them
until they dry.
they will be molded to your feet.
My Drill Instructor made us do this in
Bootcamp and it works.
I went 4 years in the Grunts without ONE blister! On my feet anyway!!!

Semper Fi Sniperone

[jbrookins]

I'm with RangerHazen on this one. Basically lance the thing and drive on. More time under a ruck on the road (field) will cure you and as nice calluses will eventually form. Many of the other suggestions here will work in the short term. It’s kind of like the question how do I stop the soreness after a workout? Well work out more often. The water in the boots is an interesting idea! I never used Tenture, newskin, hell moleskin for that matter. That’s 14 yrs of active duty. In SFAS (damn, a long time ago now) I had two blisters while many were tearing the souls of their feet off. They simple weren’t prepared. And remember, Pain is just weakness leaving the body. http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/wink.gif

Besides after a few klicks your back should hurt as much as your feet.

[USMCSNIPERONE]

Almost forgot, Don't try the water in your boot trick on your garrison boots.
They wont spit shine for shit after that.

We would where them to the beach on a day
off and play in the surf with them on.

Another tip was wearing Navy dive socks,I
got them at Coronado and still buy them from
my local surplus store.There the best!

Sniperone out

[Disturbance]

Got back from the ex a few hours ago. I put a bandaid on it and voila it worked fine (KISS FIDO). And fuckin thanks for all the nymphos I mean info guys, much appreciated.

Gunny, this was my first time out in the field as I am on a pre-basic course (givin me a head start for basic and battle school this summer) Learned a shitload of fieldcraft, basic patroling, yadda yadda yadda, and the part that we actually helped out with for the main ex was being a guide through a minefield and acting as sentries on the enemy side of it.

[Gunny Hicks]

Aaahhh.... nothing like probing and marking the lane for a passage through a mine field. There is nothing more sickening than gently pressing your probe into the dirt, it only penetrates about an inch and then makes contact with a solid object. Your jst praying as you slowly inch forward that you never hear that distinct metallic 'CLICK!'.

[Doc]

Originally posted by GUY JONES:
If you put duct tape on a blister, you need to be knocked in the head!

In this field, I have never heard of anyone not getting a blister somewhere!

Is there anyone anywhere, that has feet that look like they have, feet that are attractive?

Please let me know your secret!

GUY
DOL

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GUY that was spoken like a true Medic! LMAO

[JOE-BOO]

Disturbance...duct tape does work....but over your sock...not the blister....if you regularly get a hot spot somewhere that alterns your natural stride or causes a limp it is good to eliminate that.....limps lead to serious injuries....the best thing to do is let them callous, but if you are in a sittuationwhere you NEED your feet then a little preventive maintenance goes a long way.

Just make sure the tape runs up and down your foot/leg, and not across, so the friction inside your boot does not roll the tape and get adhesive all over the inside of your boot and bunches up your sock. Plus this does wonders for your sock...in a bad way...especially at the heel or ball of your foot...but it works in a pinch

[Doc]

Do not use duct tape to help and/or prevent blisters! I spent six months working at Camp Mackall teaching/treating SFAS/Phase I/III students and never saw this technique and I saw some shit!

There are blister pads which are available on the market which can be used if/when blisters form.

I purchased blister pads my unit, 1/7 and handed them out to the Teams two months ago at the start of Green Cycle. The folks loved them, especially one guy who used them when he went to Advanced Land Navigation and was selected.

The main points have already been addressed: Break in your Boots, Wear clean socks, And when you do get the inevitable blister, put on a blister pad and F.I.D.O.

DOC
DOL

[soup82]

Whatever happened to tincture of benzoin? I've used it and had it used on me. It.......helps a lot of weakness leave your body.

Cheers,

Patrick LaRocque

[Doc]

Pat,

If that's all ya got, go for it. It's been used before and it'll get used again. I learned about using the blister pads from guys who went thru Advanced Land Nav. If the product stands up to that, I figured we could use it. Our guys love 'em. Cheers!

DOC
DOL

[BrandonD]

A bit on blister prevention:

Spray Anti-Perspirant (not deodorant) on your bare feet before you get the day started and right before you start a ruck. Just be careful in the winter as too much will cause your skin to crack (no fun).

It took me about a good solid year before I really go to know my feet. Learn where your hotspots most frequently occur. Often I'll pre-cut mole foam/skin to those areas.

Prep your feet by walking barefoot when you can. I spent most of my weekends and weekday evenings walking barefoot to toughen my feet up.

Keep mole skin/foam, tiny scissors, band-aids and 1" surgical tape in a waterproof bag in your buttback. It'll be handy for hastey fixes.

[murphquake]

Guy sayz:
>IE...Trying to run and leap triple strand >razor wire...lead leg makes, however the >trail leg doesn't.

I'd be more worried about the fith appendage and other regional goodies... =-) either way... OUCHHHH!%@^%($@!!!!
-bill (remembers doing the barefoot thing one summer night in PA and stumbling (literally) on to some rusty old barbed wire (and some of the nails/fence that I assume it came from) and being very lucky to only get a splinter in his hand getting out... one more step would have been another story, a month later I learned the hard way not to clear brush in shorts when one is among the population of those alergic to Poison Summac... got to take Dragona to the hospital for that one)

[Sharky]

Hey, I'll compare concertina cuts with anyone. I was the human breach for my PLT. Meaning that I would get padded up as much as possible and take a running dive onto the wire. The rest of the PLT would use me as a bridge of sorts to run across the wire. Life as a pvt in batt is not always fun. The worst part was having to lay there in the wire, while everyone else was having fun, until someone found time to come back and help me get out of it. I sure was happy when we got those tri-fold ladders and I didn't have to get cut anymore.

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F.I.D.O.

[Razor]

Geez, Sharky, couldn't Rgt afford a Skedco, or a U-shaped picket packed with C-4? Man, these budget reductions are getting out of hand! http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/smile.gif

[Whatever]

Guy:

1. Were you awarded an A.S.I. after completing on the job training as a Human Breaching Mat? I'm not a medic but I believe the proper treatment for concertina related injuries is to take a big ass paint brush and a five gallon bucket of lidocaine and apply liberally to whatever is left of your lower limbs.

2. Rumor has it that SWC will add a Phase 8 to the Q-Course for 18Bs. Upon completion they will be awarded a Bus Drivers License and a six month supply of Thorazine.

Mike W.

[grrlcop74]

I remember FTX at Ft. Huachuca...one of the guys decided to take a piss in the middle of the night while he was on guard duty for the SCIF. He stepped outside, stood between the two tracks we had and pissed on the concertina wire..kinda forgot about the ground wire running through it though...

Bastard woke me up screaming like a bitch.

Kristen

[Ranger002]

Ahhh... thanks for the memories boys. The Rad used c-wire often and guess who got to be the human breach LOL Although since I was wearing a flak jacket during most of those exercises I usually got by with just a few dings... USUALLY....:-)
WIlliam Hazen
PS. My man BrandonD has it DOWN read and heed newbies...

[c130streamer]

Dont forget the tanglefoot.As I was used alot as a human bridge for my plt the first time in the wire the breech tm "forgot" to check for the barb wire, so when I did the flying swan dive in the wire I landed on the very stiff and sharp barb wire, instead of worring about me "mission first" the breach team cut the barb wire a few meters down and had another pvt repeat the dive.Sure do miss being a pvt lol

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[Whatever]

Kristen:

1. LMFAO - I was working in the BOP (Base Operations Platoon-Communications Base Station) when a 98G from the SOT-B showed a similar type of disrespect by urinating on my H.F. Antenna System.

2. The Brain Donor didn't realize that I was transmitting with a 100 watt amplifier. I didn't hear any screams but the guy pissed all over himself.

3. Darwinism in action...

Mike

[Tracy]

I was in West By-God Virginia one time and had to cross an open draw with an earthen dam backing up water for 1/4 mile. I look down stream and up for a crossing point, no joy. So, WTF, I cross over the top of the dam. Unbeknownst to me, the dam was solid mud; knee-deep mud. So I'm half ways across and start to sink and wobble. I see a barbed wire fence on the dams' crest and grab to steady myself. It's electrified.

Choices: Let go and roll down the front of the dam; Hang on and continue to cross over. Ever see "Young Frankenstein"? Every muscle locked up, including my 26 inch (circumference) quads and calfs. I'm doing the Monster Mash and Macarena for the last 50 feet over the dam. The guy I'm supposed to rendezvous with is on the far side in hysterics; can't-breathe-anymore hysterics.

I finally let go of the damn fence and walked straight-legged, heel-to-toe, arms straight out, towards the RV. My contact is now on the ground laughing. I looked at him and said "Wh-Wh-What's soooooo fu-fu-fu-f*cking ffffffffunnny?". I think he had a seizure.

Mel Tillis had nothing on me...

[Whatever]

Tracy:

1. I had to forward that one to the bubbas.

2. You just made my month.

Mike

[Ranger002]

HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!

That has to go down in SF lore somewhere Tracy that was CLASSIC!
William Hazen

[mcdude]

Tracy,

I believe I have heard that story, in certain circles, but was not nearly as funny as you tell it! I guess that we know some of ths same ppl.

Having gone to school in that area, I'm sure that I know the guy who owned the fence. He was probably wondering what the hell happened.

Dude, that is hilarious....what a visual!

Some things you will never live down, eh amigo?

MD

[Tracy]

Originally posted by mcdude:

Tracy,
...Some things you will never live down, eh amigo?
MD


Hey, when there's no USO, field-expedient entertainment is next on the list. ;-)