[pct-l] piercings on the trail

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

I agree - I spent two summers ago in the backcountry eight days at a time
(with six days between each hitch), and got my tragus pierced (I always
forget that word - had to go look it up again, its that piece of cartilage
that sticks out in front of your ear hole) literally the day before a hitch,
and never had a problem. I cleaned it with the solution the place sold me
for the first couple of weeks, and then after that I didn't worry about it
and it didn't bother me. I've heard the tragus gets infected on a lot of
people, but I've never had a problem with it or any other piercing, so it
may vary from person to person, as well as part of the body.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:

> Elaine
>
> It depends on the piercings you have (location, really). My experience (aka
> no thru-hikes but multiple overnights) has been that as long as you get
> into
> town and shower regularly (i.e. once every few days), and don't go into the
> woods with fresh piercings, you should be fine (aka let your recent
> piercing
> heal first!). I also don't use my wooden plugs, although they allow the
> piercings to breathe better, they can be more easily damaged (I have lobe
> piercings). Instead, I take my glass ones, which are more durable and not
> susceptible to getting wet.
>
> Wow, that's a lot of parentheses!
>
> Regards,
> Eric
> www.primalpct.com
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:18 AM, elaine nye <elainenye at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I'll be section hiking the trail this summer with a recent piercing. Have
> > any of you hikers had experience caring for piercings on the trail? What
> was
> > the lightest and most efficient cleaning routine you found? Was infection
> a
> > problem? Any words of wisdom are good to hear.
> >
> > Peace & Thanks
> > -Elaine
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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