[pct-l] piercings on the trail

[Eric]

One other thing I've heard is not to submerge a fresh piercing in
backcountry water, due to risk of infection. Like Hillary said, it probably
varies from person to person.

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Hillary Schwirtlich <
hillary.schwirtlich at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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