Introduction
No one is immune to blisters. However, blisters are preventable if you understand the conditions that cause them and they will heal faster if you know how to treat them properly. In the following article I begin by explaining what blisters are why they occur. I then discuss techniques to prevent them from occurring, followed [...]

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My murphy bag contains a lightweight first aid kit (4.6 oz.) and a emergency gear repair kit listed below (4.0 oz).
I store both kits in a small stuff sack which I tuck into the bottom of my pack under my sleeping bag to keep it out of the way. The contents of my emergency gear [...]

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