Toenails

[savagehunter]

Anybody got them? Trail advice? Ultralight clippers?

[MtnMuley]

Lol, I'd hope we all have em. Clip 3 days before you go.   if you're in there long enough to need to clip again, you need to hone up on yer skills!

[Igottanewknee]

I got them too! Same ones from before... Proud of them...

[cbond3318]

Yeah, I clip a few days before and usually don't have to worry about on trail second clippings. Occasionally , the Stars will align and my mineral and vitamin intake in the weeks leading up to a backcountry excursion leads to optimal nail growth so I will bring a set along.

These are what I run, a little spendsy at $95.00, but more expensive means better.

[savagehunter]

Thank you so much . That kind of kind advice is what I'm looking for and at 48 I just can't chew them of anymore.

[cbond3318]

Thank you so much . That kind of kind advice is what I'm looking for and at 48 I just can't chew them of anymore.

  , you can never be too cautious about pulling a muscle in the steep and deep.

[syoungs]

Thank you so much . That kind of kind advice is what I'm looking for and at 48 I just can't chew them of anymore.

You just need to find better hunting buddies then! 

[Bushcraft]

WTH???

This can't possibly be a serious question. 

[ghosthunter]

WTH???

This can't possibly be a serious question.
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You bet
I have a small toe that rides against the toe next door. If I don't keep trimmed it cuts the other.

[cbond3318]

WTH???

This can't possibly be a serious question.
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You bet
I have a small toe that rides against the toe next door. If I don't keep trimmed it cuts the other.

Bummer Ghost, I think I'd be contemplating lopping off the little saboteur.

[Bushcraft]

Sure, but how fast do toenails grow? 

No offense, but I simply can't imagine them growing enough to be an issue during a backpack hunt, even for longer 10-12 day trips.

I just clip them to the quick a day or two before the hitting the trail, give 'em a thorough brushing with hydrogen peroxide and forget about them.  I can't stand any excess toe-nails or even fingernails for that matter.  Having taken a microbiology class back in my pre-med days where we swabbed all sorts of surfaces (countertops, floors, doorknobs, toilet seats, toilet handles, skin, fingernails, etc.), they are just mind-blowingly gross mini-petri dishes for all manner of nasty buggery.

I suspect that most of the afflictions suffered by people in the backcountry are simply due to poor hygiene.

[Antlershed]

Ultralight toenail clippers? How much does a standard set really weigh? Maybe buy the baby ones that are half plastic. 

[savagehunter]

Hopefully the clipper industry get with the times and uses some space age material to come up with a better moustrap. Or a chemical that will keep to nails from growing

[boneaddict]

Most people carry 4 knives and a whetstone in their ultralight setup, shouldn't be a problem

[The100Road]

A havalon works too.