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Offline savagehunter

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Toenails
« on: July 29, 2016, 07:18:56 PM »
Anybody got them? Trail advice? Ultralight clippers?

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2016, 07:26:51 PM »
Lol, I'd hope we all have em. Clip 3 days before you go. :twocents:  if you're in there long enough to need to clip again, you need to hone up on yer skills! :chuckle:

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2016, 07:34:08 PM »
I got them too! Same ones from before... Proud of them...

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2016, 07:36:47 PM »
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. :twocents:
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Re: Toenails
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2016, 09:11:35 PM »
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.

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2016, 09:16:03 PM »
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.


 :tup: , you can never be too cautious about pulling a muscle in the steep and deep.
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Re: Toenails
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2016, 09:20:04 PM »
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!  :chuckle:

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2016, 11:28:28 AM »
WTH???

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2016, 11:35:48 AM »
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.
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Re: Toenails
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2016, 11:58:45 AM »
WTH???

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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. :twocents:
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Re: Toenails
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2016, 12:09:55 PM »
Sure, but how fast do toenails grow?  :dunno:

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.
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Re: Toenails
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2016, 12:41:22 PM »
Ultralight toenail clippers? How much does a standard set really weigh? Maybe buy the baby ones that are half plastic.  :dunno:

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2016, 04:27:30 PM »
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

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2016, 05:29:30 PM »
Most people carry 4 knives and a whetstone in their ultralight setup, shouldn't be a problem

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Re: Toenails
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2016, 05:58:55 PM »
A havalon works too.  :tup:

 


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