INDO BODY RASHES
Underarm hair is meant to lubricate..........Medina thinks differently.
That nappy rash cream is good shit, Anusol is good to.....im serious !
Its great when creams have more than one use. I think friction rashes are inevitable, I just need to buy a long sleeve 0.5-1mm wettie top, apply anusol and suck it up. Thanks for the info udo.
Yeah fellas been to indo heaps too...the rashes i get are different.probably should were a rubber when rooting poppies 2 street whores.
My rash fix...
Underarm / ball sack paddle rash...slap on paw paw ointment liberally. Keep a tube in ya boardies pocket for top ups during those long surf sessions.
For board rash i wear a 1mm long sleeve wettie top.
"surfers rash??? You mean Paddle kisses?" ;p
Heading out on a boat trip in a couple of months. Just wondering if people bother getting vaccinations for their trip. I haven't previously but am considering DPT? and Hep A.
I know most peoples attitude would be I am going to be in a boat (bubble) out on the ocean so am safe from most things cept drowning, but expect the unexpected, could save years of heartache.
I wear lycra bike shorts under my boardies and a rash vest with some neoprene patches sewn into protect my ribs and use Vaseline under arms and on the chest as well. Without that I would have raw patches within a day or two and holes not long after.
I have some nice scars from past rashes. I usually wear a wetsuit at home so my skin is just not used to the wear and tear. I am still a but mystified how people surf with just boardies in QLD and Indo without getting all sorts of rash trouble.
Last trip to QLD I ended up with raw patches around my ankle from the constant pulling of the legrope during wipeouts - the inside of the strap was quite rough with no neoprene padding - so that is another one to look out for.
If you go on a trip to Indo and surf 6 to 8 hours a day and don't watch out for wear and tear you can have holes in 3 days and be open to infections soon after Plus they hurt.
Those pros must have skin like leather
Froggy , how many wipeouts do you have to have get a rash from your legrope ?
ive never seen a leggie with no neoprene padding.
Vetigel. It wont be long and we will all be carrying Vetigel in our medical kits : Interesting Eng.
Uuummm some peoples skin is just so sensitive.
Rolling in mud and cow shit helps people with sensitive skin ten fold.
Udo, I was surfing the inside section at Greenmount for a week - super fast 3- 4 ft with lots of waves ending in a closeout tube or pull through, so the old leggie was yanked a lot. I have not had a leggie problem like that since the 70s when the crappy old ones made sea ulcers of my right foot that were so bad I ended up wearing my leggie on the left foot and ended up with one on there too one summer. I think my current one is an O&E so it is a surprising design flaw. Never a problem with a full length wettie at home for protection or reef booties in Indo - just the QLD trip
Been to indo many times (but has been 4 years since my last trip). Want to get some insight on the latest rash technologies over the last 4 years. I usually wear a toob shirt and treat rashes with bepanthem nappy rash cream and bike shorts under the boardies. But warm water and 8 hours of paddling theres always going to be bleeding nipples.
I look at the pros in fiji currently and usually see what looks like a 0.5 or 1mm wetsuit top under their competitors rashy. Do they use these just for competition for wind chill? I understand different skin types and amount of surfing will harden the skin etc. Underarm hair is meant t lubricate, but i get smashed
Any suggestions on what works best currently? any preparation ( i also need something for the torso for sun and reef protection for my multiple drillings).