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Just a friendly reminder to cover any open wounds before you paddle in sketchy water.  I recently had the time of my life as my shaky and geriatric doctor scrubbed out an infected scrape on my knee.  I wounded the knee at the put in (don't ask) and proceeded to dip it into the river.  The river of dairy runoff.  The thing swelled up and leaked green stuff.  Awesome, yes; pain-free, no.  I aolso had to stay out of the water for a few weeks.  And that really p1ssed me off.

Yes, the obvious solution is to avoid sketchy water, but it seems that post rivers/streams/bays/oceans/lakes can go from 0 to sketch in record time during the rainy season.

I now keep a first aid kit in my truck.  It's complete with spray on nu-skin type stuff.  Good waterproof barrier.....

AJ

Andy: Excellent advice, especially for streams near the coast with so much livestock runoff. Hope your knee is mending.