OK, at risk of exposing my embarrassing ailments to the world, the last few years when I go caving I sometimes get a sore rash on my knees. This happens especially if I get wet legs and then do some crawling. It appears quite quickly and makes crawling even more painful than it usually is (more padding helps a bit but not that much due to the nature of it). It goes away again after a few days of not caving, helped by some emollient cream or hydrocortisone if required. I suspect something eczema like, but this location is a bit problematical for caving as it makes it feel like I'm crawling on fire ants quite quickly.
So, has anyone else experienced anything similar? And has anyone found a way of preventing it? I'm wondering if some kind of barrier cream might help but not sure what to try.
So, has anyone else experienced anything similar? And has anyone found a way of preventing it? I'm wondering if some kind of barrier cream might help but not sure what to try.