Steps to eradicate bedbugs

No site on Cimex is any good without some practical advice.
So here it is. Get lots of ziplock bags. I keep books, papers, socks, etc. in these,
and my hanging gear hanging in full length dry cleaning bags.
As to ziplocks, it's hard to source large ones. In Manhattan I found a 99cent store
on 23rd near 8th that had gallon size bags, which hold 81/2 x 11s, (but not UK A4, which is taller)
for $1.29. The ten gallon size bags, 20" x 24", hold oversize - but cost $7.99 for four at Duane Reade, though not all DR carry these, I got mine near Penn Station.
The bugs have less places to breed this way, and I can put on clean threads each day and not carry them around. This is important. I do not have to scratch on the subway. It is not hard to defeat them.
They tend not to like splippery surfaces, one sufferer noted they do not climb the smooth wood on pool tables, but this is not 100%. They can if they really need to, but it does help.
Putting sticky traps around the bedposts also works.
But the real way to be rid of them I hear is heat, 113 degrees, or excessive cold.
Another tactic is to keep a spray bottle of acohol for those close encounters.
And take a bath before bed, so your smell is less obvious - mask it with alcohol, lotion, oil, etc.
And of course lots of periodic cleaning.
Hope this helps and please leave any other tips as a comment so we can add to this list.