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Post by macaroniandtuna on Mar 3, 2007 14:03:43 GMT -5
Oh man. You have NO IDEA how lucky you are from that. It's like....mosquito bites. All over. Except even itchier and more insistent. And they're contagious, if you touch or scratch one and then touch some other non-afflicted part of your body, you'll probably get one there too. And they're gross and ooze and flake and ew nasty.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 3, 2007 23:18:34 GMT -5
^ Yeah, when I was younger, I won a good deal of money by crumbling-up poison ivy and rubbing it on my face. My dad was always immune too but, when he was like 40, he had a BAD reaction eventhough he had no idea when he'd come into contact with it. Obviously, now I try to avoid it....just in case.
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Post by macaroniandtuna on Mar 4, 2007 2:10:54 GMT -5
Eeek. That's no fun. But yeah, some small percentage of the population (something like 15%, I think) is immune to urishiol, the oil that makes everyone itch and causes the sores and rash. Lucky bastards.
Post by simplykimberly on Mar 4, 2007 10:50:01 GMT -5
I swear, my poor hubby looks at the stuff and breaks out, so we'll definitely be bringing the tea tree oil. Glad for the heads up, I woulda never thunk of it. Is there anything, aside from avoiding it, that can help prevent getting it?
Post by macaroniandtuna on Mar 4, 2007 14:04:25 GMT -5
I've heard that there's a vaccination you can get for it, but I don't know if that's actually true. (I'd guess it's not, since poison ivy isn't a bacteria or a virus.)
The only way to keep from getting it is to know what it looks like and keep watch for it always (or cover all your skin completely, which is extremely impractical in the TN summer obviously). TN is far enough south that poison oak probably grows too, I bet, so know what that looks like too.
Post by chicagorooer on Mar 4, 2007 15:45:32 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
Thankfully, poison ivy has absolutely no effct on me!
your lucky but be careful b/c my cousin has no allergy to poison ivy either then when he was on vacation in euorpe he got a real nasty reaction. the doctor told him poison ivy can have different strains in different parts of the world...
I found most of the trees in Centeroo have poison ivy around them. (But I missed last year so maybe they've killed it with Round up or something though I doubt it.) I'm SUPER allergic so maybe it's just me catching it. I get it a few times every year anyway so I just catch it and scratch for a few weeks 'til it goes away.
As far as the shot, it's supposed to be something that suppresses you're immune response though I'm not sure of its effectiveness or side effects.
Post by stratocasted on May 3, 2012 18:14:39 GMT -5
5 year old thread bump Anyone find a decent solution to sleeping in the car during the day? I plan on sleeping during those killer morning heat waves if at all possible. I'm thinking something like a 3 layer shade system over the car and 3 or 4 battery powered fans? Plus the windows blacked out. Also has anyone heard of any centeroo poison ivy since 07? Thanks ;D
Post by natedagreat on May 3, 2012 18:48:26 GMT -5
I have yet to run upon poison ivy but, out in BFE and Super BFE last year folks were heading into the woods for shade and got mad chiggers. As for the car question, maybe you want to get some of those reflective car shades for your front and back windows. You can get them at most Wally Worlds or Autozone/Advance/NAPA. Then, to maximize airflow and keep direct sunlight out of the sides, anchor some or one tarp(s) to the top of your vehicle coming down at a sharp angle covering the other windows. Like this /CAR\ Then, while inside your vehicle, crack your windows as low as you want. What's going to suck is the inside of the car with those windows exposed and/or unopened. Oven....all I can say.
My Grandpa always used to eat a leaf of poison ivy in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the oil. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got poison ivy last year, but it was so mild of a reaction it was gone without a trace within 48 hours. Put on a latex glove, wad up a big fatty leaf into a tiny ball, and carefully place it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it. I never used to get it as a child, but a couple years ago I got it EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe.
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." ~William James
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?" ~Zhuangzi
So I'm considering camping in a SUV. Wondering the best way to do it?
I figured have a EZ UP set up at the tail gate, and the tarps covering it like this
/CAR\
as well as putting a reflector in the front windshield. I have the bug window screens so I'll be able to leave the windows down all the time for air flow and I have a few battery fans. Any problems with this? How can I maximize air flow into the car and keep it as protected from heat as possible?
are you out of your mind telling people to eat poison ivy
It is an old folk remedy. NOT a good idea. Could cause swelling and the throat to close up. Not to mention some interesting bathroom problems later
I avoid poison Ivy the same way I avoid getting bit by poisonous snakes. I know what both of them look like and I avoid them or use caution when I am around them.
My Grandpa always used to eat a leaf of poison ivy in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the oil. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got poison ivy last year, but it was so mild of a reaction it was gone without a trace within 48 hours. Put on a latex glove, wad up a big fatty leaf into a tiny ball, and carefully place it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it. I never used to get it as a child, but a couple years ago I got it EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe.
What were you doing that you got it on your man parts? Also I second what Jess said. I avoid it and I am in the 20% that are resistant to it.
It is an old folk remedy. NOT a good idea. Could cause swelling and the throat to close up. Not to mention some interesting bathroom problems later
I avoid poison Ivy the same way I avoid getting bit by poisonous snakes. I know what both of them look like and I avoid them or use caution when I am around them.
My Grandpa always used to eat a poisonous snake in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the venom. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got bit by a poisonous snake last year, but it was so mild of a reaction I was able to leave the hospital within 48 hours.
Put on a latex glove, wad up a big giant poisonous snake into a tiny ball with its head looking at you, and carefully place the head of it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it.
I never used to get bit by poisonous snakes as a child, but a couple years ago I got bit EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe. I almost died and now I eat a poisonous snake head daily.
My Grandpa always used to eat a poisonous snake in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the venom. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got bit by a poisonous snake last year, but it was so mild of a reaction I was able to leave the hospital within 48 hours.
Put on a latex glove, wad up a big giant poisonous snake into a tiny ball with its head looking at you, and carefully place the head of it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it.
I never used to get bit by poisonous snakes as a child, but a couple years ago I got bit EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe. I almost died and now I eat a poisonous snake head daily.
Well I'm from Louisiana, and my Grandpappy always used to eat an alligator each year. Whole. Helps ya keep from gettin eatin by one when your in da swamps.
I got bit by one as a child EVERYWHERE, including my lady parts. And let me tell ya, it was some kinda bad. So every day, I eats me an alligator head. Don't bother with no latex gloves, just rip that sucker off and put it in the back of your mouth and chew it up good.
My Grandpa always used to eat a wook in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the debilitating scent. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got bit by a wook last year, but it was so mild of a reaction I was able to leave the hospital within 48 hours.
Put on a latex glove, wad up a big wook into a tiny ball with its head looking at you, and carefully place the head of it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it.
I never used to get bit by wooks as a child, but a couple years ago I got bit EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe. I almost died and now I eat a wook head daily.
My Grandpa used to say trying to help out @ssholes on the internet with anything is a waste of energy largely. I love how people know oh so much about everything, when it's painfully obvious they haven't even tried something.
There are no interesting side effects later, which you would know medicine woman, if you ever tried it/kept open mind for trying new things.
I urinated in the woods, when my hands were apparently covered with the oil, and my junk was all sweaty. Do the math.
They used to sell poison ivy concentrate for just this purpose, but I bet no one could google this and learn something on their own. Perhaps your computer wasn't handy.
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." ~William James
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?" ~Zhuangzi
I have to agree. A lot of my backpacking buddies have at least one friend who wanted to make themselves immune to poison ivy at the beginning of the season. They would eat one leaf a day for a while, then all hell would break loose. Itchy, closing throats along with breakouts on the skin around your Adam's apple. Burning hellacious buttholes for weeks. Not a good idea, even if you've heard of people pulling it off. But hey, if closed off airways and buring bootys get your rocks off, go for it.
I avoid poison Ivy the same way I avoid getting bit by poisonous snakes. I know what both of them look like and I avoid them or use caution when I am around them.
My Grandpa always used to eat a poisonous snake in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the venom. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got bit by a poisonous snake last year, but it was so mild of a reaction I was able to leave the hospital within 48 hours.
Put on a latex glove, wad up a big giant poisonous snake into a tiny ball with its head looking at you, and carefully place the head of it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it.
I never used to get bit by poisonous snakes as a child, but a couple years ago I got bit EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe. I almost died and now I eat a poisonous snake head daily.
I avoid poison Ivy the same way I avoid getting bit by poisonous snakes. I know what both of them look like and I avoid them or use caution when I am around them.
My Grandpa always used to eat a poisonous snake in the beginning of the year to build up a tolerance to the venom. I have since tried it, and it works very well. I got bit by a poisonous snake last year, but it was so mild of a reaction I was able to leave the hospital within 48 hours.
Put on a latex glove, wad up a big giant poisonous snake into a tiny ball with its head looking at you, and carefully place the head of it on your molars in the back of your mouth and chew it up and eat it.
I never used to get bit by poisonous snakes as a child, but a couple years ago I got bit EVERYWHERE including my man parts, and that sucked so bad you won't believe. I almost died and now I eat a poisonous snake head daily.
Post by pondo ROCKS on May 7, 2012 12:20:21 GMT -5
Druid is now a medicine woman...I always suspected that was the case. I heard she hides supplies under her big floppy hat she wears at Bonnaroo. Is this just a rumor or full blown fact?
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Druid is now a medicine woman...I always suspected that was the case. I heard she hides supplies under her big floppy hat she wears at Bonnaroo. Is this just a rumor or full blown fact?
Anyone find a decent solution to sleeping in the car during the day? I plan on sleeping during those killer morning heat waves if at all possible. I'm thinking something like a 3 layer shade system over the car and 3 or 4 battery powered fans? Plus the windows blacked out. Also has anyone heard of any centeroo poison ivy since 07? Thanks ;D
