What is a good thing to have in one’s caching bag if they have an encounter with stinging nettle, poison ivy, etc. Just generic wipes or is there something better for immediate relief and reduction of irritation? I haven’t had an encounter; I just want to be prepared for myself and others.
We carry Ivarest. If applied closely to the time after contact, you have minimal to no effects. Even if you don’t get to it soon, it is still helpful for soothing the itch, thereby keeping it from spreading.
I used to be immune to poison ivy. I no longer am, so this stuff is great to have handy.
I’m wondering too. I must’ve come into contact with something that hit my left wrist and ankle. I’ve never had a problem with poison ivy before. It’s been a week and it is still itchy!
We were glad we had it along today. Big fat DNF on a cache AND Trekkin’ got into something nasty in the process. Ivarest to the rescue. We weren’t really sure what it even was, but it started out ugly and now is gone. Whew!
I never thought to carry anything with me. I do have water for drinking when I cache so if I come into contact with poison plants, I pour water on the affected area just in case. I’ve had a breakout but only a mild one. It would have been worse if I didn’t rinse my hand in the water.
Not sure what he got into today. I had some nettle there, but that goes away pretty quickly. Didn’t really see any poison ivy and it wasn’t the kind of area where it tends to grow. There was sumac. Maybe it was the poisonous type?
He applied the ivarest right away and then after the ridiculous detour we had to endure with all the flooding and road construction, we stopped for ice cream. He washed up in the bathroom there and things seem to be okay now.
Ive carried this in the past and let others use it, this was the first year I have ever gotten it, I was cutting the grass with the riding lawnmower and noticed I was in a huge patch of ivy, ended up with a small spot on arm about the size of a quarter.
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