The stand "itch"
 

Well fellas went out this past weekend to hang all the new stands on some new peice of property with my father and brother in law.........what a great time! Through all the excitement of picturing a booner walking down certain shooting lanes I FAIL TO NOTICE ALL THE POISON IVY all around my new stands. I am paying the price right now two days later. My face is covered and my arms are plastered with streaks of ivy. THe only thing I can hope for is "This year better be worth it!"............. I went to the doctors this morning for a shot and the pills but are there any other home remedies out I might try to prevent the dreaded plant in the future!

RE: The stand "itch"
 

That deffinatly sucks but hopefully it will pay of come oct. I get posion ivy extremly bad aswell. So ino what your goin thro.

RE: The stand "itch"
 

Poison Ivy SUCKS! I just got over a nasty case on my legs from playing golf (couldn't hit the fairway!) Whatever clothes you had on at the time throw them away. The oil can re-infect you for up to a year later, even after washing the clothes. If you plan on hunting that spot I'd wear knee high rubber boots with my pants tucked in and DO NOT let the boots touch your skin or anything that may later contact your skin.

As far as remedies, the only thing that felt good was soaking it in an ice cold bath tub. Fill it with ice cubes and cold water.

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NO DOUBT poison ivy is nasty , my family use's Naptha soap to wash up with right after getting out of the woods (do this right away) also use the Naptha soap in your washing machine when you wash your cloths ,then run your cloths through again with regular landry soap.

RE: The stand "itch"
 

that sucks . somewhere i read that deer will eat poisen ivy so maybe it will work out for you later . Good luck

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Gin, don't drink it, though it does help in a Martini, rub it on the area to help it dry out.

My hunting buddy grew up in Ca. No poison Ivy out there. He hung a lock on including steps in a tree covered with it. He spent two days in the hospital recovering from it because he got it in his lungs. So it could have been worst.

RE: The stand "itch"
 

Dang man, If I threw away every piece of clothing that ever touched poison ivy, I'd be naked all the time.

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I must be one of the lucky ones. I could roll around in the stuff naked and not get a bit of it. Sorry to hear you got the itch.

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The oil lasting on the clothes is a myth. If you know you've been in contact w it wash with warm soap and water. Launder the clothes they'll be alright. The usual calamine /hydrocortizone works for the itch. A really severe spot can be treated with a dab of laundry bleach and it will scab over in a day. Don't scratch it. and it isn't contagious from one person to another.

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The doctor will see you now. Good tip on the bleach, sadly I'm sure I will be trying it.

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I used to not get poison ivy. Could rub it on me til the cows came home with no effect, same with poison sumac and poison oak. Then, one day I was pulling a bunch of it out of a hedge (my roommate was highly allergic and I did this for his birthday present). There were some briars in the hedge and I got scratched up. The oil from the poison ivy got under my skin and made me itch for a month! I haven’t gotten it since then, but I’m careful now about not getting it in any scratches. Also, in my experience, it can be transmitted from person to person, if they rub their skin against an infected area that is “weeping”, as the oil transmits the itch.

RE: The stand "itch"
 

Thanks for the support and information! Now for the next couple of days I have to listen to........"I told you so!" By the way..........the stand is in a fabulous spot!