[pct-l] Poison Oak

[calliger@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard)]

I carry an ounce or so...just enuf for one application until I
get to a store...but here is a great "trick" for poison ok-
it has NEVER failed to bring instant relief.

Boil a quart of water..and add cool water --just a little until
it is just scalding...so hot u can barely stand it...pour over
the poison oak rash..it will metabolism the oil for at least
6-8 hours of itch and pain free hiking..u will never relaize the
beauty and exctasy of that relief!!!! In fact with enuf hot water I
was able to get a solid 10 hrs of sleep at night before it
started itching again...

I use the tecum just for those inaccessible spots..but in 25 years of
hiking I got it only once...and then it was becasue my g/f and I
had to find a private spot to lay down and in our ardor we
did not pick the most advantageuous of spots...needless to say we
used a lot of hot water for the next 3 weeks.<grin>..otherwise
I never got it!

Richard


At 12:09 PM 3/19/03 -0800, JD Schaefer wrote:
>PCTers
>Although poison oak is generally easily recognizable, accidents happen, such
>as after dark etc.  Is it worth it to bring a product such as Tecum, or is
>the extra weight not worth having?
>Thanks
>JD
>
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