Hard to steer clear when its now in my yard.I have been into that stuff a lot chasing fish on the rivers, if indeed you do make contact and are reacting to it DO NOT ITCH OR TOUCH THE AREA!! The burn or sting should go away within 10-20 min and if you dont touch it it should be off your mind in no time. It is so hard to not itch at it but its well worth the short term torture LOL versus possible weeks of agrivation. People seem to have different reactions to the poisionous plants too so your best bet is just steer clear all together....
+1 on this, Im extremely sensitive to PI, I have rashes of all sizes throughout the summer and the technu works wonders, takes the urushiol oil right off and really minimzes any rash I may get, sometimes Ive avoided any rash after using the stuff.Get some Ivy Block and Tecnu. Both should be available at your local CVS/Walgreens. When I remember to use them they work wonders. As has been said, try not to burn it, especially not in a firepit type setting, getting PI in your lungs = extremely bad. Otherwise it is just a rash. Seems like I have poison ivy rash all summer, I've learned to ignore it for the most part.
Definetly posison ivy. The larger vine has hair.The vines in your picture don't look like poison ivy. It looks like English Ivy but I can't see it very clearly. Can you post clearer pictures of the vines?
I used a shovel today for most of it. However the monster vine is not going to come off with a shovel. Its wrist size. Not sure what I will do with it.We cut quite a bit with poison ivy on the trees and never have a problem. We burn it in the stove too. Some though we do shave off before cutting it and we use an axe to do this. Shovel should also work nicely and you could keep it at a further distance from you.
I still remember rdust when he came for some firewood. I didn't give it much thought but he noticed it immediately!
Wear an old long sleeve shirt and gloves and just pull all of it off and get rid of it, then get rid of the shirt and gloves too. Wash down immediately with fels naphtha soap. Those precautions always work for me
Well shucks you aren't throwing away those high dollar duds, but if I know I'm dealing with a heavy dose of pi I'm definitely wearing clothes I won't mind parting withI'm usually wearing Carhartts when cutting wood.
I'm not allergic to poison ivy at all. I go out picking mushrooms in the fall, and many time the mushies are in the PI. I've never gotten the rash My Mom and best friend can just think about PI and they'll get it
Wear an old long sleeve shirt and gloves and just pull all of it off and get rid of it, then get rid of the shirt and gloves too. Wash down immediately with fels naphtha soap. Those precautions always work for me
I'm usually wearing Carhartts when cutting wood.
Well shucks you aren't throwing away those high dollar duds, but if I know I'm dealing with a heavy dose of pi I'm definitely wearing clothes I won't mind parting with
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