personal protection in the heat, ticks, poison ivy?

[Splinters and Sparks]

There is no way I can dress in long sleeves in this heat! I just do what I must in my carhartt pants, boots, and sleeveless shirts.

The bugs and ticks- I just keep a good eye out t the end of the day.
I met a knew friend in the fight against poison ivy- Jewel Weed!

It grows near poison ivy, so most of the time (not always) I have a heads up before getting into ivy.
The second thing it does is makes an excellent salve for drying up and removing the itch once your infected. My wife makes the stuff, and WOW!
I got stung by a bee while moving lumber around on the tractor forks, she walked up and put some on the sting and I felt instant relief.

I use this stuff all the time on bug bites and skin rashes.

If anyone is interested, I bet I could get her to share her secret recipe for making it.

 

[BBFarmer]

Probably a quarter of my poison ivy problems are from my cats!

No doubt, got it up my right side and inside of my right arm AS WE SPEAK.... from football holding my youngest cat.

I'm highly allergic and generally like to keep atleast a little spot here and there on me year round LOL.

ANYTIME I'm out maintaining the farm, I'm guaranteed to get it.

I think I can literally look at it and contract it.

Several weeks ago when cutting the pond damn, I never even left the seat of the tractor..... and still got it.

But it is quite common for your furry friend to get some on them and then bring it in to you.

My main thing is to not get it all over my face. I swell up like crazy.