Excellent advice Kurt, First hand experience as I once had a rock give way
and I slid down a hill threw western poison oak, the result turned into a
blister on just about every part of the body , shots of cortisone , laid in
a bath of oatmeal, scratched like a dog with fleas for two weeks not to
mention  stock in the company that makes calamine lotion went up ten points
.
One other bit of Boy Scouts advice , when you do get poison oak on your arm
for example , goto the nearest stream (conveniently poison oak only grows
near streams ) dig out some good sandy mud and scrub the area then submerge
in stream , repeat at least 5-6 times , believe it or not this works but you
have to scrub and wash real well . good luck , ferreter,  weasel'n the day
away
-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: off topic


>Don't go land snail collecting.....seriously, wear long pants, etc. when
>collecting and don't wipe sweat out of your eyes with your hands after
>you've been grubbing around.
>
>Kurt
>
>At 12:22 PM 9/20/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>I am just wondering, but has anyone had any experiences
>>with Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac or Poison Oak? I figure this
>>is a major problem when it comes to land snail collecting.
>>What measures should be taken to prevent it?
>>
>>- James
>>
>