The forum made me spend some money, THANKS!

[thecfarm]

Dave,my hobby job is here cutting wood.  ;D

[CTYank]

Great move! After seeing the pics on here plus reading all the stories, I went out and bought a pair.

Now my eyes, ears, and legs are protected, but how do I protect myself from the DanG poison ivy? I've got it on both forearms as I type >:( You'd think my system would build up an immunity to it as many times as I've had it :-\

I've not had poison ivy rash for decades, until Sandy hit. I volunteer at a ~200-acre preserve in Rye NY, that had a large number of HUGE trees blown down.

Some had substantial poison ivy vines. While cutting things free along trails, our focus had to be on the big sticks that could easily kill us. Poison ivy was of secondary interest. In short order, I broke out all over the place, big time. An ER trip seemed to coming soon. Some of it was "incubated" underneath my chaps- not fun.

A friend had some "ORAL IVY" that I'd suggested to her. Borrowed same. For existing rash, you take 10 drops in 2 oz of water every 2 hr. It works. Really cooled down the fire.

You can also take much smaller amount for a few days BEFORE possible exposure, to lessen your reaction. Haven't tested that personally.

You'll find it available via Amazon. Check the user reviews there. About $7 for a year's worth.

About the chaps: they're not really broken in until they're waterproofed. (Think bar oil.)

[Woodchuck53]

Want be seen with out them especially in tree tops cutting fire wood.