Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poison Sumac
Information about poison ivy, oak, sumac and the skin rashes they cause
Information about poison ivy, oak, sumac and the skin rashes they cause
When I was in college I took a class in "Camping." My friend and I were late getting to our campsite on one of our scheduled trips and had to pitch our tents in darkness. His tent had a floor, but mine did not. We both set up our tents in a poison ivy thicket, but the consequences were much worse for me. I was covered with blisters on every square inch of my body. My eyes swelled shut and I was running a temperature when my dorm mates carried me to the campus nurse. She bathed me in alcohol and then Caladryl.
I was more miserable in the next two weeks than any other time of my life. I can personally state as well, that there are certain portions of the male anatomy which do not appreciate the application of rubbing alcohol. What a lesson I learned in Camping!
(Editor's note: sharp-eyed viewers can see this photo does not show the actual tents in the story because both of the ones shown have a floor. By the way, the real tents would be referred to in the past tense, and if that bothers you, perhaps this whole story is too tense?)