A cautionary tale ** check page 2 for the stove all finished

[T&CLongmire]

This is the working or itching part of poised oak / ivy. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urushiol#section_1
It says you have a ten minute or less time frame to wash it off.


But as far as the oil still being on the camp stove? Up to five years as this link will verify. Cool also about the Japanese method for protecting their gold leaf.

http://poisonivy.aesir.com/view/fastfacts.html

My wife picked up some at Cleburne state park when geocaching the first of the month. Don't laugh but an old cure I learned while in the Army, Niagara Heavy spray starch. Don't know how or why but it works, stops the itch the minute it hits the rash. Crazy? But it works.

Tim

[wagondude]

Another word of caution (especially for those near wild fires). Don't burn wood that has poison ivy/oak on it. The toxin will become airborne in the smoke and will do terrible things to your lungs and eyes. People with breathing difficulties may even find it fatal. Some members of our Scout troop had some bad reactions when traveling through a fire zone.

Bill

[Wolffarmer]

People. Stay in the cities and leave the wild places to us mountain people types.



Randy

[wagondude]

People. Stay in the cities and leave the wild places to us mountain people types.



Randy

I know what you mean. Funny thing is I got poison ivy in a vacant lot behind our apartment when I was about 3or 4 years old. I walk through all kinds of the stuff out camping and it never seems to bother me much. Maybe just a small spot here or there. I know others that get it just from looking at it. I'm glad I'm not that sensitive to the stuff. We don;t have poison oak in Kansas, so I don't know how I will react if I ever do come into contact with it..

Bill

[Wolffarmer]

It is not that I do not want to share the wild places but I have seen so many places that I use to roam when I was in my teens that are now just plain trashed. And it creeps out further all the time.

Randy

[Wolffarmer]

I spilled the beans to the world about Mordor

[jeporter25]

Here's the stove all done

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[Wolffarmer]

I can almost smell the bacon and eggs frying out in a forest clearing.

Now I am hungry.

Randy

[wagondude]

Well done!

Bill

[Woodbutcher]

Great job!

[campmaster-k]

People. Stay in the cities and leave the wild places to us mountain people types.



Randy

Tru Dat.

[logman7777]

Thats a good story and one PUUURRTY Stove!

[doug hodder]

Congratulations on a job very well done. What's cool is that you saved a vintage piece of camping history and have given it new life. It'll last a long time and when all those propane users are clowning around with 1# bottles at what seems to be bandit prices for them, that tend to lock up in cold temps, let alone the whole environmental thing about recycling those bottles....you're gonna be cooking. Enjoy! Doug