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BumpJumper
11-15-2008, 07:42
I finally found some at the Umatilla Pharmacy. It is located on Hwy 19 next to the Pizza Hut.
The pharmacist said I was the third person that day to come in and buy it for chiggers. The others were hunters. She is keeping it in stock. This stuff really works.
Cool!
You know the "Chigg-Away" product? It's mainly just sulphur powder...
take-a-knee
11-15-2008, 09:17
I finally found some at the Umatilla Pharmacy. It is located on Hwy 19 next to the Pizza Hut.
The pharmacist said I was the third person that day to come in and buy it for chiggers. The others were hunters. She is keeping it in stock. This stuff really works.
Yes it does, works to keep the ticks away also. Mix it 50/50 with baby powder and it cuts the smell and stays on a little better. Works on Fido also.
adventurousmtnlvr
11-15-2008, 12:55
my skin can't handle sulphur ... oh well, glad it is working great for the rest of you :)
aaroniguana
11-15-2008, 13:00
Umatilla Pharmacy. It is located on Hwy 19 next to the Pizza Hut.
Ah Umatilla... I loved that town when I lived in Astor...
Sulphur powder works good if you can handle the smell.
BumpJumper
11-15-2008, 22:20
:DBluegill, Trailtalker and I are heading out on the FTA in the ONF tomorrow am. I am taking it mixed with talc. We will see. I will give my full report tomorrow.
kayak karl
11-15-2008, 23:22
my father used to ware pantyhose when he hunted the pines. he said it kept the chiggers off him :-?
GeneralLee10
11-16-2008, 13:35
I have been using this stuff for years being a surveyor I'm in the woods and tall weeds a lot. I got my last bag of it at the local flea market here in Lovely Mount Dora. Think it cost me 2 or 3 bucks it gets put on my waist and socks works Great every time.
Wise Old Owl
11-16-2008, 15:36
my father used to ware pantyhose when he hunted the pines. he said it kept the chiggers off him :-?
That is by far the most unique and interesting post I have ever seen on WB... Know you know. But KK, you must admit it took a great man to admit to his son he wears pantyhose in the woods. I wonder how that conversation cropped up.
There's comedy in the post above - I bought Chig Away at the local Flea Market.....
BumpJumper
11-16-2008, 16:07
Ok. Panty hose....at least if I try that, it wont seem so funny!
Indwlkr....where in Mt. Dora are you? And what is it you bought at the flea market? Chig away or sulphur?
Well, if I was ever going to get the chiggers, it would be today. We hiked for some distance through thick palmetto bushes. Saw a pigmy rattler sunning right on the trail in front of me. Somehow, Trailtalker and Bluegill walked right over/past him. I saw him and stopped and went to point my stick at him and he went under a log. That was the first snake that I have ever seen hiking here in on the FTA. We will know tomorrow if the "crop dusting" worked:D
Just how vile does this smell?
I find standard baby powder to be pretty gross, so if it helps the odor of the sulphur powder...
We do have more ticks in Maine, so this is a serious question.
BumpJumper
11-16-2008, 16:58
Mud, I was surprized. I mixed it about 1/2 and 1/2 with lavender talc and I couldnt smell it.
kayak karl
11-16-2008, 17:04
That is by far the most unique and interesting post I have ever seen on WB... Know you know. But KK, you must admit it took a great man to admit to his son he wears pantyhose in the woods. I wonder how that conversation cropped up.
There's comedy in the post above - I bought Chig Away at the local Flea Market.....
my mother found them in the glove box, he told her they were for hunting:-?
aaroniguana
11-16-2008, 17:11
Not going to touch that one...
Not going to touch that one...
She checked the size.
kayak karl
11-16-2008, 17:26
She checked the size.
but in the 60's deet wasn't available. wearing hose that they could not bite through worked. just ask any old hunter from the pinebareens.:rolleyes:
What works, works. I still figure she checked the size. Human nature, wouldn't you?
Thought OFF was around in the '60s.
kayak karl
11-16-2008, 18:03
What works, works. I still figure she checked the size. Human nature, wouldn't you?
Thought OFF was around in the '60s.
LOL
http://www.e-mancipate.net/images/Men%27s%20Product.pdf
Pantyhose and tights help with circulation, support, and warmth. If you’re
in a job where you are sitting all day or find yourself always on your
feet, your legs can become tired and achy from poor circulation.
Wearing No nonsense pantyhose, tights, trouser socks or knee highs help
provide compression which can reduce swelling, improve circulation and
energize leg muscles. Sit or stand longer with less fatigue, pain and
discomfort.
Men working or enjoying outdoor sports wear No nonsense hosiery to help
energize legs and protect them from fatigue, cold, chaffing and injury.
Get warmth without bulk. Hunters and military men write to tell us they
prefer No nonsense tights to keep ticks and chiggers from getting under
their skin....
do i you want to meet the WOMAN who's panyhose fit me. :-? ..........:rolleyes:
Wise Old Owl
11-16-2008, 18:25
I am starting to see the beginning of a Men's Forum thar....
BumpJumper
11-16-2008, 18:28
LMAO...
Now poor ole Karl is having to justify his poor daddys panty fetish!!!!:D:D:D:D:D JK Karl.:)
kayak karl
11-16-2008, 18:34
lmao...
Now Poor Ole Karl Is Having To Justify His Poor Daddys Panty Fetish!!!!:d:d:d:d:d Jk Karl.:)
Roflmao
BumpJumper
11-16-2008, 18:35
Karl if you was here....I would pat the top of your poor little ole head:D
Hose will help one peel out of a wet suit. I've heard.
GeneralLee10
11-16-2008, 19:52
[quote=BumpJumper;725394]Ok. Panty hose....at least if I try that, it wont seem so funny!
Indwlkr....where in Mt. Dora are you? And what is it you bought at the flea market? Chig away or sulphur?
I bought the sulfur in the inscent shop I'm 4 blocks East of down town.:)
oldfivetango
11-17-2008, 08:59
Lots of foresters and hunters wear pantyhose to keep the ticks
off.It has been a generally accepted practice even amongst the
most macho types in the south.It's not considered a problem until
camisoles and garter belts work there way into the equation.:D
Oldfivetango
Dances with Mice
11-17-2008, 12:13
Lots of foresters and hunters wear pantyhose to keep the ticks off.I heard hunters only start wearing them after their wives find a pair in their pack after they return from a weekend in the woods.
Moved to Health and Hygiene since chiggers are just about everywhere...