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Not sure where to post this, but certainly not in the fashion section!!
I am cleaning up my yard, and there are large areas of poison ivy growth on the ground and vertically. I am used to a Florida climate and wearing flip flops all the time when I am out.
I have been fighting this habit subconsciously every time I go out.
The problem is, that the temps out here in the summer are generally 5-10 degrees hotter than Florida's in the summer and I get lazy and just throw on shorts and flip flops.
I ALWAYS end up with poison ivy a week later on all of the areas that I don't cover...usually between the toes from flip flops but on my legs as well.
What are the coolest clothes that I can wear which cover my entire body so that I can do lawn work around poison ivy?
I really feel like crap when I am not in shorts and it is 100 degrees plus out.
Please don't derail the thread with how to treat poison ivy remedies or it is best to wait until fall scenarios.
Long khaki pants, not jean material. Wear shoes and socks, not anklets.
Do the work early in the morning when it's cooler.
Remember that the oil from the poison ivy will get on the clothes and can impact you when you take it off or touch it. Others can also catch it from you.
Get rid of the poison ivy. If it's localized and not intertwined with plants you want I'd spray it with the weed control poison of your choice. Kind of like how the cowboys had a Round Up.
Once it's gone get rid of it any time you see it coming back. Birds will drop seeds, in any event.
Wear long sleeves when doing yard work. The pro landscapers all wear pants and long sleeves and I think they know what keeps them the coolest in our hot summers. They also wear hats. Ironically, the long sleeves help cool them because their sweat doesn't instantly evaporate, but stays on their body and they avoid sunburn.
Not sure where to post this, but certainly not in the fashion section!!
I am cleaning up my yard, and there are large areas of poison ivy growth on the ground and vertically. I am used to a Florida climate and wearing flip flops all the time when I am out.
I have been fighting this habit subconsciously every time I go out.
The problem is, that the temps out here in the summer are generally 5-10 degrees hotter than Florida's in the summer and I get lazy and just throw on shorts and flip flops.
I ALWAYS end up with poison ivy a week later on all of the areas that I don't cover...usually between the toes from flip flops but on my legs as well.
What are the coolest clothes that I can wear which cover my entire body so that I can do lawn work around poison ivy?
I really feel like crap when I am not in shorts and it is 100 degrees plus out.
Please don't derail the thread with how to treat poison ivy remedies or it is best to wait until fall scenarios.
Thank you very much.
You are asking for the impossible.
If you want/need to protect yourself completely from poison ivy/sumac/oak, you have to wear something impervious. Lightweight fabric is the same as being naked in this respect, and heavyweight fabric isn't much more protection. The problem is an oil, urushiol, and it WILL soak into any absorbent fabric. I had a friend who was violently reactive to poison oak. She once reacted to clothing she had washed 3 times after having a terrible reaction. And that second reinfection was nearly as bad as the first, which had put her in the emergency room.
Since you cannot accomplish what you want to accomplish - not getting hot and sweaty while working around poison ivy - maybe you should look into paying a specialist to remove it for you. There are people who don't react to urushiol, but if you are not one of those folks, it's best not to tempt fate.
I've always gone with the one hour rule when it comes to getting poison ivy off of me. But this guys research may change the way we think when it comes to PI. Take from it what you will but his advice has worked with me so far and I am very allergic to PI.
Go to good will and find baggy but medium weight pants. Wear a reasonable weight long sleeve cotton shirt.
If you want to stay in the yard and get it done even in very hot weather than do this.
Wet your clothes. All over, especially on the back. I like to wear wet under wear if I have to be outside in the heat for any length of time. (I'm older and my heat tolerance in on the wain)
The wetness will repel the oil of the poison ivy and the evaporation keeps you cool.
Not sure where to post this, but certainly not in the fashion section!!
I am cleaning up my yard, and there are large areas of poison ivy growth on the ground and vertically. I am used to a Florida climate and wearing flip flops all the time when I am out.
I have been fighting this habit subconsciously every time I go out.
The problem is, that the temps out here in the summer are generally 5-10 degrees hotter than Florida's in the summer and I get lazy and just throw on shorts and flip flops.
I ALWAYS end up with poison ivy a week later on all of the areas that I don't cover...usually between the toes from flip flops but on my legs as well.
What are the coolest clothes that I can wear which cover my entire body so that I can do lawn work around poison ivy?
I really feel like crap when I am not in shorts and it is 100 degrees plus out.
Please don't derail the thread with how to treat poison ivy remedies or it is best to wait until fall scenarios.
Thank you very much.
Rain pants are waterproof, even oils bead up off them, and are still breathable. I got mine to hike and kayak in but they are great for gardening. They are just expensive.
There is very little that needs doing that is worth that kinda heat!
Get out first thing, if you must, or the hour before sundown, but don't kill yourself. No yard is worth that.
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