AirmetTango
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Well, I didn't even make it through my first full season MDing without finding some poison ivy! I'm usually pretty vigilant, but I was detecting a former home site with some pretty deep grass, and it must've been hiding in there while I was digging one of my holes. Painted up both wrists and part of my forearms above the glove line - thank goodness I always wear gloves or it'd be really ugly! I must've put my detector down in the stuff as well - I actually have a stripe higher up on my right forearm right where the detector cuff strap falls across my skin, too.
So, the gloves got trashed, I washed my cuff strap multiple times, I fully wiped down all of my equipment, and I've coated myself in hydrocortisone. To add insult to injury (literally), I pretty much got skunked on the hunt, as well! Best finds were a completely corroded, old axe head and an intact porcelain canning jar insert.
While I spend the next few days resisting the urge to scratch, does anyone care to share their metal detecting PI experiences?
So, the gloves got trashed, I washed my cuff strap multiple times, I fully wiped down all of my equipment, and I've coated myself in hydrocortisone. To add insult to injury (literally), I pretty much got skunked on the hunt, as well! Best finds were a completely corroded, old axe head and an intact porcelain canning jar insert.
While I spend the next few days resisting the urge to scratch, does anyone care to share their metal detecting PI experiences?