Preppers and people alike fear spiders for a good reason. It's usually due to their big eyes, long legs, and those intricate webs they make to catch their prey.
If you were to ask a survivalist why he doesn't like spiders, most would say it's because they don't want to risk getting bit by one. Even though most of these creepy crawlers won't harm a person — the bite from a spider usually itches like a mosquito bite — there are still types of spiders that can harm you.
It's important to note that for every spider that isn't harmful, there are still too many that will cause a person grave discomfort. If you haven't heard of a brown recluse, you're about to learn why this spider makes the bravest survivalist squirm.
Why is this? If a prepper got bit by a brown recluse, they would need medical help. However, if a prepper bugs out a lot then receiving the proper medical care may not be possible.
What is a survivalist supposed to do if there's no emergency care available to them?
On the next page check out the steps a prepper must take if they're living off the grid and get bit by a brown recluse. If there isn't any emergency help nearby, it's up to a survivalist to understand how to treat the bite.
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Barbi. I have the charcoal and clay all the time but not the echinacea.
Cut affected are off
Allen Johnson
If you’re living off the grid, you more than likely will not have those ingredients. But helpful tips just the same.
Baking soda paste will also help.
We have used salt and hot salt water to effectively treat several brown recluse bites. The salt draws the venom. It will burn, but it will heal.
I hope remember this.
Matthew White
Getting bitten
Chlorinated brake clean works wonders
Good information to know.
Brian Brown
Beth Schmitt
Jay Thoroski
Cindy Doney
That$#%&!@*does wonders on everything it seems. I use it so much it’s a surprise I don’t put it on my pancakes haha
Bitten 2x before by them demon spawn. Apply electric current to bite immediately after it neutralizes venom. Not fda approved, cuz those numb nuts only approve stuff that lines their pockets. As for medicinal cure…none! Been there
I have done the same thing salt draws the venom and drys out the wound.
Wow interesting, thanks for sharing
If I ever see one of those things and still get bit, then it’ll be my fault.
My dog got bit by a brown recluse. Tiny red bump at first. I thought nothing of it. 4 days later its an area 5 ins long and 4 ins wide. Lucky for us my vet knew exactly what had happened and treated her right away She now has a huge scar with no fur. A close friend of mine almost lost his leg because of a brown recluse. This is not something you treat yourself.
Most folks don’t react to a bite, except a small bump and few days itching, so don’t freak out –
I’ve been bitten twice. Immediately cut an x over the bite and pack salt in. Enjoy the cool scar. Watch for infection
I guess I should back that up a bit. For 3 years I lived in an on post house that was so infested with Brown recluse , that Cooks pest control in Alabama, came from 2 states away to study it –
Every night I would lay out 10 rat sized glue traps , in the morning they would absolutely covered.
They were everywhere , like don’t just grab that towel hanging on the rod (recluse inside) and even check between the sheets in a made bed!
I mean absolutely Never stick your hand in to somewhere you can’t see , because recluses!
I have 3 kids , we all got bit, it was unavoidable –
My first bite was right on my finger, sticking my hand into a pair of gloves. It was a very itchy bump for a
Kim Gregor – any Recluse avoidance tips ,you want to add?
Can’t be worse than marriage
Bentonite clay. Used by native Americans for snake and spider bites.
How many amps would you need?
Friend tried tazers it worked, but he piss ed himself…I did 9 volt worked
I’m surprised I don’t try putting it on bacon
Melaleuca Tea Tree Oil…
They use it in Australia…everything is poisonous there!
Look into it people Great Great Natural stuff!!
Is’nt there anything better that we could carry from the drug store ?
I had those in my house all my life growing up… used to keep em as pets in my room (I live in Washington state) never once had an issue
Tammy Richard Smith
If you have a food supply (almost anything that moves on the ground, walls, ect; exterminate that. Getting rid of their food supply will help keep them at bay. I can’t remember if it’s orange peels, mint, moth balls but you can Google that… helps to keep all of spiders away.
Just don’t swat it that’s when they actually bite you .
Scary …
A slice of raw potato on the site, hold in place 24 hrs, with piece of gauze also works. Potato draws out the venom, and helps wound heal faster.
I was bitten by a spider over a year ago. I still have a big black spot on my leg! It was gnarly!
If you have comfrey growing nearby… I hear that can be used to accelerate healing
This is not accurate. Ozone nuetralizes the venom within minutes.
Vic Elliott
Then apply a general spark for zest!
This is not accurate. Ozone nuetralizes the venom within minutes. Its noninvasive and effective on lots of bacteria and virus as well.
Brian: you go step out and inhale ozone, i used battery and it worked. First bite put me in hospital. Dr gave me antibiotics with possible skin graft took6 months of healing. A recluse bite is to me painless. It was the after effects hours later I researched after first and used battery on second..bite was gone within minutes
Got bit years ago. Will always remember how it almost killed me. Luckily I was living with a nurse above a doctor’s office.
I still have a little whole in my leg from a bite when I was 12 or 13…lanced and packed with medication after they did whatever they did, it was not cool
I hate all spiders!
I don’t especially like spiders either, but I absolutely understand their role, and respect the job they do. If you live an area with Osage oranges or “Hedgeballs”, throw a few around your camp. Natural spider repellant.
Kelsea McCarthy