You’re Living Off the Grid When a Brown Recluse Spider Bites You. Here’s How to Effectively Treat It

brown recluse spider

Spiders are feared by many people around the world for a reason. It probably has to do with their eyes, scary legs, and the detailed webs they put together and later use to catch their prey.

If you have ever asked a prepper why he doesn't like spiders, he probably told it was because he didn't want to get bit by one. Even though the majority of spiders are harmless — generally the bite of a spider is as itchy as a mosquito bite — there are the occasional spiders that can actually cause you grave harm.

For every spider that won't cause you much harm, there are the few that will cause a lot of discomforts. One such spider is the brown recluse spider. This spider can make the bravest of survivalists squirm when they take the time to think about this venomous creature.

Because they knew if they were to get bit by one they would need a trip to the hospital. However, if a prepper was bugging out that might be a different story. What is a survivalist supposed to do when there's no emergency care available?

On the next page, learn what steps you should take if you are bugging out and get bit by a brown recluse spider. If there aren't any hospitals in your area you must learn how to treat it effectively now — before SHTF. 

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199 Comments

  1. Scott Emond said:

    why do they always have neck tattoos, is it just a stereotype or is it just a instant way to recognize a$#%&!@*human being?

  2. Liz Scheel said:

    I got bit a long time ago…I lanced it and flushed it out with peroxide and out antibiotic ointment on it. It healed but left a small scar…

  3. Michael Bush said:

    Came very close to death from brown recluse, Doctor and Hospital didn’t know what to do. Tried to treat me with Benadryl .
    Thank God for a NAVY Flight Surgeon that came in for his weekend duty. Had a Surgeon open up bite area w/ drainage gauze installed , pumped me full of High dosage of Cipro by IV for a week. That Flight Surgeon stayed with me all weekend and checked on me all week till he discharged me on his duty the following weekend. Fired my regular doctor over it.

  4. Ben Compton said:

    “Go to the store and buy some…”
    I love “off the grid” articles that contain that.

  5. Shaughn Kelly said:

    Got bit by one in my sleep and didn’t realize until it was too late and I found the carcass of the little bastard the next morning. I had a wound on my right$#%&!@*cheek that looked more like a gunshot than a spider bite. It took a solid 4-5 months for it to heal. A good spider is a dead spider… Creepy little s#!ts…

  6. Robert J. Eaton said:

    Venom from spiders or snakes is a protein, that our bodies cannot assimilate, so the body walls it off High voltage from a cattle prod or even a weed eater breaks down the protein then your body can assimilate it.

  7. Derrick Caisse said:

    Or a tick bite. That looks like a bullseye from a tick also. They to away and come back exactly as you describe and I have had a few of them. Get yourself tested for Lyme disease soon. I’ve had that a few times also…terrible but treatable. If you start feeling like you have the flu..fatigue, headache, body ache…get to your doctor

  8. Rob Gardner said:

    Ringworm is a fungus and we do have black widows, brown recluse and ticks here. I’m in the Midwest out in the sticks. It’s almost gone. I never felt sick. It looks like it might leave a nickel sized scar. Oh well, what doesn’t kill you….lol.

  9. Danny Boling said:

    I thought that was an interesting piece of advice myself…..wonder if anyone thought about a formula or concoction you could find or make from readily available natural material.. I guess they mean get it now..and remember to bring wheels for your backpack for all th things you might need…or a pack mule ..

  10. Ray Vance said:

    There isn’t a good treatment for a brown recluse bite. All they can do is clean it and keep it from getting infected.

  11. Michael Oralls said:

    white vinegar on bite site neutralizes poison of recluse,i put it on all suspicious bites

  12. Alex Tate said:

    Daily peroxide, wound cleaning and antibiotic ointment worked for me. Monitor for bacterial infection. Do not use suction, use absorbent if needed. There is no avoiding an ugly scar.

  13. Rick Gates said:

    I got bit a couple of times when I was young. Grandad applied a tobacco poltice. Cleared up in a few days.

  14. Jeff Wix said:

    Activated charcoal and flaxseed meal, water, bandage 🙂

  15. Jeff Wix said:

    I used activated charcoal paste on a BR bite. It works!

  16. Jack Brewer said:

    They are not always the classic brown color. They can also be a light to dark grey. Regardless of the color, they all have the “fiddle” on the back

  17. Jack Brewer said:

    The ” expert” on these spiders works at the University of Kansas. Lots of great information on the website

  18. Barry Gentry said:

    I’m not sure if it was him or another professor that saw my pictures back in the day. He said that there are not a huge number of quality pictures of loxoclese reclusa. Asked if he could use mine. I gave Him the full sized monsters. I figured it was for the betterment of humanity. Lol.

  19. Frank Butler said:

    Apply activated charcoal dust and water to site. Take Echanacia. You’re wecome.

  20. James Brock said:

    first crush plaintain leaves and make a slave or poltice and draw the poison out

  21. Ray Gowan said:

    So this whole thing is basically an ad for activated charcoal.

  22. Butch Sanders said:

    Brown recluse bite on my shoulder now!Happened about a week ago,nasty,painful!

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