Many survivalists and people alike fear spiders for a reason. It likely has to do with their long legs, eyes, and not to mention the details webs they construct with ease to catch their prey.
If you were to ask a prepper why he doesn't like spiders, most survivalists would let you know it's because they don't want to get bit! Even though most spiders won't harm you — the bite from a spider itches like a mosquito bite — there are still the occasional spiders that can cause you a lot of injuries.
Keep in mind for every spider that won't cause you harm; there are still quite a few that will cause a lot of discomfort. You may have heard of the brown recluse spider, which is one such spider that can make even the courageous of survivalists squirm when they hear this spider's name.
Why? If a survivalist got bit by a recluse spider, they would need medical attention. However, if you're a prepper who bugs out a lot, and you're living off the grid that may not be possible. What are you supposed to do at that point if there's no emergency care available?
After the break, learn about the steps you should take if you're living off the grid and get bit by a recluse spider. If there isn't emergency help, nearby it's up to you to know the proper course of treatment.
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use sulphur cream on skin and clothes , it repels all insects and aracnidea
Funny AF tho
Crystal Clark
I use jewelweed to heal spider bites especially brown recluse works great
Click bait.
Penelope Ann Hylan
We used essential oils.
My first time I went into the hospital for 3 days… The second I treated at home with essential oils. It’s the secondary infection that will really get you.
Very simple, don’t get bit
i used activatec charcol and a baking soda pultice…cleared it in days
watch for the fiddle on itself. head
Clove oil
I got bit in South Carolinia..9 days gang greed started to set in..so much pain in my leg i could not stand on for more than 9 seconds..Only got to look like a boil on my shin..Went in for surgery,,Dr said not to expect my leg below the knee…Thank god it was still there when I came to// a very painfull few weeks.. Never felt the bite..
wow a genius among us…NOT..
down it’s back
actually it’s the thorax if u wish to be accurate
Jesse Kinsella
We don’t offer anything in the emergency room except antibiotics to ward off secondary infection. No anecdote for the recluse
Billy Wilburn whatever ….its not the head as to what a person would look for from your 1st answer..but I’ll be sure to send that cookie..
My wife rolled over on one in bed. It bit her on the shoulder 3 times in an area the size of a dime. She ended up with a hole that you could stick your thumb in up to the first knuckle. It has healed and now is just a scar. The nerve and muscle damage still give her problems to this day. It has been around 15 years since it happened.
We’ll see, here’s the thing, Ed…A rattle snake is poisonous too, and we have plenty of those out here…But in my 39 years of living, I’ve never been bitten by one. The reason for that is simple, I’m careful.
Very good to know.
wow. Terrible. I knew a man who was bitten- he almost lost his arm.
yes, but which ones?
Thanks! Have never been bitten, but I see these every spring when I do yard work. Will pick up the charcoal, echinacea, and bentonite clay before doing spring yard work.
Immune cleanse. It is mostly oil of oregano.
I got bit 4 years ago. Got a hole in my knee now looks like a bullet wound. Still hurts at times. Put me out of work for 2 weeks. Got sick as a dog. Hate brown recluse spiders.
Tea tree oil (melaluca) is awesome. Most essentials oils will work. I like MSM cream it pulls the venom as do potatos and onions
Copperheads and cottonmouths active here, get bite and you got 15 minutes to get trauma center attention. Out of 35 years of hunting them, thank god we have copperhead on endangered species list. Bit once but was dry bite.
STEP ONE SHOULD BE ; KILL THE FUCKING SPIDER!!!!!!!!!
What if you never see the it
Yea so simple if you surprise them
This spider almost killer me
Been bitten twice,hospitaled twice.
Just gotta be mindful where you’re walking and where you step, by doing that, I’ve never been bitten, Ma’am. I do, however, kill them when I see them. I carry a firearm at all times, and there’s too many of those little bastards out here.
more fun hey others kill play with redbacks as a kid…
Get an ozone generator and funnel cup or limb bag the site of the bite. I can help with this. Pm me.
I’ve seen the aftermath of one of these bites. My advice is “Git yo butt to the Doc now!”
I’ve seen people in the hospital from these bites.
Janet Wyatt
Pascalite clay, right.
That the only cure so I am told. It’s great stuff.
Dont be like me and wait three days to go the docter..
So unlikely it’s pointless to worry about. You could be living as far from humans as possible, surrounded by 1000’s of reclusa, and you’d still be more likely to get executed by a cop than be hit by a recluse! Seriously. Literally. 95% of doctor diagnosed recluse bites are misdiagnosed skin infections. Don’t believe me? Ask an arachnologist!
I’m really surprised that nobody has mentioned shock therapy. My Dad was bitten by a violin spider, which is the cousin of the brown recluse. He shocked himself inadvertently doing some electrical work. Apparently it helped and his symptoms subsided. Idk but I would definitely give it a shot if I had a strong stun gun or even a vehicle with a good battery.
My sister got bit by one hiding in her jeans, and I’ve killed about 2 dozen of them in my 700 square foot apartment; one in my bed.
I got bit by one three 3 years ago & recovered beautifully. My great grandfather had a shriveled up hand from a self treated recluse bite. He made a tourniquet, used a pocket knife to slash the punctures and sucked the wound.
It’s been said that a person is never more than 10 feet away from a spider.
Propolis tincture.
I was bitten brown recline in August 1983. Killed the spider & took it to the ER with me. My leg swelled up a no normal skin has ever grown in where the wound was. The spider was identified as a Brown Recluse. We were into one of the first homes on a new street in a new subdivision. Suspect all the bulldozing stirred up their habitat . . .