A summer camp counselor told us to sit down and take some salt pills during a hike. Thankfully, I flat refused. He had everyone sitting in the middle of a poison ivy patch.
I used to teach camping skills to inner city kids from Waco. Had some kids tent camping for a week in an area a couple hundred yards from a poison ivy patch. We went out the weekend prior to the event to prepare. Roped off the PI and tied some red flags as warnings. My group was girls in their 2nd and 3rd year doing this. The warnings off PI areas were well told. Had a couple girls decide they could get away from their responsibility by going behind the sheltering trees into the poison ivy patch. I found them about 5 minutes after they got there. They thot they were all good because they were fully clothed. (Is is inappropriate that I still laugh at this?) Got them to a shower area but they still didnt think following instructions was needed. They’d escaped dishwashing but in removing clothing as carefully as possible, showering thoroughly they did not keep that clothing in sealed plastic ziplocks. Mixed their clothing in their bags and went home covered in PI. Surprisingly both gals came back the next session but with renewed respect and willingness to share their experience with younger girls.