Apple cider vinegar

monde · 06-16-2012, 09:36 AM

Do you always bring a bottle of apple cider vinegar while camping? I heard that it has many uses even before I started using it to cure myself from insect bites. I even used it on my dogs to kill and prevent ticks and fleas.

Pathfinder1 · 06-16-2012, 11:47 AM

Hi...

No, I won't carry any glass containers.

Yet, cider does have some remarkable qualities: a shot of cider held on an aching tooth will sometimes greatly reduce the pain prior to seeing your dentist; applied to a sunburn it can greatly reduce the pain until medical help is available.

Purdey · 06-16-2012, 05:42 PM

They do make plastic bottles you know.

Pathfinder1 · 06-16-2012, 07:48 PM

Hi...

Obviously I misspoke...I don't carry liquids in my pack.

dinosaur · 06-17-2012, 05:43 AM

I carry hard cider sometimes.

campclose · 06-17-2012, 08:23 AM

Seriously apple cider vinegar helps with fleas? What do I just pour it on the cat? I don't carry it but I will run to town and buy bottles of it to treat these pesky cats I have.

ejdixon · 06-18-2012, 01:51 AM

Interesting! Will bring a bit in the next trip and test it out.

Lamebeaver · 06-18-2012, 10:41 AM

If whiskey won't cure it, then nothing will.

monde · 06-19-2012, 02:56 AM

But sir, whiskey is no apple cider vinegar. Have you tried whiskey on insect bites before? Hey campclose, I don't necessarily pour the vinegar on the pet directly, I just put one part of ACV in a bottle spray and one part of water to mix with it. Then I would spray it to my dogs' fur.

TroyS · 06-19-2012, 12:35 PM

I've heard of it, but never really tried it. Do you put it directly on the skin, or do you dilute them with water?