+wordnerd Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I think I was a piece of velcro in a former life. 'Cause I can't seem to walk away from a cache without a thousand tiny burrs (a.k.a. beggar's lice) stuck to my clothes. I swear, sometimes my pants are covered in them. And I never get rid of them. I can brush off the bulk of them, but they get stuck in the bottom seam of my shirt and my socks and even my hair. Then when I wash my clothes, they get attached to the other clothes in the wash. I'm still picking them off weeks later. I mean, I can't even get through a park and grab parking lot micro without two or three burrs ending up on my shoelaces. I thought I'd be clever by buying a lint brush. Yeah, real clever. Took everything off my pants EXCEPT the burrs. So what's the trick? Is there some kind of burr collector or, I don't know, maybe I should rub myself down with vaseline before each hunt? Quote Link to comment
+Aiden's Cachers Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 never had them but I'd try ducktape Quote Link to comment
+Road Rabbit Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Patience and a good thumbnail are the only things I know that will work. Just be glad you don't have to deal with sandspurs! Ouch! Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 A pair of gaiters might help. We don't have those burrs around here, but foxtails are very irritating and have caused more than one cacher to throw away a pair of socks rather than try to get them out . . . Quote Link to comment
Jackmerlin1 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 i hoover my clothes before i go Quote Link to comment
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