So, I got my first case of poison ivy or oak or hogweed or something on our hike this weekend. Not sure how it happened though. We were careful to wear long pants and stay on the trail. It's only my top left shin and it's REALLY itchy.

The trail was mostly like this:


But it's starting to get a little crowded in some spots. Not as bad as it was in this pic from last summer but on most of the scrub was at least waist high:


I've got anti-hystamines and calamine lotion at home but what would you use in the field? I'm thinking that both would work well but carrying a bottle of calamine lotion in my pack just doesn't seem right. I thought a tube of Gold Bond cream might work better.

Any suggestions about how to avoid something like this or how to treat it??