When I was logging we just ignored it and waited until we got home for a bath. That said I think the easiest thing you could carry out and about on a hike would be alcohol wipes (NOT the normal wet wipes that are just soapy wet wipes)
Cleaning pine resin of your hands???
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Any oil will bind to the resin, stopping it from sticking. As other people have mentioned, you could also work in dirt/sand/soil to do the same, but you can also use oil to cook with, which is a plenty good enough reason to have some with you (if you are out for more than one day). Just work the oil into the resin, and it will stop being so sticky, and peel off easier. I suppose the same goes for dirt. Try to scrape as much resin off as you can though.
So then, drinking Scotch or Bourbon isn't a good idea either?
Drinking it is fine, but it would be a shame to use it to clean off pine resin.
Shambling Shaman
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
For something like that I'd try paraffin, Aspen 4, Coleman Fuel or similar.
Avoid using your hands. I always carve a small scraping (like a digging stick) stick. To release the resin I just scrape it on the inside of the bag.
I choose a slightly bent stick so not to scrape my knuckles on the bark.
Works a treat.
George
I choose a slightly bent stick so not to scrape my knuckles on the bark.
Works a treat.
George
And possibly the odd tree hugger stuck to a tree with pine resin. Now there's a thought, who would the tree hugger swear at?
