Ointment takes sting out of bug bites
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Eager to ease the pain from a wasp sting on his wrist, Blanton mixed some ingredients together in his garage and was amazed at the results. The pain stopped as soon as he applied the ointment.
Blanton had his product on hand for personal use for decades but didn’t seek a patent until recent years.
Now he has obtained that patent and is marketing what’s called Denver’s Sting Stopper throughout the U.S.
“There is nothing like it,” said Mike Fultz, a longtime friend who has used the product for some 20 years. “You put it on and 15 or 20 minutes later you don’t even know you’ve been stung.”
Fultz, from Livingston, Tenn., is one of three whole distributors for Denver’s Sting Stopper, which is headquartered in Franklin, Tenn. Locally, the product is available at The Outpost Army Surplus Store located next to Korner Market on Mullican Street.
Fultz says he’s not quite sure what makes Denver’s Sting Stopper work. And he says various chemists have tried to figure it out too.
“What we’ve learned is that, to this day, no one can tell us why it works,” said Fultz. “All we know is you put it on a sting and you don’t know you’ve been stung.”
Fultz says the ointment, which sells for $1.98 a tube, is good for bee, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, jelly fish, and even catfish stings.
At The Outpost Army Surplus Store, owner Jason Hillis says he’s glad to be carrying the product and is equally glad he hasn’t had to use it yet. Jason’s store is worthy of recognition because he has now completed his fourth expansion.
“This store is the largest camouflage retailer in the county,” said Hillis. “And maybe even further than that.”
Jason’s grandmother, Oma Hillis, helped start The Outpost Army Surplus Store in 1988. Jason bought it in 1997 and now owns it with his mother-in-law, Frankie Floyd.
When it comes to outdoor equipment, The Outpost certainly has its share. In addition to camouflage, there’s a large selection of boots, tree stands, bows and arrows, and other apparel. The Outpost is also a check-in station and has a wall full of photos of trophy deer and other animals.
Jason says his business is bolstered by the fact he sells to several police departments in Warren County and surrounding counties. Jason supplies the duty boots and police gear for the law officers. He also supplies uniforms to TWRA.
Even if you don’t need to go running to The Outpost to pick up Denver’s Sting Stopper, it’s more than worth a trip to the store for the outdoorsman in your life. The phone number is 473-2769.