What's a good strategy for dealing with brambles?
In the lush season of Don't Starve Hamlet some areas are filled with brambles that require the player to take damage in order to remove them. This makes it difficult to deal with other damaging situations and to flee when under attack.
Is there some strategy, other than using Wormwood's Bramble Husk, to removing them without taking much damage?
Some sub-questions that are not as important:
Does a log suit reduce the amount of damage taken when removing brambles?
Is there some range weapon that can be used effectively and cheaply to remove them?
Best Answer
Wearing armor and a helmet provides the same defensive benefits against brambles as it does against the attacks of other enemies even though the damage is a result of an attack.
Typically in Hamlet, I run around with a football helmet and Weevole mantle in case vampire bats swoop down to attack me, which they do constantly (perhaps the game is a little excessive in the number of bat attacks). The football helmet just uses a rope and pigskin which is easy to obtain from the near constant stream of dead vampire bats. While the Weevole mantle is a little harder to obtain, it allows the use of armor in the humid season. Together they reduce damage to about 8 percent which should allow relatively easy clearing of brambles. That means one takes about 1 damage each hit and it takes about 3 hits to clear a section so you take about 3 damage per section.
Usually I keep my backpack near by and switch back and forth from the Weevole mantle with the football helmet to clear a section. Its good to make sure that you have a clear means of escape in case the vampire bats attack, so you want to have a clear exit strategy while clearing brambles and afterwards.
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What is the fastest way to get rid of brambles?
Strimmers will deal effectively with large areas of woody weeds. Dig out the bramble stump, taking the roots away at the same time. It is important to remove as much of the below-ground parts as possible, as brambles have the ability to regenerate from well below soil level. Seedlings should be weeded out by hand.How do I permanently get rid of brambles?
The best weed killers for brambles are triclopyr or glyphosate. Look for products that contain these ingredients. Then soak the entire plant down to the soil level with weed killer. Focus on spraying the newly-cut tips of the vines so the chemicals enter the plant.How do you handle brambles?
If you struggle with denser foliage in your garden, then a lawnmower or a strimmer will quite literally not cut it. Brush cutters are much more suitable for tackling brambles and thick vegetation, they are similar to trimmers but have thick blades.what. (Bo Burnham FULL SHOW HD)
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