Mike in FL
50 Cal.
I've not seen a tic or chigger since I moved to FL 8 years ago. But FL is not a woodsman's paradise. I pour a bucket of ticks on my head if I could go back to the mountains.
Permethrin on clothing and gear is superb! I have a number of Buzz-off clothing (now known as Insect-Shield) that are impregnated with it and used them extensively when I was a fly-fishing instructor and guide. They work wonderfully well. Do not spray it on you or you will have a bad reaction, but in your clothing and gear it works great!I’ve used permethrin for years, and I’m a firm believer. I spray my clothes any day I’m hanging at the house, cuz I know I’ll be walking around in the grass or woods at some point. Tick bites (even for a short attachment time) cause an intense itchy spot on me that lasts for months, so I always treat my clothes. Underwear, socks, pants, shirt, boots. All of ‘em. Even a jacket if it’s cool out.
Spraying it on your skin does no good, and can potentially cause a rash on some folks. The enzymes on your skin will consume the active ingredient, so it simply won’t work on skin.
Personally, I don’t have any problem putting on dampened clothes right after I treat them. I try to give them time to dry, but I feel fortunate that it doesn’t bother me if I have to put them on damp.
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Visit the panhandle, it's not the mountains, but it can be wild. I saw bears crossing the woods roads, so I imagine there is all types of wildlife. FL is big.I've not seen a tic or chigger since I moved to FL 8 years ago. But FL is not a woodsman's paradise. I pour a bucket of ticks on my head if I could go back to the mountains.
I've not seen a tic or chigger since I moved to FL 8 years ago. But FL is not a woodsman's paradise. I pour a bucket of ticks on my head if I could go back to the mountains.
My prayer already lifted. I never sat that lightly. A dog can get into our hearts so easily. Because I'm old, I've lost no few and each time it's an unforgettable trial. BTW, I dearly love beagles. Very loving and gentle. A child's true friend.We see ticks a lot while at our winter place in Northern Florida.... almost as much as at our Pennsylvania place.
I absolutely hate ticks & the diseases they carry! My wife & I have both.(years ago) been diagnosed with Lyme disease & had serious complications from it.
We're also worrying about & monitoring our beagle. He's been sick for more than a week now. We took him to the vet Saturday & blood tests showed him positive for Lyme & Anaplasmosis. He's being treated with doxycycline. He is in pain, quivers & barely walks. We're hoping & praying that he recovers.
Seems to me like some of you guys are making an awfully big deal over a tick bite.It's that time of year ,
thank God the weather is getting nice and warm, trees are blooming, grass is growing, hillside are nice and green,
Came back from the shooting range this morning , talk about a 2-mile walk,
And over the next 4 minutes removed about 20 ticks from my pant legs and Boots.
Time to start carrying the tick treatment,
I have not found very much insect repellent that ever actually works but I carry a little bottle of diesel fuel just a tiny dab of this will put an end to a tick, just a tiny dab of it on them,
Used to carry a little box of matches because people taught me you have to burn ticks to make sure they're dead but just a dab of diesel fuel seems to be the safest way to end them.
Little bit of medical equipment that's easy to carry ,
carry some after bite,
Do carry a bit of repellent because the mosquitoes are starting to come out , some parachute cord for creating a tourniquet,
and a saw blade for removing bigger limbs like legs and arms that can't be quickly chopped off with a knife such as toes and fingers can be.
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Seems to me like some of you guys are making an awfully big deal over a tick bite.
Tick removal tools? Really? You would think we were talking about snake or black widow spider bites.
I have had thousands of tick bites over the years as have many of my friends. A couple of times I have had thousands of them on me at once ( thankfully, i was able to scrape most of them off of my clothes with a knife blade before they bit me ).
I still get a few bites once in a while, and when I find them I simply yank them out with my fingers and get on with my business. No big deal.
Yep, you sir are a woodsman. They didn't have specialized tools and repellent or diesel fuel "back when" but they sure had ticks. One thing I'd add is get someone to look you over at the end of the day. Some places on ourselves we can't see.Seems to me like some of you guys are making an awfully big deal over a tick bite.
Tick removal tools? Really? You would think we were talking about snake or black widow spider bites.
I have had thousands of tick bites over the years as have many of my friends. A couple of times I have had thousands of them on me at once ( thankfully, i was able to scrape most of them off of my clothes with a knife blade before they bit me ).
I still get a few bites once in a while, and when I find them I simply yank them out with my fingers and get on with my business. No big deal.
Don’t get me wrong. If I know in advance I am headed someplace where there are more than a few ticks, I will use some kind of repellent or killer on my clothes.Yep, you sir are a woodsman. They didn't have specialized tools and repellent or diesel fuel "back when" but they sure had ticks. One thing I'd add is get someone to look you over at the end of the day. Some places on ourselves we can't see.
I surely do hate 'em.Don’t get me wrong. If I know in advance I am headed someplace where there are more than a few ticks, I will use some kind of repellent or killer on my clothes.
Some of the places where I got the most I was unaware of the situation and made no preparation. By the time I realized there was a problem, I already had them crawling all over the lower half of my body. When getting out of the area in a hurry I of course had to go right back through the same area I picked them up in the first place.
Is it the so called "bite" we are making too big of a deal about for your manliness? Or the nasty diseases that can come from one?Seems to me like some of you guys are making an awfully big deal over a tick bite.
Tick removal tools? Really? You would think we were talking about snake or black widow spider bites.
I have had thousands of tick bites over the years as have many of my friends. A couple of times I have had thousands of them on me at once ( thankfully, i was able to scrape most of them off of my clothes with a knife blade before they bit me ).
I still get a few bites once in a while, and when I find them I simply yank them out with my fingers and get on with my business. No big deal.
I heard a joke years ago about a guy's buddy noticed he was wearing panty hose. He asked him when he started wearing them, and he replied "ever since my wife found them in my truck."I was talking to a fellow member on the phone the other day, he was telling me when he operated heavy equipment, and was handling diesel fuel a lot ticks stayed away from him.
When I was in the military, I knew a guy that would wear panty hose down range. We would tease the bejesus out of him, but he never got ticks or chiggers on his lower extremities. He also drank a shot of vinegar every day. He said it kept skeeters away. I'll stick with permetherin. Not judging.
Actually, scabies treatment involves an ointment of 5% permethrin cream, so it won't kill you.Permethrin on clothing and gear is superb! I have a number of Buzz-off clothing (now known as Insect-Shield) that are impregnated with it and used them extensively when I was a fly-fishing instructor and guide. They work wonderfully well. Do not spray it on you or you will have a bad reaction, but in your clothing and gear it works great!
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