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 KTownUE
   
Location: Kenosha, WI
Gender: Male
Small town UE all up in the midwest.
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< on 7/10/2006 6:30 PM >
|  | | | Im so friggin annoyed that everytime I go out I end up with a butt load of these on me and in my car. Can you guys recommend anything to combat this? Im almost tempted to stop UE'ing for the summer and wait till all these little critters die !
5D Mk 2 with Grip
50mm f/1.2L || Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
|| 16-35mm f/2.8 L Mk. 2 || Canon 580EX 2 Flash |
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Geo
 
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 1 on 7/10/2006 6:35 PM >
| | | | I use "bens 100% DEET". works pretty well, just do not use it directly on your skin!
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KTownUE
Location: Kenosha, WI
Gender: Male
Small town UE all up in the midwest.
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<Reply # 2 on 7/10/2006 7:02 PM >
| | | | Thats the best part though isnt it ?? 
5D Mk 2 with Grip
50mm f/1.2L || Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
|| 16-35mm f/2.8 L Mk. 2 || Canon 580EX 2 Flash |
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PAWolf
 
Not from Pennsylvania
Location: KCMO
Gender: Male
We haven't located us yet.
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<Reply # 3 on 7/10/2006 8:02 PM >
| | | | I've had good luck with Deep Woods OFF. Just be careful spraying it around silicone rubber (ie camelback hoses and cell phone cases). The stuff will turn it into a sticky mess.
Make Beer, Not War. |
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KTownUE
Location: Kenosha, WI
Gender: Male
Small town UE all up in the midwest.
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<Reply # 4 on 7/10/2006 8:11 PM >
| | | | Yeah I have heard that. I will try and get the 100% Deet stuff and see if I get protected a bit more. Those things are just freaky.
5D Mk 2 with Grip
50mm f/1.2L || Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
|| 16-35mm f/2.8 L Mk. 2 || Canon 580EX 2 Flash |
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Hunter_11
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<Reply # 5 on 7/11/2006 2:22 AM >
|  | | | take a water gun fill it with gasoline, put a torch on the front, and burn all the ticks and everything around you and you should be just fine.
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Ducky_SJ
Location: Down & Out
Gender: Male
Hate upon hate upon hate.
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<Reply # 6 on 7/11/2006 3:42 AM >
| | | | Suck it up. I've gotten Lyme's Disease from a tick and that didn't set me back any... even if I am going to be tired for the rest of my life.
In the space of a smile I found sleep. |
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horrorshow
Location: NC
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 7 on 7/11/2006 6:33 AM >
| | | | what exactly happens to you when you get lymes? Some old lady once told me it would ruin my life....but I think that was over exaggeration
One day I am going to New Zealand and I will walk the path from the Shire to Mordor and scale mt. doom. |
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seany
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 8 on 7/11/2006 10:44 PM >
| | | | just tuck your pants into your boots. get some one to help you do a tick check when you get back from being out and about.
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Captain Obvious
Location: among the tank farms
Gender: Male
in ur xbox...there are midgets
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 9 on 7/12/2006 12:37 AM >
| | | | | what exactly happens to you when you get lymes? |
http://www.nlm.nih...article/001319.htm
| If diagnosed in the early stages, the disease can be cured with antibiotics. If left untreated, complications involving joints, the heart, and the nervous system can occur. |
Nov. 24, 2007--The city of Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it has developed tactical nuclear weapons, and does not wish to hear any more jokes.
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 10 on 7/12/2006 1:10 AM >
| | | | There are two very good products that you can find online at military surplus stores. I will see if I can get the names/numbers for you.
The first is a topical solution that is applied much like sun screen.
The second is a spray on chemical for your clothing NOT TO BE APPLIED TO YOUR SKIN.
This stuff keeps most everything off you, but make sure you read the directions in full. It keeps the ticks off most of the soldiers who end up in the woods all the time if applied correctly and in combination.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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KTownUE
Location: Kenosha, WI
Gender: Male
Small town UE all up in the midwest.
| | | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 11 on 7/12/2006 1:18 AM >
| | | | I look forward to that info Mark. Thanks all.
5D Mk 2 with Grip
50mm f/1.2L || Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
|| 16-35mm f/2.8 L Mk. 2 || Canon 580EX 2 Flash |
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 12 on 7/12/2006 1:35 AM >
| | | | Here is a link to the DOD Insect Repellant information
http://usachppm.apgea.army.mil/DODIRS/
Look for Permethrin Insect Repellent Clothing Treatment. Sawyers makes the commercial stuff I believe, but check around. Thats basicly what the military uses on clothing. Yes it washes out. No it wont kill kids, but it is semi dangerous if you lather your body in it.
The other skin applied chemical is DEET, probably 03% but not sure exactly. The creams tend to not sweat off your body like sprays.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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Ducky_SJ
Location: Down & Out
Gender: Male
Hate upon hate upon hate.
| | | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 13 on 7/12/2006 4:48 AM >
| | | | Posted by horrorshow
what exactly happens to you when you get lymes? Some old lady once told me it would ruin my life....but I think that was over exaggeration
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"Ruin my life" is not really how I'd put it, but it's not much of an exaggeration. It's hands down the most trying part of my life because there is not a time when I am not tired, and when I say tired I really mean exhausted. My joints always hurt which bothers me when I play bass and it drove me to quit skateboarding, but besides that it's not the end of the world. It's a hassle, but I was close to death in the hospital for a month in kindergarten (because of one little deer tick I had found on the back of my neck after 3-4 days), so it could definitely be worse.
In the space of a smile I found sleep. |
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KTownUE
Location: Kenosha, WI
Gender: Male
Small town UE all up in the midwest.
| | | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 14 on 7/12/2006 2:53 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the info mark. I will be sure to check that stuff out. You know im 24 years old and have never seen a tick before this year? Its crazy.
5D Mk 2 with Grip
50mm f/1.2L || Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
|| 16-35mm f/2.8 L Mk. 2 || Canon 580EX 2 Flash |
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paradoxpictures2002
Location: The Great State of South Carolina
Gender: Male
Avenge Me!
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 15 on 7/13/2006 3:48 AM >
| | | | Deep woods off is what I use to keep ticks away. If you do get one on you a cigar or cigarette is a good way to burn them off. Wear long sleeves even in the summer. A BDU jacket is a good choice, and wearing several light layers also help keep insects away from your skin.
If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy |
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tick
Location: Abingdon, VA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 16 on 7/13/2006 4:40 AM >
| | | | One of the best ways I've found to deal with ticks is to wear khaki pants when out in the woods. Ticks show up better on lighter clothing, so you can spot them before they can get inside your clothes and bite you. I walk through thick grass & forests for work every day, and between the bug repellant and the khaki pants, I've only had one tick bite me this year. I've caught a LOT, though, that I spotted crawling on my pants.
Seed ticks are a different story. I hate those fuckers. I once got into a nest of them so bad that they had to be shaved off of me with a razor blade.
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blackhawk
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Location: Mission Control
UER newbie
| | | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 17 on 7/13/2006 5:11 AM >
| | | | Lyme's is great fun, 2 months of antibiotics just seal the deal. That's when you spot it right away. I tried the vaccine, and that messed me up too for a bit. Now I don't care, I have immunity to a least one strain, and probably partial to all.
No matter what you use, always check from head to toe after deep sixing the clothes. You have a least 12 hours to find the buggers before they will infect you. It's the ones that are so small you almost never see them; you feel them, sometimes. Deer ticks. They carry more deadly diseases too, ones that do kill.
Good times.
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Shai Hulud
Location: Evansville IN
Gender: Male
Shai, Team Phantom
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 18 on 7/13/2006 8:31 AM >
| | | | Cover as much as your body as you can (keeping practical dress in mind) with clothing, stuff like tucking your pants into your shoes helps a lot. Bug spray, as long as you use the kinds mentioned, is a good thing. Check yourself after you get back from a tick infested area. Remember that ticks will most likely (but not always) be on the warmest spots of your body: groin, butt, neck, scalp, and armpits. Just as an extra precaution, shower after your check. You should be good after that.
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Me: Why is there snow on her car? ... Wait a minute, that isn't snow at all!
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Ticks
<Reply # 19 on 7/13/2006 9:08 AM >
| | | | Deet wont stop ticks. If you can get some boots of any kind. Wear two pair of socks knee high help. Tuck in your pants if you can or get BDUs (plain color is probably best) and tie the strings. Make sure to treat your socks and boots as well.
Like everyone said wear long sleeve everything.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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