Campground Menace!

[@ProdigiousReturn]

Good overview, some corrections and important additions. Deet should not be put on clothes. It will eat through and destroy synthetic clothing. Use deet on exposed skin only. Icardin is safe to put on clothing though. You also missed out on one of the MOST important aspects of prevention, permethrin! You can now get permethrin clothing for adults in Canada at marks work warehouse. The military has been using permethrin imbedded clothing for decades and now it’s finally available for civilians. Permethrin is an insectide and everyone should own at least a pair of long pants with it. Europe and USA have been using it for decades as well. It really is a first line of defence item. Also put all clothing that ticks may be suspected to be on in the dryer when you get home on high heat, it will kill them any you might have missed.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

That's good information. We have some no fly zone pants and shirts from Marks. I never really looked into it to see that it's good for ticks because Marks didn't advertise it that way when we purchased it a few years ago. I see now that they say "tick and mosquito repellent". Personally I never put mosquito repellant on clothing, just skin, and even then it's rare for me to use. I see people spray it all over their clothing though and like you said it's not good on synthetic clothing, just cotton. Thanks for bringing up some important points that we missed.

[@ProdigiousReturn]

@@CampingwiththeColes it should also be noted that deet needs to be 30% for ticks and icardin 20%.

[@suewhalen3919]

Great info. I also carry one of those sticky lint rollers to catch any ticks that are on my clothes after a day on the trail

[@gernestmartelle9547]

Excellent info. While working for Ontario Parks in London a field botanist contacted Lyme disease. She had strange symptoms for years and it was not until she moved to British Columbia that she found a doctor who diagnosed the problem. Unfortunately it was too late and she suffered severe physical and mental health issues.

[@bartman2120]

We've been camping as a Family for 20+ Years and never thought of a Tic Kit. Great idea, we have one now! Ugly weather in Waterdown ON today so we won't be using it soon but definitely will! Great Videos, Thanks!!

[@danaborealis]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Glad you liked it!

[@cmarion1544]

This is an awesome video. Lots of good and useful information 👍

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Glad you liked it. Happy camping!

[@LisaWhite-w8e]

Really great information. Thank you for the great idea of a tick kit, I willl defintely be making up a kit for the camper.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Our tick kit came in handy just yesterday. We pulled a tick off of our new dog at Rondeau PP.

[@raptorsfangirl561]

Thank you for this video. So helpful! I’m going to make that tick kit like you suggested.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Glad it helped. A little bit of prevention and you can still really enjoy a great trip. Happy camping!

[@sylviebrindamour6980]

So many great tips. I will definitely prepare a tick kit.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks! Happy camping!

[@travelswiththelundys8764]

WOW!!! What a great and informative video!!!! Great job, you guys continue to provide valuable information for all of us campers to use !! Thanks!

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it.

[@paulaharron3645]

Great video

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@LucianoLeiteBittencourt]

This video is very helpful. I really hope that a vaccine will be available soon to treat Lyme Disease. Thanks for your hard work.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks for appreciating the effort put into this. Happy camping!

[@lindas.5432]

We too had a huge tick infestation on our dog at the pinery. I found 34 ticks on our dog on a thanksgiving weekend in 2020. He was on medication that year and did not seem to have any ill effects but it made me very conscious of checking daily when we are out walking. Thanks for all this information it is very informative and useful. Hope to see you around this summer somewhere.

[@OneBigPear]

Caught you on CBC KW this morning. What a pleasant surprise!

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks. It was my first time doing something like that. I had to do 7 interviews between 6:20am and 8:30am to cover all the different morning shows across the province. A little stressful but I'm glad I did it.

[@OneBigPear]

@@CampingwiththeColes I really liked the suggestions you put forward!

[@iamlam]

Well done. I learned a lot watching your video. Keep up the good work.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks, will do!

[@donmcconnery5080]

Great video. You guys are really getting good at this! Thanks

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks for that. We're learning with each video.

[@OutdoorCanucks]

A very good and informative video. Thanks for this folks.

[@annapacheco5996]

Very important information. Thanks for sharing.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@etick7242]

What a great video! A huge thank you Ben and Cheryl Coles for featuring us too! Stay tick safe everyone and happy camping!

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks for the great work you do to help keep us tick safe.

[@willymueller4587]

Thank You , great information here

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Thanks for watching!

[@daniellelevitt7547]

great info!! thank you!! having a tick removal kit like that is a great idea, and I'll definitely be putting on together before the camping season starts!

[@CampingwiththeColes]

It works for ticks and splinters. We've used it for both.

[@daniellelevitt7547]

@@CampingwiththeColes thank you for mentioning that!! this is our first summer rv'ing, and we have kids that are 8, 9, definitely need to be prepared for both ticks and splinters! lol

[@chantellek3982]

A great one-stop info for ticks, thanks! I think they are absolutely disgusting- but as the mom of the house, I need to know this. I will be making a tick kit for this summer for sure! I had no idea that you often have 36hrs before Lyme disease could occur, did I catch that right? Eases my mind a bit for heading to long point and pinery this summer.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Glad you found the video useful. Yes, you got that correct, according to the CDC it takes 36 hours of attachment for Lyme disease to be transmitted. So a good daily check should be adequate. Enjoy Long Point and the Pinery. They are great parks and you have nothing to worry about as long as you take some very simple steps.

[@mazzizmotoring1117]

Great video, however, I did a search and confirmed that ticks do not jump...they can only crawl...tons of websites came up saying that so I'm thinking that was a minor error on your part.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Yep, I misspoke. They climb onto you when you brush up against them.

[@crookedman54]

Thanks so much for an extremely informative video. We love our provincial parks and we use them often but we didn't realize that ticks are a 12 month a year problem.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@Rocky_the_cat_sitter]

this is so helpful, thank you so much!!

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@campkayakadventures]

Great video Ben, I'm impressed with the quality and amount of content on this video.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

Much appreciated!

[@angelahall6461]

Thanks for the info.

[@CampingwiththeColes]

You bet!