Prevent 100% of Bug Bites with these 2 Military Hacks!

[@sigma3survival162]

The link for the permethrin concentrate mix are in the description as well as links for clothing i'm wearing. Remember it's 10 parts water to 1 part concentrate for 1% spray and 20 parts water to 1 part concentrate for .5% spray.

[@Oatmeal-Savage]

.5% is a half of 1%... so if that's the case, wouldn't it be 5 parts water for 1 part concentrate, if it's 10 parts water for 1 part concentrate at 1%? Or is my math off? That's assuming you want the final solution to be the same strength, which is my understanding.

[@snookmeister55]

You're backwards I think. .o1 VS .005. If the first ratio = 10 to one, the second needs twice the dilution.@@Oatmeal-Savage

[@leethurston4774]

That sounds more like a 10% solution and a 5% solution.

[@snookmeister55]

@@leethurston4774 Yes, IF you begin with a pure substance before dilution.

[@condew6103]

You've got to do the math, Permethrin comes in a couple different concentrations. .5% ready to spray, 10% for pouring over cattle, and 36.8%. Like the maker of the video, I prefer the 10% "pour over" figuring if you can apply it directly to cattle it won't have any other ingredients that are bad for mammals. Thing I'd like to know is how stable the permethrin is; is the 10% I bought 5 years ago still 10% or quite a bit less?

[@dandeleona4760]

I worked with a wetlands consultant and we spent hours in hip boots in swamps, with mosquitoes around us in clouds. We took Vit B complex the day before. It's bitter and it comes out in sweat. I would hear skeeters and feel them bumping up against me, but they wouldn't land. All day in the field in a short sleeve shirt and not a single bite on my arms, neck, face or scalp. Alternatively, garlic tablets work, altho I'd get maybe one or two bites. With B Complex, I didn't get any.

[@frankenz66]

I do these sorts of things over the years. I wasn't prepping to keep ticks off, but I would notice ticks would generally run over me and not bit. If they did bite me they would act sluggish as if ill, and barely bite not attaching, and let go altogether pretty soon. A tick generally has to bit you for nearer 24 hours to pass an illness on. NAC would probably be a good repellant as well because it has a super sulfury smell. High in sulfur.

[@Renrondog]

As a Duck Hunter standing in water from sunrise to sunset I can attest to the Vitamin B complex / 12 working. Wasn't 100% , but it sure helped. That plus a 3 oz. bottle of army deet lasts a lifetime.

[@thisisme64T]

Vitamin B1 is the ingredient that deters mosquitos. Ive seen people take it in large doses. An internet search will give plenty of info on it.

[@bearsteinquist5130]

Cool mann,thx for the tip

[@frankenz66]

@aaronmerrill4730 They still attempt yes.

[@madogg152]

GARLIC BEST SOLUTION. I was Mosquito Bait. I started eating lots of Garlic. I now pickle garlic in sweet pickle juice and add at least 50% more Vinegar. I can eat a whole garlic bulb in 1 sitting. I have never been bitten by anything since. When the Garlic is pickled, your breath doesn't reek of garlic. Others don't notice either. I also have heart conditions. Eating so much garlic has helped with heart issues significantly.

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

I thought garlic was only used for Italian dishes and vampires but now I know better

[@gotherefindout]

A new venture? I will buy some. Let me know.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

I eat garlic daily, and it makes no difference here

[@madogg152]

@@sigma3survivalschool How much do you eat? If you don't pickle the garlic, you must eat enough that you body, not your breath, stinks. If you are married, there may be temporary issues. If it is cooked, the effect goes away and most of the odor also. Its the Garlic odor mosquitoes etc. don't like. I generally eat a whole bulb at a sitting. Not just one clove.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

We have the special forces of blood sucker's here. They don't care what you eat. I eat onions and garlic in everything and it makes no differenc. I've seen ticks crawl straight over freshly sprayed deet

[@rf6934]

Two old Army techniques here: 1) eat 2-3 paper match heads once a day, so you eventually sweat and smell like sulfur to the bugs. Yes, some would get sick and queasy but we didn’t get eaten. 2) around each boot loosely place a inexpensive dog or cat flea and tick insect collar. This isn’t worn tight, it’s just a loop worn over the boot for bug defense. Tips: your clothing is your first line of defense vs. dirt, sun, insects, vegetation. Full gloves on as much as you can handle, gloves on especially at night when you try to sleep. In the deep woods flip your coat collar up for more protection - - sleeves down almost all the time with your coat tucked into pants. In low terrain, and shallow water crossings, leaches in the tree branches above drop on the “heat source” walking below them (dog, cow, coyote, human). The boonie cap is great to keep these little worms from attaching to your skin. If you an apply a spray defense to your outfit or skin even better. Total flashbacks for me. Great content, keep it up folks.

[@GabrielDeMfromNY]

great tips! thank you!

[@1.1797]

You could just get some actual sulfur and mix with water or something in a spray bottle. Save your stomach the trouble in the field......

[@beebob1279]

@@LH23511 You're right about the internal bugs but as for cancer garlic might help prevent it. Fascinating what a stinky little clove of garlic is capable of doing

[@gadarn850]

I thought that's we ate crayons in the Marine Corps

[@deborahlozano7134]

Hi. Tip #2 is a real good one.

[@rickymeadows5176]

I like also using peppermint & lavender oil on exposed areas. Also on a scorching hot day, you can rub a few drops of peppermint oil on the back of your neck, it gives you the sensation of walking into a freezer !

[@nevercommentnotevenonce9334]

Mint and lavender kill/disrupt your T levels.

[@daveleslie4396]

Mom gave us three boys vitamin B complex before camp. We were the only ones not tormented by mosquito or tick bites.

[@Hadrada.]

Are you saying just take b complex from a day before camp?

[@RoughWalkers]

​@@Hadrada. Well yeah how many days before a camp would you think youd take them 🤷‍♂️ 3 weeks before?? Hahaha honestly

[@SkepticalGuy]

@@Hadrada. Take them 97.2 days before.

[@EdBorns-z9q]

sulfur minerals in well water

[@Bluebird-77]

Interesting, thank you.

[@loujones5388]

I was bitten by a tick from a German Shepherd Dog in 1975. This happened in Alabama. I started feeling dizzy and disoriented while sitting in class. I went to the nurse who sent me to the ER immediately. They found the place, but thought it was a spider bite, so they gave me some antibiotics and sent me home. That night I had a high fever and passed out. The next morning I had the red blisters. I was admitted to the hospital and placed in isolation while an infectious disease specialist tried to diagnose me. After much bloodwork, the diagnosis was Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I was in the hospital for about 10 days and after release and my blood was monitored every 6 months for several years. I was a healthy, active young woman. After the danger had passed, the doctors told me that many people who do not get treatment by the time the blisters appear, do not make it. I tell you this story for educational purposes. Protect yourself and stay safe out there.

[@raindropsunshine]

Ivermectin helps heal these tick diseases, and yes the paste as well.

[@BornAgainCarnivore]

Thank you for sharing.

[@AllthewayupG]

Its unfortunate for you but you do save our lives, thanks. May god bless you.

[@nurseactual]

I had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 2017 from a tick. I now know what it feels like to die. Terrible.

[@skittles2055]

Woww! Thank you for sharing!

[@secularnevrosis]

One ancient piece of clothing will help a lot. Leg wrappings. Used with some regularly, from ancient times, up until WW1. Not only does it keep bugs away from your legs they will also protect your pants from mud and damage. Easy to dry and clean at the end of the day.

[@penninewild5970]

Called "puttees" in British Army, the word possibly derived from India

[@lectrickitty]

I'd love to see a series on this. My BIL was a green beret. He told us about one of the tests he had to complete. He was dropped in the mountains (Tenn or KY, I forget which) with nothing but the clothes on his back (official uniform), a knife, and a piece of string. He had to survive for 2 weeks. By the end of the 2 weeks, he passed with flying colors claiming he could have stayed out there much longer (but he had been trained for this type of survival).

[@loriirons9503]

Garlic supplements work for myself and all of my horseback trailriding friends. Just the plain old garlic supplements at Walmart, 4 of them a day, no tick bite in over 20 years. And we ride through the entire spring and summer season. My horses get sprayed with Permethrin fly spray that kills ticks as well. The garlic works fantastic!!

[@davidrice3337]

I work with racehorses for a living here in KY - in the winter we go to Hot Springs and New Orleans - there is a group of people in KY and southern Indiana who trail ride , the same in Hot Springs - I'm a guitar player and I sing so they invite me to their shindigs - it's a lot of fun - Here is what I see that maybe you can be aware of ( I never offer an opinion because I don't want to be "know it all " racetracker - if that makes sense ) Anyhow , if I'm asked I will offer my advice -75 % of the horses people have a bit of an issue with have cuts on the inside of the mouth caused by sharp teeth - occasionally they will have an abscess but you can smell that when you open up the mouth (;use rt thumb on Lt side of jaw and the opposite on other side)- My #1 advise I give trail riders and Show people is to get these horses teeth floated - it will make all the difference in the world

[@tastyfrzz1]

In minnesota we now have powassan virus. Neighbor girl got it from a tick during a picnic by Longville. Was hospitalized in a coma for three months and recovered. There is no treatment, and once they bite you, you've got it.

[@flowergarden1426]

Thanks for that info, never heard of that before. I’m in Minnesota too.

[@donvincentwalters2705]

Eastern South Dakota here. Me neither.😮

[@singmysong1167]

Hootinouts commenter (a few above you) spoke about that same virus.

[@trueword247]

www.cdc.gov/powassan/about/index.html

[@Zanderman2000]

Isnt it amazing that they made vaccines to the corona in couple months but they haven't figured out a cure for powassan virus since 1950s ?

[@trleith]

9 oz water + 1 oz 10% permethrin. Another difference between Sawyer's and *most* feed store preparations is the carrier -- most use oil and smell like kerosene. All water borne means no smell -- especially good when deer hunting. There are a couple brands that are water borne. I have watched ticks crawling on my permetherin treated trousers, going slower and slower and finally stopping altogether. Doing what you're being told here is spot on -- I've gone brush busting five days in September and gotten zero ticks or chiggers. The first time I tell you it was stunning.

[@snookmeister55]

There's no misery quite like tick and chigger misery. Sand gnats on the southeast coast can make a strong impression but it's temporary.

[@trleith]

@@snookmeister55 Especially chigger bites. Hate 'em, itch for two weeks.

[@snookmeister55]

@@trleith My aunt lives on Chigger Hill and it's named appropriately. I hate em too.

[@trleith]

@@snookmeister55 Ugh! Permethrin is a miracle.

[@mxt4907]

Weird question but what type of shirt do you wear while hunting? I’m looking for something like his but I hate the feeling of buttons

[@timshepherd4626]

As a tree service worker I spend many hours felling trees, bucking/splitting wood, etc. These tips will be very helpful, time to go buy some hightop steel toed boots. Thank you sir!

[@trueword247]

steel toed!? just how big are the bugs you're dealing with!?

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

@@trueword247😂

[@shannonhawkins3296]

@trueword I imagine the steel toed boots are to protect his toes from falling limbs when he cuts wood, not the bugs 😂 Thanks for the chuckle! 😂

[@Revolver1701]

I spent 8 days in the hospital with Rocky Mountain Spotted (spotless) Fever. It’s a micro bacteria that requires a test that took about two weeks. Thing is, they had to start treatment immediately or I would have died. They varied the antibiotics but doxycycline was what worked. I very nearly died. I contracted the fever in wintertime with snow on the ground. I never thought about ticks. I had a bad scrape from the bark of a pine tree. Didn’t get a tick bite at all. The doc said that just the bacteria present on that bark could get into my bloodstream and cause that fever. It was awful.

[@Starfish2145]

Wow, that’s crazy!

[@Iononso]

That’s exactly what i was going to exclaim!

[@flowergarden1426]

Is this some new sickness??? I don’t even know what to think of that.

[@Revolver1701]

@@flowergarden1426 no. An old disease. I got it in the Georgia mountains. Kid in Franklin NC died from it the same year.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

As much as I do love the great outdoors, there just is way too much out there that can harm you in many ways. Unfortunately.

[@fenflyer]

Pure lavender oil= instant tick release Ticks, mosquitoes, fleas stay away from pure lavender oil...... And its great treatment for inflammed sprained joints 👍

[@lewwwko]

Good for calming down nervous system a bit too. Didn't know it works as repellant

[@тотсамыймюнгхаузен]

Carnation oil even better

[@Crystal-gr6ox]

Amen I have chronic lymes 14 yrs now. I use essential oils

[@novampires223]

If I get a burn, I put lavender oil on it. Drys it right up. Small burns of course.

[@morethantheeyesees]

8 yrs ago. Applegate Reservoir. The one day I didn’t spray my cuffs. Only went off the trail a couple of feet to find my first true morel mushroom. Big mistake! Ended up with both Lyme and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. My doctor only had me test it once for Lyme and it came back negative. So I was still having symptoms. Dockter didn’t want to hear about it. So I knew I still had something to do with a tick. I lived with it for 3 1/2 years and almost died from complications. It really messed my heart up and definitely cross the brain barrier. I also ended up with a side disease, called Morgellons and had to figure out how to treat it myself. My present day doctor says I probably saved my own life By keeping it under control with potassium iodide. I’m not telling anyone to take that it just worked for me. I still have many problems stemming from that tick bite 😅. Don’t be stupid like me. You may pay for the rest of your life!

[@HunterSeth]

Bad stupid doctors, eh

[@christheghostwriter]

You lost me at Morgellons

[@WildberryAB]

Is your Morgellons kept under control just with potassium iodide? How do you use it? Externally/internally? Thank you. You weren't stupid; you were just living normally. We are under attack.

[@Grungefan2018]

Since and during plandemic Dr’s seem to have given up. Even the good ones so many of them just do not care and are blowing people off . I see it first hand working with them and also hear about it everyday

[@christheghostwriter]

@@WildberryAB morgellons is a psychiatric disorder

[@SnakeBitBob1982]

I work in a swamp 4 days a week during the hottest summer months of the year. Sawyers just didnt cut it. Once a year I buy a pair of pants called Elim-a-tick that have permethrin infused into the fabric. They work pretty well but I have found their effective lifespan in a swamp is not what the manufacturer claims. However, for a once a year purchase they are fine. I know several people that have Alpha Gal from ticks and they have miserable lives. Do whatever it takes to keep ticks at bay

[@smeraldoderosa7556]

Excellent tips! Much appreciated!

[@zzzzBadBoyzzzz]

Martin's Permethrin 36.8% SFR Concentrate Termiticide & Insecticide. 1 gallon of water, + 1.80 fl. oz. of 36.8% Permethrin = 0.52% 1 gallon of water, + 1.90 fl. oz. of 36.8% Permethrin = 0.55% 1 gallon of water + 2.00 fl. oz. 36.8% Permethrin = 0.58% 1 gallon of water + 2.08 fl. oz. 36.8% Permethrin = 0.6% 1 gallon of water + 2.40 fl. oz. 36.8% Permethrin = 0.7% 1 gallon of water + 2.78 fl. oz. 36.8% Permethrin = 0.8% *The military math / instructions shown under in their EPA documentation "says" the permethrin is mixed to 0.52%, but the math seems to suggest the military is doing a 0.8% Permethrin mix. ---- US Military Permethrin product info ---- EPA Registration Number: 63120-1, for pesticide product label NSN 6840-01-334-2666 Model: MIL-DTL-44411, being a 5.1 fl. oz. container of Chemical Composition 40% permethrin, and 60% inert solvent for the treatment of US Military and NATO Field Uniforms. Dispersing Method: Plunger type sprayer. PROCEDURE: wear protective eyewear, gloves, and respirator when mixing, loading and spraying. Empty entire contents of 5.1oz Permethrin container ( NSN 6840-01-334-2666 ) into 2 gallons of clean water, agitate and apply using a sprayer equipped with a Fan or Cone Nozzle and pressurized to deliver a consistent discharge rate and consistent coverage. FOR FIELD UNIFORMS: Spread uniforms on ground and spray both sides of each uniform. Entire mixture must be used to treat 8 field uniforms. Sprayer must be calibrated to deliver 32 fl.oz. of mixture to each uniform (pants and blouse or coveralls) Allow uniforms to dry completely, then mark the net with date of treatment. Spray on fabric for a treatment level of 0.52% weight by weight of active ingredient. --- **If my math is correct the above military instructions add up to a 0.8% Permethrin mixture. A) 2 gallons of water = 256 oz of water B) Qty (1) 5.1 fluid oz bottle of NSN 6840-01-334-2666 is 40% Permethrin = 2.04 oz of Permethrin. C) 2.04 / 256 = 0.008 = 0.8%

[@LilyGazou]

I read there’s a cure for alpha GAL.

[@GlenviewTops885]

I hv Alphagal

[@GlenviewTops885]

​@@LilyGazouwhere? I hv alpha gal. It's so miserable

[@P_RO_]

Darn good advice given, and I like the economy angle of making your own in a higher concentration. Ticks crawl up and jump down; they don't crawl downward by their nature, and that's why pants into boots and tucked-in shirts works so well. If you sealed up backwards you'd get ticks finding their way in. Bring the permethrin with you when you camp and spray the perimeter of your ground cloth or sleeping area for a second line of defense.

[@rastus666]

Cutting firewood in tick and chigger woods, I liked long-sleeved white t-shirts. Protected from sun and scrapes, and made it easier to spot ticks.

[@moodberry]

You are SO right about permethrin. I had an occasion a few years ago to go into a tick infested area, but before I did I treated my clothes with Sawyer's permethrin and let them dry, just like you said. Others got ticks all over, but I didn't have a single bug on me. It works!

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

Sounds like i should spray my house with it

[@dorcasowens8521]

I live on a farm in Texas. I bought Gators that fit over my boots up to just below my knees. Sprayed them with Sawyers repellent. No more ticks, fire ants or stick tites. I also use bandanas for hat bands. I treat them with Sawyers on my hats. It effectively repellent mosquitos, etc. I wash these and refresh the repellent as needed.

[@kimatlastlooks2915]

That's a great idea. I abhor chemicals, but this seems like a good compromise.

[@markwalker8374]

I always thought that gaiters were easier to put on than gators😁

[@kerker3122]

Dawn dish soap on a cotton ball. Rub it on the tick and the tick will release right away. It's especially nice when a tick is in a hard to reach area.

[@wulf67]

If the tick is attached the damage has likely already been done.

[@kristie3963]

I’ve used Vick’s and it worked well. Thanks for the Dawn tip. Would prefer that on the more delicate areas.

[@kimlarso]

@@wulf6724-48 hours

[@donvincentwalters2705]

@@wulf67yep likely the case.

[@fenflyer]

Pure lavender oil = instant tick release....... Fleas, ticks stay away from pure lavender oil

[@rickywhite7578]

You can also spray diluted pinesol on your pants up to your knee to keep the ticks off. It works great for the ticks

[@jbeargrr]

What's your dilution ratio? I want to try that.

[@ResolUloseR]

Interesting. This would be a great test video.

[@erikm9490]

I know it repels ants, so I can see this helping. I wonder if it’s okay on your skin.

[@4mins4peace]

​@@jbeargrrI use Half pinesol & half water to kill mosquitoes, works instantly especially in a swarm

[@jbeargrr]

@@4mins4peace Thanks, good to know. I'm not sure I can stand smelling that much Pine Sol for very long, though! That would be pretty intense. Better than getting massively bitten, though

[@B44SB66]

People watching this video take his advice to heart because I was bitten by a tick almost 8 months ago and have had a debilitating condition ever since which consist of lesions with extreme itching and almost all medication’s and antibiotics have been futile. I am scheduled to see an infectious disease doctor, and I’m hopeful for some kind of resolution

[@goatkidmom]

Fumitory for controlling the itch. It takes about an hour to work, then lasts about 12 hours. It uses a different chemical pathway than antihistamines, so can be taken at the same time. It doesn't seem to heal anything. Just reduces the agony and desire to scratch.

[@zandemen]

A very important piece of gear in dense brush is a hat with neck flap, or safari/sun flap. it stops a lot of stuff from falling down the back of your shirt collar. A trick that will eliminate almost all flying insects is a helmet/hard hat with neck flap, visor, ear muffs and put half a teaspoon of sticky liquid on the hard top. (Chain oil form your chainsaw is the only thing I've tried, may void your warranty) Bugs get stuck in it and die. At the end of a day I'll find hundreds, sometimes many hundreds of little flies that otherwise would have been swarming around my face all day. This set up is very important in thick bush, where your eyes are constantly at risk of damage from branches etc, when you're pushing/crawling through stuff that's too dense to walk in.

[@IowaKim]

I do the hardhat trick. I use engine grease. It is so satisfying to see the black flies stuck to the helmet.

[@rogerbritus9378]

You almost described a beekeeper suit.

[@faithismespeaks6848]

@@rogerbritus9378 , I just recommend a full space suit, helmet and all, fully sealed with a giant air filtration system, with water filtration, and I carry a flame thrower to. I just come into the woods like I'm in some "aliens" movie just torching everything before I set up camp. I then set up defense around by entire campsite complete with motion sensors, and anti bug mines, which happen to be powerful enough to stop an occasional disgruntled moose. I can't understand why nobody wants to camp with me anymore, I mean the fires all went out after 72 hours, I really didn't understand what the big deal was. Plus the fish was already cooked after the grenades I tossed into the pond, I don't see why everyone was complaining about tics and flying bugs. People have really gone soft lately, we used to bazooka bears all the time if they wandered into our camp uninvited, you didn't even have to cook the meat, it was good to go. I really don't see a huge issue here, you add in some good night vision, and you launch a few mortars here and there they get the message. Sweet dreams everyone!😆

[@maggieyanor5082]

Love the bug repellent solutions from you and your viewers. I went camping with the boy scouts as a leader at 70 years old. I used a combination of Castor oil and lavender essence. Put most on before i left home. when we arrived in the middle of a forest in cars. We had to park on 2 foot high grass. Everyone getting out if their vehicles were jumping anout and swatting wildly, spraying themselves,the air,it was a frenzy! Hauled gear out of the vehicles, twitching and swatting, everyone. Then off we went through the dense, tall trees, cedar, fir etc. Small spots carved out for different groups of scouts. Tents were put up. Friday to Sunday and i never got a nibble. Lots and lots of mosquitoes.

[@dwayneandrews2059]

Fashion, never function. "Scratch that, reverse it" Danka Mr. Wonka. Thank you for your service to our country and disseminating valueable information. I've worked for decades in the pest/wildlife control fields. Customer's appreciate these tips from a trusted source with credentials.

[@zandemen]

1:50 as someone that has spent many thousands of hours in dense bush, off trail, my opinion is this is not a good way to wear your pants. All sorts of debris and bugs, also water, will run down the pant leg and in to the boot. If you wrap the pants on the outside of the boot it sheds all this stuff to the outside. Many combat fatigues have a draw string or elastic cuff on the pant leg that will close it tightly around the boot and prevent bugs etc from going up into it. Also, if you're doing a lot of walking, even a little fold of the fabric inside the boot is going to make pressure points that will chafe and blister eventually. For short term, around the picnic table, sure, tuck them in.

[@zandemen]

BTW, the combat fatigues I'm familiar with have both the tuck and seal. A narrow sleeve tucks into the boot, doubles up above the boot and doubles back down to the ankle, where it is sealed. So you have both, the tuck inside the sock and boot, and the seal at the outside of the boot ankle.

[@moesmith9363]

MoeShmoe I have at least 3 wraps of extra laces on my boots, so I wrap my pants tight outside my boots, then wrap the laces 2 to 3 times over pants, thread the laces together 3 times, pull tight, repeat, then do again, never come loose rest of day, takes twice as long to untie, but can walk all day no lace hassle. Then, spray pants/boots with a mix of 1 tablespoon borax to 16 ozs warm water, till wet, spray on collar, wet well, cuffs of long-sleeves, and top of belt at waist, wet well, it'll dry soon, and on your zipper, and shirt buttons flap,. Spray hands till wet, wipe face, neck, head. Now you are chigger, tick, bug proof. They die !! I,m chigger allergic, itch/ burn for weeks, but, no problem when dressed to kill, with this. Toxic to them, but WE, can tolerate some external Boron. Weeks under chiggerheaven trees, not even a kiss from the affectionate little vampires!

[@crusader.survivor]

You should do like me, eat lots of raw garlic everyday! Vampires hate garlic! Blood-sucking bugs all hate it too! My smell wards off biting insects and annoying snowflakes.

[@snelgrave101]

Was thinking that myself, my Achilles would be in agony after a few hundred yards.

[@mxt4907]

So wear combat fatigues or buy longer pants with bigger bottoms and wrap with high top laces?

[@kevgamble]

Thank you. Permethrin is the real deal. My son used to come home from each day at his outdoor school saying he removed ten ticks during the day. Once we started using permethrin, it completely stopped. No ticks. We would spray the day before to let everything dry well ahead of being used. Shoes, socks, pant legs, lower hem of shirt/jacket.

[@shaishannahbennett8055]

Permethrine is Carcinogenic to humans, it's a tough one as you don't want your son to get cancer nor to contract Lyme Disease, I have it, 5 years now, it's now chronic..I'm UK so not as many Ticks here, however, Lyme Disease is now an epidemic and there isn't enough educated Doctors, especially in the UK, so we get left sick, gaslit, ignored.

[@kevgamble]

@@shaishannahbennett8055 I hear you. I'm sorry to hear you are dealing with it and the additional obstacle of not being heard. Some friends of ours have been suffering with it too. It really was that kind of choice for us - some limited exposure to permethrin vs. the threat of Lyme and alpha-gal (which some of our other friends have gotten). Thankfully his regular/daily time in that setting is done so it should only be as-needed in the future. Best wishes to you on navigating both Lyme and the medical system.

[@shaishannahbennett8055]

@@kevgamble I hear you too, I guess if your son ph level is alkaline that's good protection against cancer. I'm sorry to hear about your friends, I really do wish them health and recovery and thankyou so much for your kindness. 🙏😊

[@MrEpmonroe]

@@shaishannahbennett8055 look into Lyme disease and the carnivore diet.

[@shaishannahbennett8055]

@@MrEpmonroe Thanks for taking the time to reply with your suggestion, however I'm Vegan, but I don't eat the vegan processed crap that's available, I make my own from chickpeas and lentils 🙂 I've done a tonne of research and have been taking several herbs and supplements and joined a Lyme Alliance UK support group...Many people with Lyme develop allergies to meat due to MCAS which I now have, there are so many foods I cannot eat that cause a Histamine reaction...I'm determined to get there. My B12 is great, I have regular blood tests so vitamin levels are good, seen a dietician who says my diet is excellent and I'm getting enough protein for my weight, so all good there, just gotta heal and fight a bit for more anti-biotics..All the best to you

[@robertherzberg7420]

I had tick bite that burned like a coal in the middle of my back for two months,By intuition I decided to take ivermectin horse paste fairly heavy dose once a week and after the first dose the pain and burning diminished significantly I did that for six weeks but it had disappeared from a golf ball sized welt by the forth dose

[@MeadowDay]

Ivermectin can be used for many things..it’s amazing, but most just laugh at me when I mention it.

[@etech52]

@@MeadowDay I've read that ivermectin can eliminate lyme from your body, a good alternative is artemisinin, both are anti-parasitic.

[@MannyWC]

Bingo. Good job!🎉

[@MannyWC]

How large of a dose? Did you use according to your body weight or a larger dose than that? And why once a week rather than daily in a smaller dose? AND do you continue to use - like 1 x a month for good measure // prevention?

[@hillbilly4christ638]

If you live somewhere where you can keep fowl, get some Guinea keets, chickens and ducks. They all eat ticks and various other bugs. As long as I work around the house, I rarely ever find a tick. Now then, if I venture into the woods it is imperative to check for ticks.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Our neighbour’s chickens used to annoy the heck out of my wife. They’d come into our garden through a hole in the fence and peck at everything in sight. Once I told her they eat ticks, she stopped complaining, and now they have the run of the place. 🤣

[@kennylakits4093]

What a great video! Being Ex-Navy and kind of a city boy now living in the Country on 10 acres this is a great help! Thx for your service and information!

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

for $30, Amazon sells a full-body bugnet suit. I normally wear two of them. permethrin and deet dissipate. As long as the netting has no hole in it, bugs can't get in and 2 layers of the bugnet suits ensures that spiders, etc, cant bite thru the netting. If it's cold, I sometimes use dry debris between the bugnet suits as insulation. Contrary to popular belief ticks and spiders CAN dig down into debris and remain alive for weeks when it's 20F. degrees.

[@Dragonfly-LazyDynamite]

Ticks will live a month in a plastic ziplock bag.

[@Dragonfly-LazyDynamite]

Ticks will live a month in a ziplock bag with nothing else. I picked one off my dog & bagged it to identify it’s type. It was not a lyme disease tick, thankfully because it was picked up in my yard. I also had one on me, for the first time in my life. I washed mine down to the septic. It didn’t have time to take hold. Dog was treated for her bite immediately. Ticks were on both of us less than 1 hour.

[@mxt4907]

Debris is what in this case? Sorry I’m confused

[@hootinouts]

A few years ago I found a Groundhog tick (Ixodes cookei) on me. I tried to determine what kind of tick it was and took it to a friend who is an entomologist. He wasn't certain and took it to work where the expert there identified it. This tick is a vector for a rare virus called Powassan virus which can be fatal. From now on the clothes are treated with Sawyers before I go into the brush. The worst bites I ever had; however were from chiggers. I hate those wretched things.

[@lyndaniel3369]

You and me both! Row after row. Red devils. Glad to hear you DIDN'T get Powassan!

[@CM-sy3to]

Cure for chiggers is Dr Tichenors mouth wash concentrate. Put on chigger bites full strength. It has peppermint and arnica in it.

[@booker0110]

As a Brit I’m not familiar with chiggers what kind of a critter are they?

[@angelarosehilliard5]

Invisible devils......can be seen but rarely see them bite. Actually they bury themselves in your sky it seems ​@@booker0110

[@meatdog]

In Texas chiggers are everywhere and they cause a miserable red extremely itchy rash.

[@jtbaying2312]

I keep a dog flea and Tic collar on my boot outta sight works like a champ for tics, Chiggers. Even mosquitoes. 10yrs No Bites.

[@keithwayneoutdoors]

Brilliant. Gotta try it

[@geslik_1559]

Good idea🤔

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 wow, that’s great tip, thank you so much for sharing 😊

[@marekkozub8957]

This is a great idea. I would wear it on my arms as well.

[@jtbaying2312]

@marekkozub8957 not needed 1 your boot works great but I wouldn't put it directly on skin might irritated.

[@MsPackman4]

100% agree! My son is home from college and got a job studying mosquitos & ticks in our county. They treat their pants with the same chemical. He goes out daily to set mosquito traps and do tick drags.

[@hotice8885]

I would be interested in learning how to do a mosquito trap

[@EvanMiller-q8j]

I love trout fishing, but Lyme disease has gotten so prevalent that I gave it up. Years ago we didn’t give it a thought. Now days you need to be cautious in your back yard.

[@DrunkDrynasty]

I had (have?) Lymes disease. I was treated immediately and way young so maybe I got lucky, but I have had zero effects so far… knock on wood. Unfortunately I grew up within 10 miles of Plum Island and 20 miles of Lyme Connecticut. Ground zero.

[@randyrhyne8658]

Sulfur tablets work, I used to eat the heads off the matches that came in c-rations. It worked even in Panama. I've also been told that diets heavy in garlic and hot spices work well. Or maybe that only repels women.

[@martabachynsky8545]

Not all women... 😁

[@scout06171]

Yep, I ate sulfur tablets too. Works 100%.

[@PatrickKniesler]

Is this for ticks or for mosquitoes?

[@randyrhyne8658]

@@PatrickKniesler Works for mosquitoes, I'm not sure about tics. I can say that I never got a tic when I was eating matches and I spent quite a lot of time in the woods as an Army Ranger stationed in Fort Lewis Washington.

[@AngieInNC]

Hmm, garlic contains sulfur, DMSO contains sulfur MSM contains sulfur .......sulfur repels these parasites......I think I'll go drink a couple of drops of DMSO ......

[@midchalet]

Grew up in 1950s East TN. The place is saturated with ticks. A kid’s head hair is dense. Ticks are small when they climb aboard. We would not find them until the next morning once they were engorged with blood. Hundreds of tick bites but no adverse consequences. The threat has changed.

[@ulflyng]

Yup, ain't it odd. Lymes disease. Just across the coast from Connecticut, Lyme you have Plum Island. Guess what the military lab was experimenting with there... Yes, tics infected with Borreliosis/Lyme's disease. "Guys, let's try this. What could possibly go wrong" Sounds like something we heard of before and suffered the last +4yrs (edit typo)

[@sigma3survivalschool]

well we don't have malaria here anymore either, but reports are that its coming back. Cases reported in the US recently. And they didn't measure or study these diseases back then like they do today with the ticks. Many people likely had it and nobody knew what it was. They still can't detect lyme effectively.

[@paulc3802]

@@sigma3survivalschool Malaria and other diseases are coming back due to the wide open southern border make no mistake about it

[@SeabeeWife04]

I am currently in East TN. The ticks are insane.

[@unconditionallove3820]

​@@sigma3survivalschoolthey can detect but they changed the 7 band blot test to a 5 band so it wouldn't commonly test positive. 2 bands required for a positive diagnosis. It's also only effective if b.b is active in your blood during the test when the majority of it's cycle will squiggling in and out of cartilage and other places with a few fluke moments you happened to test as while it was vamping.

[@toejam503]

Army Basic Training 1982, they issued us a .5 oz bottle of DEET. We were told to wipe it onto exposed skin and it doesn't need to be wet. Spraying your skin leaves open areas everywhere. I've taught this to my children and we very rarely ever get bitten. So when using a spray, such as OFF, I spray the palms of my hands and wipe it on all exposed skin and hair. As for clothing, the cuffs of the pants and shirt, the collar area and the button area, that way the clothing can still breathe. Great survival tips, keep up the good work 👍

[@sigma3survivalschool]

thats what my lead instructor likes to do also, but the second he gets wet, or sweats for a few hours, the deet becomes useless and the bugs start feeding on him again.

[@allenfranks4966]

Turpentine

[@swayback7375]

They laugh at DEET Permythrin all day

[@rangerdoc1029]

I remember that s*** melted plastic. Left a permanent fingerprint in the lenses of my glasses

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

I had a nice pair of Shimano pro fishing glasses that were heavy etched by a can of 100% Deet spray a bit in the storage box on my boat. Only imagine what it does all over skin or accidentally inhaled? All the best ​@rangerdoc1029

[@alweedo8377]

I'm on antibiotics for tick bites. All above my waist. Once the antibiotics are done, I'll go in for a blood test to see if my body has higher levels of antibodies that are produced to fight off disease. The 3 bites are above my waste because I wear women's panty hose under my pants. 100% protection on 50% of your body. No more dropping your pants to check if you're feeling a drop of sweat, a thread or a tick touch your skin. I've picked them out of everywhere before I started with the panty hose.

[@valeriestevens5250]

Ah, thank you for reading my mind :). I was wondering if panty hose would work.

[@alweedo8377]

@@valeriestevens5250 They're warm but you don't have to deal with that half your body again. Now, if I could find the same protection for my upper body.

[@rosemarielee7775]

A tight fitted polyester thermal base layer? May be impossibly hot tho? ​@@alweedo8377

[@skippylippy547]

Yep. And panty hose protects you from chaffing while riding horses and mules.

[@grannyllama617]

Take ivermectin

[@youknowme8578]

A few years ago, I read a study about ticks. The most amazing part of it was that ticks don't like people that have A + blood type. I do have that type blood, and live in the country. I've never had a tick on me. It had something to do with the sweat on the body. Still good recommendations from you.

[@cnaeuspompeus3188]

Well, maybe not - I’m “A positive”, and have been bitten by ticks dozen times as teenager, and at least 3 times in last 5 years (Europe)

[@juergenernst1320]

A plus here. PA ticks love me.

[@amyb8417]

A+ and I’ve had both anaplasmosis and ericulosis from 2 different bites.

[@robinfisher7841]

Husband is A+ and has had Lymes twice and rocky mt spotted fever once

[@youknowme8578]

Well..I wrote that it was a study, not a science fact. Sorry for those that got sick from ticks, maybe I just sweat a lot and that's why? IDK?

[@Yodie208]

I served as an Infantryman back in the 70's. We never tucked our pants into our boots, we used Blousing bands. Also, we wore cammies, and the long jacket was never tucked into our pants. We did use the military-supplied bug juice or the civilian bug sprays. I did hear about some dudes using flea collars under the laces or around their boots. I also heard stories about Rangers wearing a pair of their wifes' pantyhose when out in the field. The reason is that it kept the ticks and chiggers off. The pantyhose was warm like long johns and the pantyhose dries quickly when walking through swamps.

[@PatrickKniesler]

Lol ladies mesh net base layer

[@randyrhyne8658]

As an old Ranger we used panty hose to help keep warm when patrolling in wet weather. Nowadays they get issued really nice gear for that reason. I preferred the Leggs Energizers with a full waist, was a bit of a problem when you had to pee.

[@sandspar]

Agree. Pine straw @ Camp Shelby in Alabama was much worse with ticks and chiggers than in the Amazon Jungle in August, but you don't tuck your pant's in your boots if you use LPCs for their intended use. Boot blousing needs to be done right, but you learn. Clorox fixes anything else.

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

@@randyrhyne8658LOL Now you know what a pain it is to be a woman and having to pee while hiking, fishing or camping LOL And for us, major exposure while font versus a man! Another reason, IMO, why women shouldn’t go to battle Signed, a woman 🇺🇸🙏🏼 And thank you sooo much for your service!!!🫡💝🙏🏼

[@xxx-wg3gr]

Yeah, sure... THAT'S why the Rangers wear women's lingerie! I believe you, guys.😅😂

[@EGlideKid]

I've been using permethrin for years. It's the best. I've tried to tell all my friends, but some people just don't learn. Two of my acquaintences now have the Alpha-gal allgery from the female lone star tick and now cannot eat mammalian meat. Sucks. That and the myriad of other problems ticks alone can give you makes me wonder why people don't protect themselves better. Thanks a bunch, sir. You just echoed what I already know.

[@savvygood]

We live in Missouri and we went on a hike for Father’s Day. We were crawling with HUNDREDS of ticks. I’ve never experienced anything like it before.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

Missouri and Arkansas are the worst for ticks. We have lots of alpha gal syndrome here as well

[@LilyGazou]

@@sigma3survivalschool best way to deal with that is boosting your gut biome. Probiotics, minerals, etc. 70% of the immune system is in the gut. I’ve had Lyme twice😂. First time put me in the hospital for 2,weeks. All my joints swollen up huge. Second time I kicked it in days. They should study me.

[@RadHameth33]

😎

[@thelonestead]

@@sigma3survivalschool No kidding...a Google trend search for alpha-gal has MO and AR as the top two searchers

[@Squash_Man]

Did Basic at Fort Leonardwood in July and August. Nobody in my unit had any issues with ticks. The flies though were unbearable some days.

[@wulf67]

I wear a white rabbit hooded onesie treated with permethrin when I’m in the woods. Nothing to tuck in, and it looks cool. You can go right from the woods to a summer EDM festival. I’ve never been bitten by insects while wearing it but sometimes coyotes will encircle me and a couple times hawks have dive-bombed me and torn my bunny ears. And the few hikers on the trail who don’t turn back and run when they see me will often ask me if I have any “shrooms”or if I’ve seen “Alice.” I just shoo them away with my big carrot.

[@GregPenner-v9q]

Thanks for being you! 😅

[@seanleecraig]

Aahhhhh hahahahahaha

[@garyb6219]

You lost me with "big carrot".

[@RadHameth33]

😄

[@shauncrawford6089]

Awesome

[@jameshurth2233]

Don’t forget that if you do get a tick bite despite precautions (shit happens) the CDC recommends a one time dose of doxycycline 200mg as prophylaxis for Lyme.

[@StormyMonday0896]

Then you suffer for years

[@Chris_Anfossi]

One dose of doxycycline isn’t enough, should be 10 days to 14 days. One in a.m. and one in p.m., 12 hrs apart.

[@StormyMonday0896]

@@Chris_Anfossi 30 days

[@Pylypczak]

@@StormyMonday0896AT LEAST-…. Insurance doesn’t want to pay for it

[@partytimeproductions420]

The CDC also said vaccines made you immune to COVID. They said masks would stop the transfer.

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

The funny thing was that back in the 1960's, 70's and 80's, we used to spend hours in the woods, often in shorts, and very rarely have a tick on us. Now, the ticks keep coming right into the houses despite the tick killers and barriers. I pick one off of me almost every week, that crawled on me as I am sitting in my new recliner (or my old ones fro that matter) Very few bites though, I feel them too quickly.

[@todydn]

You can thank the u.s govt op paperclip and nazi scientists for the agressive ass ticks they both bred mire agressive ticks and infected them with lyme disease then accidentaly released them the lab was in maralynd on an island thats why they are mostly endemic to the east coast america didnt have ticks like what we do now before the 50s island was plum island look it up

[@stephenshanebeaty]

Where the hell do you live that the ticks are that bad

[@DavidD6969]

Get chicken's

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

@@DavidD6969 I have 8 already

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot9403]

​@@stephenshanebeatyyeah no shit where I live it's multiple ticks daily but they stay outside.

[@betsybarnicle8016]

30 years ago I'd get a big container of yellow sulfur powder from the pharmacy, then I'd dust my skin and edged areas of clothing (around the neckline, the tucked in pants legs, the wrist-cuffs, etc.). Never had a problem. Who knows what that did to my health, though.

[@martabachynsky8545]

Sulfur powder is almost harmless; just don't inhale it. According to the National Pesticide Information center, "Sulfur is low in toxicity to people". I've used it for years for various skin problems (including scabies).

[@dylanmccallister1888]

Sulphur is used in the processes that repair damaged DNA in our cells and protect cell DNA from damage like UV light from the sun or trace chemicals in our diets from certain plants etc. Like that guy said just don't breathe it. I also wouldn't be eating straight sulfur. Otherwise it wont hurt you. Thats like being hurt by carbon, i also would not breathe in coal dust or eat coal either e

[@AngieInNC]

@@martabachynsky8545 I'm guessing it improved your health. There's a lot of info out there on the needs of sulfur for good health.

[@emeraldfox7175]

We swallowed it with a spoon full of honey,comes out in your sweat,nothing is biting you!!

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Wish we could still buy that big container of sulfur powder at pharmacies, along with many other things!

[@nicsxnin6786]

Lyme is worse. Destroyed my life. Thank you for educating people on safety 🙏

[@snookmeister55]

I'm sorry Sir and I heed your warning. Thank you

[@snookmeister55]

Nics, my nephew hasn't recovered from Lyme and now he has mental health issues. Any encouraging words?

[@rocknawe7336]

@snookmeister55 -- ck into a RiF.e (spelled funny to avoid the censors) frequency machine. A certain frequency exploded the Lyme organism in my friend who was so bad, friend lost the function of an arm & was continuing to physically go down hill. Research led to that machine that was used to kill the organism. (Does have some neurological damach from the Lyme organisms cuz of not getting treatment sooner.) Very hard to diagnose when Lyme first started popping up around the country.

[@albert25199]

Look into bee venom

[@snookmeister55]

@@albert25199 Interesting. I know beekeepers. Thank you.

[@bullboo1]

Rynoskin under your clothes add socks hood, socks, gloves thenn your 10 % pyrethrin hack pre-spray on outer clothes, boots, hat. In the 90s I served 5 yrs in Panama and wore stretch type pants, shirts,silk socks under treated BDUs because the bugs in triple canopy jungle think insect repellent is a treat.

[@diggingmary129]

I’m more afraid of ticks than the bears and bobcats in the woods!! Thanks for showing us how to protect our selves!!! ❤

[@nicolecrystal6765]

yUP

[@Crystal-gr6ox]

I have chronic lymes disease 14 yrs. Now I use essential oils. Safer than deet stuff. Certain oils repell certain insects critters

[@diggingmary129]

@@Crystal-gr6oxI’m really sorry to hear that! That’s one of my worst fears!! I use cedar oil seems to work well and I love the smell!! Take care!!! ❤

[@jamesderoc6717]

1000%

[@yakfishin4912]

​@@Crystal-gr6ox Does Lyme not go Way?

[@TMacsAmericanexperience]

Another thing I have learned is using a heavy garlic diet, I will take cloves of garlic hole with extra-virgin olive oil, I will also have some form of garlic with every single meal. I also use those other methods spoke about in this video, they are great. I have noticed that even when I put on short sleeves and shorts, nothing wants to bite me with all the garlic in my system. 😂 this video does have some good and very valuable tips. Thank you very much.

[@mikejeffsteel]

It's also a great conversation starter: -Hey... Wow, wtf 😮 -Yeah, you know, I hike a lot... 😅

[@mauricioacosta7492]

would garlic spray work lol

[@TMacsAmericanexperience]

@@mauricioacosta7492 I don’t know, but it definitely would make you stink 😂

[@moorshound3243]

Also no-one wants to be near you either

[@TMacsAmericanexperience]

@@moorshound3243 that is an added bonus! 😂

[@jamesvatter5729]

Solid advice! I once pulled over thirty embedded ticks off a soldier's back because he was too lazy to take any precautions. I guess I just dated myself because this was the pre-document tick bites era.

[@rosemaryowens7290]

Omg

[@beebob1279]

@@rosemaryowens7290 I'm pretty good about checking myself when I get out of the fields. But one got through and I'm recovering from Lyme's.

[@Unentitled54]

4 years ago I was infected with Lyme disease. It has ruined my life. Please protect yourself when outdoors. These diseases are not anything to mess with. I wish I had known about the dangers of ticks, but it seems unless you're bitten, there doesn't seem to be much information out there.

[@GeckoHiker]

I grew up in Florida. We used rubbing alcohol to clean the face, neck, underarms, and upper arm area, then applied a small amount of Vick's vapor rub to keep them away and it helped a lot. I used that trick while camping on Assateague Island but it didn't work as well. Those eastern l birds are relentless.

[@meat-hook]

I learned about matches from a bushcraft dude i knew in the 90s. I used it in basic training in 2001 in South Carolina. I'm the only one who didn't get ticked up the whole time.

[@dawn.riverstone]

Instead of eating matches 🤢 you can buy what's called "Sulfur flowers" at some drug stores (usually a compounding pharmacy) or online. Cheap and easy. Put some in an old sock and keep that in a sour cream container or the like-dust your boots with it.. But also...you can ingest it!! About a match head size of the sulfur powder mixed with molasses...age old remedy. Research "treacle " for more info.

[@energizerwolf5574]

Strike on box? Or strike on everywhere?

[@codycarabotta5621]

I just wanna say with my unfortunate experience with ticks here in the NE US by the Great Lakes, the ticks will not be deterred because of coverings. They will crawl up the boot, up the pants, burrow into your waistline and go under that way, or continue up until they reach your neck, shoulders, head. They WILL find flesh to dig into once they get on you. Although this first segment's advice *can* help you keep some off and help them get brushed off ambiently, and give you the chance to see them crawling up your (likely foliage-ish colors which is hard to see them on) clothing and get them off before they find said flesh and blood, this will not deter them much. You still have to actively and frequently check yourself. Its not wrong or bad advice he is giving, Im just saying the first segment of advice *alone* will not do as much as you would hope. They will find a spot to dig in to once they are on any part of your body and what you are wearing. Thats all. Appreciate the tips and advice though. These things are the bane of my existence and many others including wildlife. Ive seen ticks overwhelm and suck an animal dry, almost literally. They are incredibly pesky things to deal with, and are as stubborn as the stereotype of roaches, and are just as formiddable as any other parasite if gone unnoticed for too long. Stay safe everyone, and always do some random checks of yourself, friends and pets, ESPECIALLY after being outdoors, particularly in wooded environments where they tend to amass. Godspeed 🙏

[@abboed.4076]

6:47 According to a recent scientific study Mosquitos killed an approximate 52 billion people during the whole existence of the modern humans.

[@vaska1999]

That would be just under 50% of all human beings who've ever existed. Seems an unrealistically high figure.

[@andreaklian4956]

This was such a special interview. You got me in tears talking about documenting things for your kids. Then again when Tom said he couldn't use high gain for his base tone lol.

[@lynneeie5226]

Thank you for this video. As someone eho has had Lyme Disease & lives on a farm - this has been a concern of mine. So am absolutely appreciative.

[@joshuam2212]

i use plantain infused olive oil to keep the mosquitoes off plantain is a leafy green herb people call a weed but it have a lot of uses HOPE IS HELPS SOMEONE there are lots of videos on this plant on youtube

[@cbagot]

It grows all over around here. I was going to make salve last year. I’ll stop by the local park to grab some and make it. Great tip as I prefer chemical free and can’t dress like that at my school teacher job.

[@IAmTheRealBill]

@@cbagot you know the plant has chemicals in it, right? 😂

[@moonroxxit]

My friend uses plantain plant for insect repellent and turns it into salve. She uses bees wax or olive oil or grape seed oil as the carrier and she’s going to try lanolin as the carrier.

[@JoshEkberg]

Great tips. I spend virtually every weekend in the dense forests of Northern Michigan, very tick heavy. I don't know that an 8" boot is totally necessary but it couldn't hurt. For years I've worn a low cut boot or trail runner shoe and do not have issues with ticks so long as my pants are tucked tightly into my socks and the shirt tucked in as you mentioned. Even though your ankle/foot area is more exposed the ticks won't go down there for some reason. I think they are just instinctively geared to travel up your body. Great advice on mixing your own permethrin, I might have to try that sometime.

[@jenking1000]

I was a nurse at a summer camp in Maine. I’m from the West Coast so don’t really think about ticks too much. But I did my research and I treated all my clothes in permethrin. As I was doing the intakes, I saw so many kids and adults with arthritis secondary to Lyme disease and it scared the crap out of me! it was super hot and humid, yet I lived in my permethrin clothes. What was sad is there were international counselors and lots of kids just rolling around in the grass. They were just told to do a tick check and that should be fine. Blows my mind. 😮 however, there were more and more counselors going to get the permethrin and taking heed of my caution in my example. I did feel like I was in a chemical Burka all summer lol, but I wasn’t about to get a chronic disease for a seasonal gig.

[@fredford7642]

Thank you for the very valuable tips on bug prevention. I've been a woods traveler all my life here in Canada, and have had little problem with bugs, other than pesky mosqitos. But since I have moved to my most recent residence, ticks are a major problem, we are cedar bound and there are many ticks about.

[@12thDecember]

Also wear light-colored clothing. Ticks are much easier to spot when they're on light-colored clothing. Carry one of those little plastic tick-removal tools in your kit, so you can take that nasty critter off ASAP if it latches onto you.

[@wingman8447]

I have lyme antibodies in my blood. They’re there forever. I’ve also had Anaplasmosis and Bubesia. Bubesia was far the worse. I was treated with an expensive Malaria drug and survived. He’s right. Protect yourself. Good video

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

One could argue that it's better to have them than Not! Lyme antibodies, I mean.

[@rosemullen-r5w]

There is a treatment that works for Lyme look it up It’s new , antibiotic combination

[@MannyWC]

What was the name of the anti Malaria drug if you know?

[@wingman8447]

@@MannyWC Atovaquone. A thick yellow liquid

[@MannyWC]

@@wingman8447 Thank you! Will ck it out:)

[@taylorharbin3948]

That Sawyer stuff is GOOD stuff. I’ve used it and picaridin together when hunting in the summer. I was amazed the first time I saw a tick fall off my pants leg.

[@erichhonecker8548]

Soviet style was tuck the pants into the tall leather high top boots. The East German style was allow the pants to go over the top of the tall boots. So something must be sprayed onto the boots.

[@inyourdefense0]

This was one of the most practical tutorials I've seen in a very long time. Great information!

[@fabiorolim42]

Very nice ! Great tips ! I'm from a tropical country and bug bites has always been a concern since we know the potencial risk they represent on outdoors activites.

[@justincase3108]

This is a VERY important video in the survival library!

[@andrewcheshire244]

The Australian Army uses elastic trouser twists and you basically close your legs off to ticks with these. That a a bit of Bushman spray works wonders.

[@caseyl3631]

Thanks for the honest straight to the point video! 👍

[@DeborahLBendall]

My Mother contracted encephalitis from a mosquito bite. It caused significant brain damage. She simi-recovered, but spent the rest of her life in a nusing home. 15 years in that facility, thank god it is a decent one.

[@JohnMcGee-e5j]

Ty I haven't been in the military, it was 3 against 1 , Dad and Brother's all veterans who talked me out of it. The point being I haven't heard all this good stuff you guys are sharing !

[@Scarredfan]

Sawyer picaridin is the absolute best for Florida! Permethrin is great but picaridin lasts over 14hrs I thought this would address mosquitos also... Ticks are cery nasty but mosquitos are the undisputed all-time champion of illness & jungle environment death...

[@TumbleweedUSA]

My sister died from West Nile virus 3 yrs ago.

[@McBlamin]

Picaridin will NOT last 14 hours. The bottle may say that it does, but it does NOT. You should re-apply every 3 or 4 hours. More often if you're sweating profusely.

[@992Archer]

I worked with a guy that swore up and down that if he ate a jar of Dill Pickles the week leading up to going into the bush the mosquitoes left him alone.

[@tojo3507]

Probably the garlic

[@susangrande8142]

Another commenter here posted about putting alum into his coffee, which works to repel bugs. Alum is used in pickling. You might look for his post, too. 👍

[@johnkellmer5133]

Back in '87 I got Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever. I was really sick, really quick. Less than a 1/2 day from symptom onset to unconconscious in hospital. When I got the recent Fauci disease, I was afraid I was getting RMSF again, at first. Ticks are nothing to mess with.

[@beebob1279]

The Fauci disease. Perfect. I had the 'Fauci' disease three times. I just had Lyme's. I'll take Covid over Lyme's any day

[@Dougarony]

Yeah Lyme disease, was another Satanic gift from our Insane corrupt GOONverment.

[@3ehahn]

Fauci disease? You got an orange brain worm disease from Fox.

[@wulf67]

Fauci disease? 🙄 You might want to check for brain-eating amoeba infection.

[@davidmiller4078]

I used to cut peat in the Scottish Highlands and yes Garlic is good as is a pipe also essential oils which contain Menthol and leaves which contain menthol like Rosemary and Myrtle and finally try to exploit windy weather as most biting insects like the dreadef Midge are small and dont operate as much in strong winds Yes Deet kills biting insects but can also kill you over prolonged aplications so try to avoid using or sparingly

[@Catilieth]

Take it from someone who has had to deal with chronic Lyme’s Disease, a little permethrin is soooo much safer. I’ve always been able to intercept ticks before they dig in, but this little sucker got into my hair and dug in unseen (ixodes ticks are tiny). I found it washing my hair and felt this tiny little tick. Because Rocky Mountain Tick Fever is very common in the Piedmont of NC, I was on the lookout for a fever. I never had a fever and onset of disease was very insidious. It took seven years to get proper diagnosis. It has destroyed my former life.

[@TonyNovation]

@4:46 Bad math. A 1% solution is 1 oz permethrin and 9 parts water. Your recommend solution is 0.9%. Maybe it seems like I'm nitpicking here, but this is a common source of confusion for people, even in professional laboratory environments and procedures. Your solution is better called a 1:10 ratio of permethrin to water. You have to be semantically correct to avoid confusion because a 1:10 solution can also be a 1% solution of permethrin if it's 1:10 permethrin to total volume. Somewhat related, but with liquid or solid solutes, you usually add it to a bit of water, mix/dissolve and then QS (latin for quantum satis, which means the amount needed) to bring to the final total volume; this is due to miscibility which affects volume (eg mixing 100 ml of alcohol with 400 ml of water will not give 500 ml total). "QS" is basically used as a verb in laboratories and is common parlance.

[@sigma3survivalschool]

Thanks for clarifying. I was thinking that but at the end of the day slight difference in math doesn’t matter. Both levels work and are safe. I suck at math hard lol

[@ulflyng]

​@@sigma3survivalschool Your respose makes you trustworthy. Thx

[@ulflyng]

You're right. Like the common confusion between kcal and cal. Makes a difference. Thx for keeping your correction civil 👍

[@betsybarnicle8016]

Better said "a 1:10 solution of 1 part 10% permethrin to 10 parts water." He starts with 10% permethrin. But I understand what you're saying about terminology. You should see the wacky mess a lot of pool-shock-water-purifying videos are.

[@lianagilbert61]

Nerd Alert!

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

ticks are just plain evil

[@rastus666]

And chiggers are their meaner microscopic cousins.

[@patrickhamilton5829]

They carry germs for biological warfare. Intentional lab leaks from Plum Island. No kidding

[@kathleenhudson8429]

Where I generally camp (in the Southwest), I don’t have problems with crawling insects. The only ones are things like ants and beetles. Rarely, we may get mosquitos, so I always use insect repellent. The biggest problem can be gnats, and they don’t bite; they’re just irritating. Even the bees we get here are not very aggressive. But thanks for the information. I will be sure to remember it when I go other places.

[@randydowell7646]

Back When i w be n k okas kid my mother would put kerosene on my pants and shirts and that put an end to my tic problems

[@SavhannasSpirit]

I have chronic Lyme disease and I wish I had seen this message before I went on that camping trip without these great tips. ❤ Thank you!

[@ROL2023]

I have Alpha Gal syndrome... I'll trade you..

[@nuclear.nomads]

Is your chronic Lyme under control? If not Check out the Lyme Bytes symposium. I went last year and learned so much. We see Dr. Hinchey at Tao Vitality in Hebron CT.

[@Rickswars]

Your mixes work great best I’ve ever used and I’ve tried it all! Bugs are always attracted to me so bad it’s insane, but these methods WORKED for me.

[@joeyperez8581]

Thanks for the knowledge and your service to our country and now us patriots.

[@jaysonrees738]

Mosquitos definitely bite through clothing. Most of my bites are through my denim shorts.

[@dav6131]

Never heard of mosquitoes being able to bite through denim- why would they if your legs are exposed! I have been in high mosquitoes areas in Australia and India and never been bitten through clothes. Ps having spent years in those places infested with everything that can bite and sting, now living in the UK- much worse having to cope with ticks!!!

[@app103]

@@dav6131 No, mosquitoes can bite through heavy denim. I had it happen to me, while sitting in a park bench, wearing some very heavy white denim jeans. I felt one biting my thigh, smacked it and ended up with a blood stain where the mosquito was. I later found out that they can't bite you through fabrics, only if they can't reach your skin, which means LOOSE fitting clothing is the trick. If your clothing can trap a layer of air between you and the mosquito, then they can't reach you....all they get is fabric and air.

[@lifeofjoy4950]

I get bit all the time through my clothing.

[@lynnettecook6973]

I am from Missouri, and I have Alpha-Gal Syndrome. I was finally diagnosed 5 years ago when I ate a small piece of pork (yes, it's red meat) and went into anaphylactic shock about 4 hours later. Ambulance was called and I ended up in the ER on IVs to stop the reaction. Basically, any meat where the animal has fur, I am dangerously allergic to. I can only eat fish, chicken, and turkey. Even if I cook something with red meat, I will break out just from touching it. Definitely wear protection, I can't stress that enough!!!!

[@madmax8620]

Wow crazy interesting... what about SHEEP OR LAMB? Because they dont have fur, they have HAIR that needs to be cut. POODLES AND SHEEPDOG have hair, not fur, so people with pet allergies can own them and not triggered by the hair. So maybe you can eat Lamb or sheep??

[@mantralife6620]

Alpha Gal Syndrome Sounds like a WEF/ Bill Gates biowarfare agenda so people Can’t eat meat

[@leahawkins8889]

⁠@@madmax8620nope it’s an allergy to mammal. Sheep are mammals.

[@MannyWC]

@@madmax8620good question…

[@madmax8620]

@@MannyWC try it...pan fried lamb chops are AMAZING

[@thegatekeeper715]

I have always been one for the KISS method of survival and this video is exactly that with common sense as an integral part of the advice. Thanks

[@ancientsoul5608]

How could I not subscribe after such a well done, informative, no BS video!? Very nice my dude 👌

[@WilliamCollins-sh6lm]

Been using it for years and didn't know ya could treat clothes with it !!! Here's one only old-timers know ... Daily consumption of cream of tartar an nothing wants a bite of you !!! Come spring I start slipping it in my morning coffee a teaspoon a day ether all at once or here an there ... Takes about 3 days to get into your system but after that and with steady use nothing... Occasionally a skeeter will try but leave quickly after getting a taste they don't want to fill up ... Para cord around your pants leg does a good job an long socks ... It's that time of year always wear "Snake Boots" !!! Their cheap insurance !!!

[@cbagot]

So I’ve been bitten 2x in the past 2 years. Very suburban area, in NJ, packed in like sardines. But we have deer and streams everywhere. I probably won’t be dressing for the deep woods anytime soon and no one around here will, but the ticks are out. And so is Bambi everywhere.

[@MOAB-UT]

Not from deer. Mainly from mice.

[@christopherbright1048]

Ok I live in the back woods of West by God Va. I use vinegar mixed with olive oil & dish soap. No ticks or chiggers. In the woods all day in fact I live in the woods 24/7 . I must add I smell like an Italian cold cut but it works.

[@andrewhaas5626]

What are the measurements for each into what size container.

[@christopherbright1048]

@@andrewhaas5626 1 part cider vinegar 1 part water 1 TBS olive oil can use on dogs too

[@rhymeswithteeth]

@@andrewhaas5626 ...and what scent/brand of dish soap? Lemon? green apple? Other?

[@cotch40]

@@rhymeswithteeth dawn regulat works well. I live in Nova Scotia (tick central). I comb diluted dawn into my cats fur with a flea comb. Even in prime tick season not one tick gets on their body. Nor fleas. I don’t use any flea/tick meds for them at all. I KNOW it works…as I can’t comb their ear fur or the short hair around their eyes, I DO find the odd tick in these places. But as they’re so visible I just unplug them when the cats come home. As a force of habit, I also always comb their body with the flea comb again when they get back from their adventures. I’m not lying to when I say zero ticks or fleas. And as I have had Lyme (brutal and extreme but thankfully it was treated within a week of the bit) I take tick deterrence very seriously. For my garden (which is a deer hangout spot) I spray dawn/water with a sprinkle of both rosemary and cedar essential oils -15 drops of each to approx 1 litre of dawn mixture. I spray this on any tree or plant where the deer saunter. This method is also super effective to keep them outta your garden.

[@MannyWC]

That’s hilarious! What was your ratio/formula, and any dish soap?

[@riekaakier1526]

If you have been bitten, treat the bite with iodine ointment, thick and large and cover the whole thing with a plaster or bandage. It can stay that way for a few days. This is how you can prevent the antibiotics.

[@philipmartin2622]

Since I don't wear high boots while working on the farm, I do wear sweat socks treated with permethrin and pull them up over my pant legs. I also use a little deet sprayed on my shoes to repel the chiggers which can get through the socks. My pants and shirt are also treated with permethrin. I also have a prescription from my doctor for an antibiotic if I do find a tick attached to my body. My farm is covered with deer so spraying my yard with permethrin helps but the ticks are everywhere and return soon after spraying.

[@michelejones5538]

Maine is absolutely loaded with ticks. My boss was just in the hospital last week from a tick bite. Go outside of our shop on the lawn and you come back with ticks on you. Maine is such a beautiful state in the summer. Too bad we can’t enjoy it worry free. My husband has been horribly sick twice. Other people have died from tick bites. Maine is a dangerous state.

[@samsonacc8081]

Best stay in the house its a dangerous world out there.

[@Adventures4vida]

North Carolina is the same way. Got a tick walking in the short grass along the side of the road. Cut grass, they're everywhere out there.

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Great points. Simple to do. Thanks for the tip on promethrin. Used “bug juice” my whole time in the military, but never noticed the main ingredient.

[@WillyK51]

Simple tricks from over 50 yrs of hunting. Long pants, long sleeves(t Shirt ok), Before dressing up, hang socks, pants, shirt on barb wire or whatever, spray with regular roach bug spray.(Today permetrin if available) Let them air out and dress up. Pant cufs in socks, shirt tucked in. Deet on hands, neck and exposed skin(Ears included) Stay away from eyes and mouth. No ticks, moskitoes, ants or whatever. Got tick riden several times and we would strip and spray all our body with roach killer. Stand for 1 Minute and rush to shower. You hunt into the wind anyway

[@cbbcbb6803]

I had a tick crawling in my scalp once. Just picked it off. Dandruff does not feel like something crawling.

[@reverendzombie72]

I am so glad I watched all the way to the end. I do a lot of outdoors and knew proper clothing was key but I had no idea about Permethrin. Incredibly valuable information! Thank you.